Bag of deadly pills Russian dominatrix 'used to poison' her doppelganger trends now
Prosecutors brought in a bag of deadly pills a former Russian dominatrix used to allegedly poison cheesecake that she fed to her doppelganger in attempt to kill and steal her identity.
Viktoria Nasyrova, 45, is on trial in New York for a series of accusations that range from the 2014 murder of a Russian woman to drugging and robbing men she met on dating sites.
Nasyrova, who lived in Queens, allegedly poisoned Olga Tsvyk in 2016 with phenazepam infused in dessert and staged her near death as a suicide. The victim survived the attack.
The Russian beauty's crime spree came to an end in 2017 when she was tracked down by the daughter of the woman she is accused of killing in Russia.
The poison used in the attacks was seen in an evidence bag carried by prosecutors as the trial continued on Wednesday.
Prosecutors brought in a bag of deadly pills Viktoria Nasyrova allegedly used to poison her doppelganger
The poison used in the attacks was seen in an evidence bag carried by prosecutors as the trial continued on Wednesday
Tsyvk, an eyelash stylist, met Nasyrova six months before she was poisoned in 2016, the alleged victim shared in court on Monday.
The two became friends and Tsyvk shared with the former dominatrix at the time how she was getting her employment authorization card.
Tsyvk shared with the court that Nasyrova had arrived at her home in Forest Hills, Queens, August 2016 in desperate need of her services. In exchange, Nasyrova insisted she would bring the stylist cheesecake she purchased at a local bakery.
'She told me, 'I'm right now in Brooklyn. I want to bring you some famous cheesecake from a famous bakery.' I told her, Viktoria, that's not needed, just come over,' Tsvyk said.
After arriving at her home, Nasyrova ate two slices of cheesecake offering a third slice, that prosecutors say had been laced with Russian tranquilizer Phenazepan, to Tsvyk.
Tsvyk told the court that she started to feel sick about 20 minutes after eating the cake.
'I started to look to lie down on the bed,' Tsvyk told the jury.
'I started to look for a pillow. I was realizing that I was losing consciousness and I said to her, 'Vika, I'm feeling really bad.' I started feeling very nauseous. I wanted to vomit. I started to vomit right by my bed onto the floor.
Tsvk was found by her sister Iryna Kozachenko who called the police. Kozachenko also took the stand on Monday.
Prosecutors claimed that Nasyrova then stole Tsvyk's passport, cash, US employment authorization card and other belongings and tried to make the incident appear to look like a suicide by scattering pills around the victim's body.
Olga Tsvyk (above) met Nasyrova six months before she was poisoned in 2016, the alleged victim shared in court on Monday
Tsyvk, an eyelash stylist, shared heavily about her life before Nasyrova allegedly poisoned her
A prosecutor can be seen carrying an evidence bag with the pills inside
Nasyrova is on trial for several crimes. She allegedly poisoned Tsyk in hopes of stealing her identity
Tsvk was found by her sister Iryna Kozachenko (above) who called the police. Kozachenko also took the stand on Monday
Assistant District Attorney Konstantinos Litourgis painted a picture to jurors on Monday of what they could expect to learn throughout the trial, although her sordid past crimes in Russia did not appear to make the cut, according to Fox News.
'The DNA that was on that container belongs to Viktoria Nasyrova,' Litourgis said in his opening statements.
'So, on top of everything you're going to hear from civilian witnesses, you're going to learn that there's a cheesecake container that had [tranquilizer] Phenazepam in it and also had the defendant's DNA on it.'
Litourgis continued, referring to the alleged victim Olga Tsvyk, that Nasyrova has been specifically asked about the crimes, and appeared to show no remorse.
'She was asked this specific question: 'There is a woman named Olga who looks a lot like you who said that you poisoned her with a piece of cheesecake in order to steal her identity,''Litourgis said.
'You know what this defendant did when she was asked that question? She smiled. And you know what her answer was? "I can tell you I know this person. I know who you mean. I did not force her to eat the cheesecake."'
'This is not a joke. It's not just a story. It's not an accident and it's not a mistake. This defendant intended to kill this woman and steal her identity.'
A mess of DNA evidence appeared to have been left on the cheesecake box according to Litourgis who added that this and additional evidence proves that she tried to kill Tsvyk.
The prosecution said they plan to call another witness during the trial, who claims that Nasyrova had drugged him after they met on a Russian dating site in 2016.
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