In August 2007, the perpetrators released a horrific 2.5-minute beheading video titled Execution of a Tajik and a Dagestani.Details of the 2007 incident include:The Crime: The victims were bound, gagged, and forced to kneel in a forest in front of a red and black swastika flag. The video shows masked extremists beheading one man with a hunting knife while playing heavy metal music, and shooting the other in the head.The Perpetrators: The attackers claimed affiliation with an extremist group called the "National-Socialist Party of Russia". The murders remained a cold case for over a decade until the Russian government announced that far-right extremist Maxim Martsinkevich had confessed to his involvement in the killings shortly before his own death in 2020.The Aftermath: The Murder of Shamil Odamanov Wikipedia page outlines how the graphic footage sparked global outrage and highlighted severe issues regarding racially motivated violence and neo-Nazi extremist groups in Russia.