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Suspect Arrested in Murder of LGBTQ Rights Activist Targeted by \u2018Saw\u2019-Inspired \u2018Gay Hunting\u2019 Website<\/b><\/p>\n

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Yelena Grigoryeva, a Russian LGBTQ activist who had been targeted on a \u2018gay<\/a> hunting\u2019 website inspired by the horror film\u00a0Saw<\/em>, was murdered in St. Petersburg over the weekend<\/a>. Grigoryeva\u2019s body was found in bushes near her home.<\/p>\n

Now, police say they have arrested a suspect.<\/p>\n

Radio Free Europe reports<\/a>: \u2018The Investigative Committee said on July 25 that an acquaintance of Grigoryeva, a Kyrgyz-born resident of St. Petersburg, had been arrested on suspicion of killing the activist, who was found dead, apparently strangled and with multiple stab wounds,\u00a0according to local media.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong> The man<\/a>, whose name was not released, killed Grigoryeva during an altercation and had no political motive, the committee said. \u201cAs a result of materials collected by investigators about the deceased woman<\/a>, it has been established that she led an asocial lifestyle, repeatedly drinking alcoholic beverages with various people, including the suspect,\u201d the committee said in a statement.\u2019<\/p>\n

The\u00a0NY Daily News\u00a0<\/em>reported on the\u00a0Saw<\/em>-inspired site, which was shut down last week<\/a>: \u2018Inspired by, and named after, the \u201cSaw\u2019 horror movie franchise, the website directed people to track down and assault people who were believed to be LGBTQ. When it started operating around April, 2018, \u201cSaw\u201d welcomed \u201cgay<\/a> hunters\u201d in a \u201cgame\u201d called \u201cChechnya\u2019s Comeback.\u201d It asked participants to find their targets, and publish their personal information online. According to\u00a0GayStarNews.com<\/a>, the site charged 200 rubles ($3) to go through its database. If someone found their name on the website, they had to pay 1,500 rubles ($23) to be removed. The \u201cgame\u201d offered legal protection to \u201cusers,\u201d and warned them that they could do anything, except kill the targets.\u2019<\/p>\n

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