It is known that Lazarev was previously convicted.
The suspect was seized in Orsk by traffic police officers during a chase and brought to the Orskoe police station. After that, he will be handed over to the investigators.
Recall that on September 30, the bodies of three students of a medical college, 17, 18 and 19 years old, were found in a burnt down apartment in Gai, Orenburg region. All the girls came to study from Bashkiria.
The governor of the region Denis Pasler has appointed a reward of 1 million rubles for information about people who may be involved in the crime.
Investigators questioned over one hundred witnesses. During the inspection of the place of the murder, a knife was found, with which the perpetrator dealt with the girls. For the seized objects and samples, 14 examinations were assigned for comparative research, including forensic, fire-technical, trasological, fingerprint, genetic, computer and medico-forensic examinations of material evidence.