Facebook Page Created To Hunt Down Murder Suspect

Loved ones of the mother and daughter nurses stabbed to death at 2299 East 13

Street are turning to the Facebook community for help in nabbing Russian national Nikolai Rakossi, the suspect accused of the grizzly double homicide.

According to a report by News 12 Brooklyn, a Facebook page in memory of Larisa Prikhodko and her mother, Tatyana, entitled “R.I.P Larisa Prikhodko & Her Mother,” was created in the hopes of “[f]inding and bringing justice to Larisa and Tatyna’s murderer, Nikolai Rakossi.”

As of early this morning, the page had already amassed 2,990 “Likes” from members of the community who wish to leave messages expressing their grief, and loved ones are praying that users of the ubiquitous social network site will also be successful in tracking down Rakossi, Tatyana’s ex-boyfriend, who hastily boarded a one-way flight to Russia the day after the murders took place.

According to the “Info” page, “When NYPD discovered their bodies, Nikolai was in flight towards Moscow, Russia. No request was sent to detain him for questioning in the airport when he landed and this dangerous criminal is now on the run. […] Russia and the US do not have an extradition treaty. The NYPD is cooperating with their detectives in Russia but have little hope on catching Nikolai. He must be found and he must pay for his actions, whether the case is prosecuted in Russia or brought back to the US for a fair trial. The only chance of capturing this murderer is for both American and Russian police forces, communities and politicians to cooperate with each other.”

The Facebook page, filled with hundreds of comments from grieving friends and strangers anxious to avenge the murders, also links to a blog, “larisatatyanaprikhodko,” which has a PayPal donation button for those who wish to contribute to the college fund of Ryan Zeltzer, Larisa’s 2-year-old son.