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Saltykova was found guilty of having killed 38 female serfs by beating and torturing them to death, but
Empress Catherine was unsure how to punish her. Capital punishment had been abolished in Russia in 1754, and the new Empress needed the support of the nobility. Several of Saltykova's accomplices
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Saltykova estate were ignored or resulted in punishment for complaining. Saltykova was well connected with those in power at the Russian royal court and with the Russian nobility. Eventually, relatives of the murdered women were able to
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for one hour, with a sign around her neck with the text: "This woman has tortured and murdered". Many people came to look at her while she was being scornfully ridiculed. Afterwards, Saltykova was sent for
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questioned many witnesses and examined the records of the
Saltykov estate. The investigating official counted as many as 138 suspicious deaths, of which the vast majority were attributed to Saltykova.
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