Maksim Gelman

Mass Murderer

Maksim Gelman’s 2011 New York City Killing Spree

Overview (February 11–12, 2011)

Over approximately 28 hours on February 11–12, 2011, 23-year-old Maksim Gelman committed a series of murders, assaults, and carjackings across Brooklyn and Manhattan. By the time he was subdued on a northbound 3 train near Penn Station on the morning of February 12, four people had been killed and five others wounded. He later pleaded guilty and received a 200-year sentence, with an additional 25 years for the subway slashing of Joseph Lozito.

Timeline of Key Events

Early morning, Friday, February 11, 2011 — Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn: Following a domestic argument, Gelman fatally stabbed his stepfather inside the family’s Sheepshead Bay apartment, then fled in the stepfather’s gray 2004 Lexus ES330. As he sped away, he struck a crossing guard, injuring her. Midday to late afternoon, February 11 — Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn: Gelman went to the home of acquaintance Yelena Bulchenko. He murdered her mother, Anna Bulchenko, around late morning. Hours later, when Yelena returned and called 9-1-1, Gelman came back and fatally stabbed her outside the residence before fleeing again. Late afternoon, February 11 — Brooklyn streets: After ramming another car, Gelman stabbed that driver, Arthur DiCrescento, and took his vehicle. He later struck pedestrian Stephen Tanenbaum, who died from his injuries. Shortly before 1 a.m., Saturday, February 12 — Brooklyn: Gelman abandoned the car, stabbed livery driver Fitz Fullerton after hailing a cab, then stabbed another motorist, Sheldon Pottinger, in the hand and stole his car. ~8:45 a.m., Saturday, February 12 — Manhattan (34th St–Penn Station, 3 train): Gelman boarded a northbound 3 train and slashed rider Joseph Lozito in the head and face. Lozito fought back and helped subdue Gelman, after which police officers arrested him on the train.

Victims (Names, Dates, and Locations)

• Aleksandr (Alexander) Kuznetsov — killed February 11, 2011; inside the family apartment in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. (Gelman’s stepfather.)
• Anna Bulchenko — killed February 11, 2011; at the Bulchenko home in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. (Mother of Yelena Bulchenko.)
• Yelena Bulchenko — killed February 11, 2011; outside her residence in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
• Stephen Tanenbaum — fatally struck by vehicle on February 11, 2011; on a Brooklyn street.

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Aleksandr Kuznetsov 54 yr old Male

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