One of Russia's best-known spammers has been found beaten to death in his
apartment in central Moscow, according to police reports.
Moscow's Public Prosecutions Office said that an unnamed person had found
Vardan Kushnir about 35 minutes after he had received severe head injuries.
The Petersburg Times reported that the killer had rifled through Kushnir's
possessions, leaving the apartment in disarray. A number of valuable items had
been stolen.
Personal belongings were scattered around the scene of the crime and "the
atmosphere of the room was disturbed", according to the newspaper.
Police are examining video footage captured by a security camera pointed at
the courtyard of the building where Kushnir lived.
Kushnir is alleged to have sent millions of unsolicited emails offering
English classes at the American Language Center run by his company. The emails
were rumoured to have hit every PC in the country at least once.
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