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Alexander "Alex" Umansky, a 35-year-old resident of Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, was tragically murdered on March 18, 2002. Umansky, who owned a car stereo and electronics store, was well-known within the Russian community. His death was part of a series of brutal kidnappings and murders orchestrated by a group of Russian immigrants led by Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel. These individuals, along with their accomplices, were involved in a kidnapping-for-ransom scheme that targeted affluent memb ...Read More
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Alexander Alex Umansky
Male
White / Caucasian
Los-angeles
CA
2002-03-18
35
Alexander
Alex Umansky
11/13/2025

