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Jurijus Kadamovas (born 1966) and Iouri Mikhel (born 1965) are two Russian immigrants to the United States currently on Federal death row for 5 kidnapping for ransom-related murders. The kidnappings occurred over a four-month period beginning in late 2001, in which the kidnappers demanded ransom. Documents related to the case allege the crew demanded a total of more than $5.5 million from relatives and associates, and received more than $1 million from victim's relatives. Prosecutors said the victims were killed regardless of whether the ransoms were paid. The bodies were tied with weights, and dumped in a reservoir near Yosemite National Park. Federal prosecutors sought the death penalty under murder during a hostage-taking, (18 U.S.C. 1203), a federal crime.
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On March 12, 2007 Kadamovas and Mikhel were sentenced to death.