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Man indicted in connection with Russian’s death

Immigrant who went missing in 2000 was not found till ’07 and not ID’d till this year.

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By Denise G. Callahan and Justin McClelland, Staff Writers 3:15 PM Monday, November 16, 2009

LEBANON — A Warren County grand jury indicted the man police believe was involved in the murder of a Russian immigrant in Hamilton Twp.

Ermek Abdildaev, 40, of Gurnee, Ill., was indicted on one count of gross abuse of a corpse and one count of tampering with evidence, on Friday Nov. 13.

Abdildaev was extradited from Lake County, Ill. on Nov. 10, when he was booked into the jail here, Lt. Jeff Braley, a Hamilton Twp. detective, said. He was arrested outside of Chicago on Nov. 4 in connection with the murder of a Russian immigrant whose remains turned up in southern Warren County. He is being held without bond.

Aleksander Alferov’s remains were found in May 2007 in a small shack in a wooden area on U.S. 22/Ohio 3. He was apparently beaten to death in the fall of 2000.

Braley said they are still investigating the case, and he cannot say whether Abdildaev was the person who actually killed Alferov.

“The evidence proves he was absolutely involved in the event,” he said. “But when I talk about the event, I’m talking about the disappearance and the whole package, not just the murder itself.”

Warren County Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said more charges could be filed.

Alferov’s body was not identified until September of this year after being discovered by tree trimmers in 2007.

Prior to his 2000 disappearance, he lived in Roselawn and operated his own cleaning business in Cincinnati.

An autopsy revealed he was beaten severely on the head, according to police. Because his body was badly decomposed, police had to use dental records and track down relatives who live in Russia in order to obtain DNA samples to verify his identity.

Both Alferov and Abdildaev were born in Russia, but Hutzel would not comment on how they were connected.

When Alferov’s identity was discovered, police discussed the possibility his death could have ties to the Russian mafia. Hutzel would not comment on those speculations.

Hutzel said several tips led police to Abdildaev but would not give further comment on what evidence existed.

Ermek Abdildaev

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