The Tetris — Murders

is a three-part true-crime docuseries released in 2022 on Investigation Discovery and Discovery+ . It re-examines the 1998 death of Vladimir Pokhilko , a co-developer of the hit video game Tetris , along with his wife Elena Fedotova and their 12-year-old son Peter. The Case and Mystery

: Retired CSI investigator Sandra Brown, who led the original case, highlights anomalies like a complete lack of fingerprints on the murder weapon and burned documents found at the scene. The Tetris Murders

: Explores evidence that suggests the crime scene may have been staged. is a three-part true-crime docuseries released in 2022

: Introduces the 1998 discovery of the bodies in Silicon Valley. : Explores evidence that suggests the crime scene

: The series explores theories involving an insidious conspiracy or Russian mob hit , noting the FBI's early interest in the case through its Russian Racketeering Unit. Episode List

The incident occurred in the family's Palo Alto, California home. While the original investigation ruled the case a —concluding that Pokhilko killed his family before himself—lingering doubts led investigators to revisit the evidence decades later.

: Pokhilko was found with his throat slit while still holding a knife, while his wife and son had been bludgeoned and stabbed.