the man accused of organizing the killings is sergiy, a businessman and former town counselor. he's also the head of a criminal gang that has terrorized this area for a decade. investigators from moscow have now intervened, but for years, local police did nothing to stop him. her husband was a business rival of him. her husband and her son were shot dead nine years ago. but it was only last december that a member of the gang was convicted of the killings. >> prosecutors, police, local officials, they all did what he told them to. after my family was murdered, he gave the local police chief a gift. a brand-new mercedes, just imagine the head of police driving around in his mercedes. >> her suffering has continued. her niece and niece's son were killed in the massacre at the house. in 2005, a university member complained to officials that his gang was remaining students. i was told what happened next. >> none of the gang was detained. instead my mom was arrested on trumped up charges of fraud. she was held for three years and suffered two strokes. >> vladimir putin came to power