Tamara Jakżyna was a Russian director and journalist of Polish origin who had a series of various films to her credit. She gained popularity in the country on the Vistula River in 2005, when she made the film “Don’t be afraid! I’m praying for you”, which was entirely devoted to the pontificate. After the success of the production, she created two more, in which she focused mainly on the teachings of the Polish Pope, his ecumenical activities and the influence on the work of Wojciech Kilar.
She created documentaries about the Polish Pope. She disappeared three years after the premiere of the last one
On March 16, 2015, the media reported that the documentary filmmaker had been missing for four days, and her concerned sister was to report this to the police. The search began immediately, as the 70-year-old was in constant contact with both her family and friends, whom she informed about each of her possible departures. The first results of the investigation appeared only on April 9, when an advertisement appeared on a popular real estate website with an attempt to sell her two-room apartment in Moscow for eight million rubles. It was quickly established that two men, 52-year-old Elman K. and 31-year-old Roman F., were responsible for its publication, and they were immediately arrested.
From the beginning of the interrogation, the suspects showed willingness to cooperate. They admitted that they were the ones who put the property up for sale, but they unanimously claimed that they did it at the instigation and request of Igor Drozdov, i.e. Jakżyna’s neighbor. As reported on the Moskovsky Komsomolets website, the younger man explained that he met him during his stay in the hospital. His testimony showed that it was then that he received an offer that would allegedly help him redeem himself financially after his previous stay in prison.
A Russian documentarian of Polish origin died at the hands of her neighbor. This was the motive for the crime
The investigators decided there was no point in waiting. On the same day, they showed up at Drozdov’s apartment with an arrest warrant. Although he did not confess to the crime he was accused of, the police already had certain suspicions related to the disappearance of the documentary filmmaker. Their version showed that most likely on the day Jakżyna disappeared, he offered her a ride, which she took. It was not entirely clear how it happened, whether it was planned or maybe it was the result of an argument. Either way, Drozdov was supposed to kill her and then hide her body in one of the suburban forests, where she was found a month later.
The end of the case shocked not only Russians, but also Poles. Jakżyna never hid her origins, she was even proud of it and regularly visited the country on the Vistula River for both business and private purposes. She conducted various workshops, took part in festivals and willingly talked about her projects during meetings with students. – She had a lot of extremely interesting ideas for films about Polish culture, which unfortunately will remain unrealized – said Robert Wieczorek from the Kielce Cultural Center in “Gazeta Wyborcza” after the information about her death was confirmed. If you feel like it, vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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