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Left Behind in the Dark - Russia (2017)

January 6, 2026 · 56 min

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Furious and humiliated after a fight, Alena Popova made a fateful choice to leave her best friend Anastasia Muzhenya alone in a tent on a desolate stretch of the Black Sea coast.

By the time Alena reached home, Anastasia was dead, and police were convinced that the girl who walked away was actually a cold-blooded killer.

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A special thank you to Connor for bringing this case to our attention and sharing his research. Connor does incredible work documenting underreported cases from countries all over the world, and publishes those write-ups on Reddit under the username ⁠u/moondog151⁠. If you enjoy discovering cases you won’t hear anywhere else, his work is definitely worth checking out.

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Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! ⁠[email protected]

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