Nikolay Soltys
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| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives | |
 Nikolay Alekseyevi Soltys |
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| Born: | May 19, 1974 |
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| Died: | February 13, 2002 Sacramento, California |
| Charged with: | Unlawful flight to avoid prosecution - Murder |
| Date Added: | August 23, 2001 |
| Number on List: | #466 |
| Deceased | |
Nikolay Alekseyevi Soltys (May 19, 1974 - February 13, 2002) was a fugitive charged by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in a federal and state arrest warrants for six murders of his family members in and around the Sacramento area in August, 2001.
[edit] Rampage and aftermath
On August 20 2001, Soltys drove to the home of his aunt and uncle where he killed the couple and his two young cousins. Later on, Soltys stabbed his 23-year-old pregnant wife to death in their North Highlands home. Soltys' car was found night in the vicinity of his mother's house, and a in search of the vehicle a note with information on location of his son was found. Soltys had driven to his mother's house and picked up his three-year-old son after killing five other relatives.
On 23 August he became the 466th fugitive to be placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. On August 30, Soltys was arrested in the backyard of a family member's home without incident in Citrus Heights, California. He committed suicide in Sacramento County Jail on February 13, 2002.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Jailers: Accused killer Soltys commits suicide (HTML). CNN. Retrieved on 2002-02-14.
