Crime scene (from NTV news report)

After several weeks of peace and quiet in the Moscow business world, today there was another “business-related” murder. This news received only two paragraphs in the most outlets and can only be found on the bottom of the crime section of Russian websites. It reads: “The body of 37 year old Pavel Orlov was found in his apartment on Udaltsova Street in Moscow. Mr. Orlov was shot twice in the back. Investigators said that Mr. Orlov, a native of St. Petersburg, was the owner of a successful restaurant chain in Moscow where he was renting the apartment. The murder is business related.”

Please see the crime section of RussiaBlog for more information on business-related crimes and killings in Russia.