Mila was a very beautiful red-haired girl. And behind her trailed a long shlep of terrible rumors and accusations. The entire village was convinced she was a witch. At school, many boys fell in love with her. One of them first lost an eye—and then hanged himself. Another was shot by a rival out of jealousy, but a few years later the rival himself was killed by a new admirer of Mila. And then even the admirer strangled himself in his cell… It’s hard to believe this story—especially its ending. But it all really happened. The author knows the details because at that time he was one of the leaders of the criminal investigation department in Yakutsk and went out to two murders, the ones described in the story.