Russia's Ma Baker and her family of middle class murderers: Russian dentist, his nursery teacher wife and her daughters 'killed at least 30 people including women and children'
- - Family had a 'comfortable' home but travelled for miles to carry out crimes
- - Boy, 7, was shot in the head while his sister was stabbed 37 times
- - Two teenage girls had their eyes gouged out in horrific torture routine
- - Six policemen were among murder victims of six-year-crime spree
- - Mother Inessa Tarverdiyeva demonstrated how she gunned down victims
By WILL STEWART
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A middle class family in Russia was behind a reign of terror including at least 30 murders and countless robberies, say police.
Former nursery teacher Inessa Tarverdiyeva, 46, and her second husband Roman Podkopaev, 35, a qualified dentist, were involved in the spate of ruthless serial killings.
So was her daughter from her first marriage Viktoria Tarverdiyeva, 25. Even her 13 year old daughter Anastasiya 'actively took part in all crimes', say police in Rostov region.
Family affair: Former kindergarten teacher Inessa Tarverdiyeva, 46, demonstrates to police how she used a gun to kill her victims
Head of the family Roman Podkopayev (left) who was killed by police in a shootout and mother Inessab Tarverdiyeva's 25 year old daughter Viktoria who was seriously wounded
Podkopaev died in a shootout with police when the gang were finally arrested, and Viktoria was seriously wounded.
Six policemen were among their murder victims in a family crime spree which began in earnest six years ago though some offences go back to 1998.
They saw their murders and robbery like 'going to the office for a day's work', and Inessa confessed to police: "I am a gangster by nature.'
'Housewife' Inessa Tarverdiyeva demonstrates to police how she gunned down victims during a six year reign of terror that left 30 people dead
Inessa Tarverdiyeva shows how she shot one of her victims through a car window
Vicious: One occasion the family cruelly tortured and killed two teenage girls, gouging out their eyes
Killing was a 'means of earning money', she said, before demonstrating to police how she used a gun to kill her victims.
Police said she looked 'like an ordinary housewife'.
In one 2009 murder, the gang slayed paratrooper Dmitry Chudakov, his wife Irina and son Sasha, 7, seven, with a Saiga-410 semi-automatic before daughter Veronika, 11, was knifed 37 times.
Podkopaev's sister Anastasia Sinelnik was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the crime family
They overpowered the family in their car at a lay-by, stealing a laptop, hair dryer and a camera, all worth £950.
'It was not me who killed the children. My husband shot them," claimed Inessa, who confessed to gunning adults to death and hating police.
One another occasion they cruelly tortured and killed two girls teenagers, gouging out their eyes.
Also arrested as part of the family crime gang were Podkopaev's sister, also called Anastasiya, aged 26, and her husband Sergei Sinelnik, 31, a former traffic policeman.
They are suspected of aiding and abetting the crime family which used camping trips - which seemed like family holidays - as a pretext for their murderous activities.
Detectives believe they had inside knowledge of police operations and a handwritten diary contains details of officers' movements.
They were shocked at their viciousness especially to children.
Searches of their homes revealed an 'arsenal' of 20 firearms, including automatic rifles, grenades, shotguns, silencers and ammunition, as well as items stolen from their victims, said Vladimir Markin, spokesman for the Russian Investigation Committee, equivalent of the FBI.
Victims: Former paratrooper Dmitry Chudakov Dmitry and his seven yea-old son were shot in the head. His wife and daughter were stabbed
Hideout: Inside the tent where mother Inessa and 13-year-old Anastasia were caught by police
wounded policeman Aleksey Lagoda (left) and Ivan Shakhovoi (right) who was murdered by the gang
The family had a comfortable home in Stavropol region but travelled to the neighbouring Rostov region to commit their crimes.
A police patrol stopped Podkopaev and Viktoria soon after their final robbery. Patrolman Ivan Shakhovoi was shot dead and policeman Aleksey Lagoda wounded before the head of the crime family was shot dead.
Inessa and her younger daughter were seized by police at a camp site where they were guarding a huge haul of weapons.
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