Rita Pekler, a 39-year-old Russian-American woman residing in West Hollywood, California, was a respected accountant and businesswoman within the Russian-speaking community. She was known for her work with Matador Media, a film production company co-owned by George Safiev and Nick Kharabadze. In December 2001, Pekler was abducted by Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel, Soviet-born American serial killers, as part of a calculated kidnap-for-ransom scheme targeting affluent individuals from the fo
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