First ever homicide at Burning Man - Vadim Kruglov, 37, reported missing at festival days after he was found murdered

[airportwoman]

Burning Man attendee Vadim Kruglov, 37, reported missing at festival — days after bloody murder victim found​

Could be homicide victim. Description is very close to police statement.

NY Post - Missing man at Burning Man is Russian Vadim Kruglov

I'm glad he's been identified. Now, to find out who did this and why.

 

[Chimera]

I think the friends were the ones who reported him missing.

Ohhh... ok.
Thanks.

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1963375223085908440

 

[Chimera]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1963375223085908440

Thanks for the link, @Dotta .


Another pic. of Vadim at this link :

Burning Man attendee found dead in a ‘pool of blood’ during ceremony identified as cops hunt for answers

“He has not been in contact since. His tent and belongings were left at camp, but he never returned,” a friend said.

nypost.com

Two photos of the deceased in the site link, for the DM below.

People had good things to say about his enthusiasm for the Burning Man project and his kindness towards others.

Here's a thought, he was found at an intersection of the camp and not inside a tent -- what if he was accidentally run over and the suspects fled rather than take responsibility ?
Although since LE are declaring it a homicide there must have been wounds present ?
Idk.
So sad for his family and friends !
Imo.

Burning Man homicide victim found in a pool of blood is identified

Officials have identified the man who was found dead at the Burning Man festival last week as a Russian national Vadim Kruglov.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[vls12345]

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/wa-man-identified-as-festival-goer-found-dead-at-burning-man/

A man who was found dead “lying in a pool of blood” at the Burning Man arts and music festival over the weekend was identified as a resident of Washington state who came from Russia, authorities said Wednesday.

 

[opt]

Police would have known immediately if it was a traffic accident or a stabbing or bludgeoning. Their limited statements so far don't suggest that it was an accident.

 

[Inthedetails]

bbm

The grieving father of the Russian national who was found dead in a “pool of blood” after going missing at the Burning Man festival demanded “consequences” Thursday for the suspects involved in his son’s tragic death....

According to the Daily Mail, festival-goers in online chat groups recounted run-ins with an “unhinged” stranger the night of the killing — a man who allegedly boasted about having a knife and cleaning blood from his RV.

Sources familiar with the case also told the outlet that Kruglov was allegedly stabbed multiple times and his death is being investigated as a “deliberate homicide.”....

“At Burning Man, he [the victim] threw himself wholeheartedly into helping his camp, building, creating art, and sharing his joy with everyone around him,” the grieving friend said.

Heartbroken dad of Burning Man attendee Vadim Kruglov, who was found dead in ‘pool of blood,’ demands justice

“This world is often unfair, but as a peaceful man, I seek justice. I want those responsible to face consequences.”

nypost.com

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Extremely sad. Let's hope LE has a suspect identified very soon and that they commit no further crimes.

 

[Charlot123]

The man is from my community. I didn’t know him and never met the guy. The people mentioned him on sites where people discuss it described him as quiet, very polite and avid churchgoer. A religious Eastern Orthodox. The Burning Man is very popular outside of the US, in fact many young Europeans I know mentioned it as Nr 1 attraction for them in the US. So I assume people from all walks of life might attend it, but it is interesting that the first thought that comes to my mind when I hear about this festival didn’t seem applicable to him. In fact, it was mostly, “oh, I remember him, this polite quiet man, we’d always see him in church”, comments. People posted prayers, too. I don’t know if it is an easy case to solve, what with the reception being poor in the desert.

 

[Charlot123]

So I looked through his FB. He seems to be in the country since 2019 or before. He was, like many immigrants, sampling typical US things: NYC, Boston, hiking and biking and Mt. Rainier in WA; wanted to adopt a dog. I read that he was from Siberia. Well-educated by his prose style. Quiet, very thankful to those friends who helped. He lived in Western WA but his values seemed to align more with those of our Eastern part, if you know the difference. There are no political posts or anything inciting though. My first question would be, did he travel to the Burning Man alone? (He seemed to like "survivalist" experience, though, even in WA). My second thought is, he is not a typical attendee. If he ran into someone unhinged and shared his views that could be enough. (Or just ran into someone unhinged, maybe). Part of his trip might have to do with the fact that the church in downtown Seattle, the pillar of the Orthodox community.and a very unifying entity, has lost its priest that had served there forever. For a person who would regularly attend, it must have been a blow. We underestimate the community factor. The late Father Alexey was a worldly man and could have found the words to keep the guy at home. Too bad, the victim was 37 and looks super lucid on all his photos. RIP.

 

[Inthedetails]

So I looked through his FB. He seems to be in the country since 2019 or before. He was, like many immigrants, sampling typical US things: NYC, Boston, hiking and biking and Mt. Rainier in WA; wanted to adopt a dog. I read that he was from Siberia. Well-educated by his prose style. Quiet, very thankful to those friends who helped. He lived in Western WA but his values seemed to align more with those of our Eastern part, if you know the difference. There are no political posts or anything inciting though. My first question would be, did he travel to the Burning Man alone? (He seemed to like "survivalist" experience, though, even in WA). My second thought is, he is not a typical attendee. If he ran into someone unhinged and shared his views that could be enough. (Or just ran into someone unhinged, maybe). Part of his trip might have to do with the fact that the church in downtown Seattle, the pillar of the Orthodox community.and a very unifying entity, has lost its priest that had served there forever. For a person who would regularly attend, it must have been a blow. We underestimate the community factor. The late Father Alexey was a worldly man and could have found the words to keep the guy at home. Too bad, the victim was 37 and looks super lucid on all his photos. RIP.

I'm wondering if the victim encountered an unhinged person and tried to talk to him, calm him, befriend him?

jmopinion

 

[Charlot123]

I'm wondering if the victim encountered an unhinged person and tried to talk to him, calm him, befriend him?

jmopinion

Either this or he comes across as the person who is very thankful for help. If someone offers to show something, he’d probably follow. If the guy was “not yet that unhinged” in the beginning and got more so in an hour, it could have been enough.
“The Burning man” is becoming what Disneyland was in my generation, the thing to visit the US for, the dream. Personally my advice would be, go as a group, never alone.

 

[opt]

the first thought that comes to my mind when I hear about this festival didn’t seem applicable to him.

Alcohol is everywhere but many burners don't drink or do drugs. They just appreciate the phenomenal art and the effort behind it. You meet so many accomplished and kind people. People who are not there to take selfies for instagram. JMO.

 

[Charlot123]

Alcohol is everywhere but many burners don't drink or do drugs. They just appreciate the phenomenal art and the effort behind it. You meet so many accomplished and kind people. People who are not there to take selfies for instagram. JMO.

Newspapers report that Vadim was working actively on own installation during the festival.

 

[Charlot123]

Details about his death

Murdered Burning Man attendee found with throat slashed: report

Gruesome new details have emerged about the murder of Vadim Kruglov, who was found dead last weekend at the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.

www.nydailynews.com

And apparently his friend reported him as disappeared four days earlier

Burning Man Homicide Mystery Gets Murkier as Victim Is Identified as Russian Man

The Hollywood Reporter spoke with an attendee who says she called event rangers after an encounter with a mysterious woman who said a man had died in a nearby tent.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Snoopster]

I'm confused, but it sounds to me like he 'disappeared' 4 days prior to the report by the woman who said someone was bleeding out in her tent.

IF that is correct then where was Vadim in the intervening days?
(noting that the "IF" is a huge "IF". The timeline on this case is not clear.)

 

[opt]

If a serial killer decided to murder a random victim during the Man Burn when 98 percent of people are not in camp, that murder would be nearly impossible to solve. A frightening thought.

But serial killers don't invest over $1000 and a week of time to get to a crime scene from which escape takes many hours. If the crime is detected as it happens, escape is impossible.

 

[Cedars]

If the victim was indeed found deceased in a woman's tent, I think she had some explaining to do...

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1965495547395006593

 

[Lusitana]

If the victim was indeed found deceased in a woman's tent, I think she had some explaining to do...

Did she know him?