2023-04-18 12:21:18
After the bodies of a Medford, Massachusetts, couple were found in a Boston storage unit, a man is due in court in Somerville on Tuesday to face a murder charge.
Leonid Volkov is expected to face a judge at Somerville District Court on Tuesday, in connection with the murders of Kiryl Schukin and Pavel Vekshin, whose bodies were discovered in rubber containers in a Brighton storage unit on Friday.
Authorities said both men were stabbed to death, adding that Schukin’s body was found dismembered.
The victims’ neighbors, who lived in a Medford apartment, have spoken about the news.
“It’s just devastating,” said Renee Hairston. “But you know I’m glad they’re doing a full investigation and things are closing down and I’m so sorry to the families involved.”
Looking for a motive, investigators believe that Volkov had a dispute with Schukin before the murders.
According to the district attorney’s office, Schukin had been a guarantor for the lease on Volkov’s Medford apartment but, after a recent argument, Schukin refused to continue guarantoring a lease extension, resulting in that Volkov was evicted from his home.
Investigators believe Volkov and Schukin met in a rented U-Haul truck, which Volkov was driving, on March 29. Schukin was never seen alive after that conversation.
Investigators say a person believed to be Volkov was seen on video going in and out of the victims’ building in the days after Schukin and Vekshin were last seen.
Authorities say police located the U-Haul truck at the storage facility where the bodies of the victims were found. Investigators believe Volkov was using the vehicle to transport items from the victims’ Locust Street apartment to the storage facility.
The police have emphasized that there is no danger to the public.
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