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From MozNews.com

Russia’s Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered in Apartment

Vardan Kushnir, notorious for sending spam to each and every citizen of Russia who appeared to have an e-mail, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on Sunday, Interfax reported Monday. He died after suffering repeated blows to the head…

Under Russian law, spamming is not considered illegal, although lawmakers are working on legal projects that could protect Russian Internet users like they do in Europe and the U.S

For more info on Kushnir, see the WikiPedia entryhere.

UPDATE:
Russian police are now saying that Kushnir’s death was a robbery gone wrong and was unrelated to his spamming – see here for more.