amer hamza told our film crew. moved to russia with his parents in 2017, almost immediately receivedand did not pass exams for knowledge of the russian language, was not brought to criminal responsibility, lived with his parents in one of the villages of tatarstan, from there he began correspondence with ekaterina karas, she at that moment she worked as an accountant in a pharmacy chain, loved expensive cars and often changed them, according to samara journalist kseniy stefan, the businesswoman was in no hurry to sell, amer hamza simply managed to gain her trust, he called owners of expensive cars through advertisements and offered to meet and, therefore, go for a drive outside the city, supposedly to see how the car behaves in such non-urban areas. ekaterina karas was a famous person in the city, a spectacular blonde, the former daughter-in-law of billionaire gold miner alexander karas. previously, she and her husband karas jr. lived in their family properties on the territory of a cottage community near samara. there is evidence that... that in his best years, alexander karas built