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Video: Help Find the Brighton Bazaar Killers

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Cops want your help finding a bald man who may have been involved in the killing of former Brighton Bazaar owner Vladimir Tolstykh last year. In March two hooded thugs beat the purveyor of salty salads and blini to death, stealing thousands of dollars and Russian candy, says the Daily News. His widow Rita, who’s taken over the Brighton Beach grocery, thinks it was an inside job. "Somebody knew the whole schedule—how it worked, what time he came in," she said. Now police have released surveillance footage of another man fleeing the scene and are offering a reward of $32,000 for tips leading to his arrest. Take a crack at it: call (800) 577-TIPS or report online. Video after the jump.

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  • Jackie Curtis

    Hand on buzzer.... Can I have the Russian mafia for $500...

  • Snoopy

    So it's those two guys again. Ilya Boshinovetch and his high school lover Natchto Popokova.

    No wonder the NYPD can't figure anything out. What the f' are those videos about? All I see is something wearing a white hoodie. I'm not sure if it's male or female. And the NYPD wants a positive make. Get real.

  • thefacts

    OK, Gothamists!

    How many of you can recognize any of your hooded Russian mafia acquaintances in that grainy video?

  • handsomedevil

    "In March two hooded thugs beat the purveyor of salty salads and blini to death"

    Considering the seriousness of the story, that flippant tone sticks out like a sore thumb. Is everybody just a cartoon to Gothamist?

  • silver

    without snarky commentary by its writers, what would make this blog unique?

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