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Alexander Litvinenko

AKA Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko

Born: 30-Aug-1962
Birthplace: Voronezh, Russia
Died: 23-Nov-2006
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: Assassination
Remains: Buried, Highgate Cemetery, London, England

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Law Enforcement

Nationality: Russia
Executive summary: Killed by Polonium-210

As a member of the FSB, investigated connections between the Russian Government and the country's Mafia. It is not known who if anyone in the Russian Government ordered Litvinenko's assassination, but it occurred four months after publication of his article on the Chechenpress website, wherein he accused Vladimir Putin of pedophilia.[1]


[1] Lizzie Dearden, "Alexander Litvinenko Accused Vladimir Putin of Being a Paedophile Four Months Before He Was Poisoned", The Independent, 21 January 2016.

Wife: Nataliya (m. 1981, div. 1994, one son, one daughter)
Son: Alexander
Daughter: Sonia
Wife: Marina (ballroom dancer, m. 1994, one son)
Son: Anatoly

    KGB
    Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs
 
   
Converted to Islam



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