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The bodies were found by a relative of the victims, who could not get through to them by phone. The woman was worried and decided to visit her relatives. She found the bodies of Gazprombank's former vice president and his wife Elena in one room. The body of their 13-year-old daughter Maria was found in another room.
Investigators concluded that it was a murder and suicide, because Vladislav Avaev, the deceased head of the family, had a weapon in his hand. The reasons for the incident are still unclear.
It was later reported that Vladislav Avaev was in a legal dispute with his wife for the right to single-handedly raise their daughter Maria. He lost one lawsuit, while his wife withdrew the other one.