The suspect in the murder of Roman Legoyda—the journalist’s father and the former press secretary of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Vladimir Legoyda—has confessed to the crime. This update comes from RIA News, citing the Investigative Committee of Russia.
According to the detained man, he approached the victim to be guided to another store. The victim complied briefly, allowing the suspect to move away, but the man then stopped him and displayed a knife. The suspect claimed that he demanded money and that a struggle ensued when the victim tried to disarm him. In his account, the suspect said, “I killed him.”
The victim, Roman Legoyda, carried 100,000 rubles at the time of the incident.
Earlier in the Moscow region, law enforcement authorities took the suspect into custody as part of the inquiry into the journalist’s father’s death. The man believed to be the killer is connected to ongoing investigations surrounding the death of the father of a prominent journalist who served as a former spokesperson for the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Legoyda.
Ninety-year-old Roman Legoyda was discovered in a valley near a roadway in Vidnoye. Reports indicate he sustained 18 stab wounds. His body was found roughly four hours after witnesses noted his disappearance.
Initial media coverage indicated that Sledkom was examining related cases, including alleged assassinations targeting officials in Crimea and Sevastopol. The investigation continues as authorities work to verify details and establish a complete timeline of events. [Source: Investigative Committee of Russia]