Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel

Who is Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel?

Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel are two Russian immigrants to the United States currently on Federal death row for 5 kidnapping for ransom related murders. The kidnappings occurred over a four-month period beginning in late 2001, in which the kidnappers demanded ransom. Documents related to the case allege the crew demanded a total of more than $5.5 million from relatives and associates, and received more than $1 million from victim's relatives. Prosecutors said the victims were killed regardless of whether the ransoms were paid. The bodies were tied with weights, and dumped in a reservoir near Yosemite National Park. Federal prosecutors sought the death penalty under murder during a hostage-taking, a federal crime.

On March 12, 2007 Kadamovas and Mikhel were sentenced to death.