On August 1, 1996, two teenagers in Ukraine, later known as the Dnepropetrovsk maniacs, began a series of brutal murders, killing at least 21 people over the course of several months. The victims were randomly selected, and the killers filmed their acts, which they later showed to others. The crime spree caused a nationwide panic in Ukraine. The two perpetrators were eventually caught and sentenced to life in prison. The killings were part of a larger trend of violent youth crimes in post-Soviet countries.