Taekwondo Expert Says Murder is No Big Deal

In Russia, murder is no big deal (according to murderer)

Here's one of these cases from the "Martial Arts Nutcase" archives that will likely have you shake your head in disbelief.

The case in question is about a Russian taekwondo expert and former hockey player who immigrated to Israel in 2004. In 2009 the man murdered six members of a family in Israel. The murderer was reportedly a former employee at a restaurant owned by the family he later slaughtered.

Reports said he was fired from his work in 2007 after being caught on video drinking on the job. Police representatives later said the humiliation of his firing together with a gambling addiction he had may have driven the man to plot the murder and robbery of the victims.

Police allege that [the suspect] plotted out the murders long in advance, down to the last detail. "His voice did not shake during his first confession. There was no regret expressed at first. In fact, there was a kind of pride," said Supt. Elidov Hecht, who headed the Suspect Taskforce on behalf of the Central Unit. "He is a very cruel, very arrogant, cold blooded man," Hecht added.

One of the most bizarre parts of the case is probably what the nut-job allegedly uttered during an interrogation following his arrest.

"I don't understand why you are so overwrought over the murder of an entire family, It's not such a big deal in Russia."

Should be needless to say anything more about this individual after a statement like that...