In the late 1990s, the quiet of a small Russian town was shattered when Irina Ganyushkina stumbled into a police station&mdash;an escapee from a living nightmare. Irina revealed to authorities that she was one of five women kidnapped and held captive in a secret underground bunker by a notorious serial killer: Aleksandr Komin, chillingly nicknamed &lsquo;the maniac.&rsquo; For Irina and the other survivors, freedom was only the beginning. In a country where women&rsquo;s stories of violence are too often dismissed, they now faced a new challenge: rebuilding their lives after unimaginable horror. In this episode: <ul> <li>Dariana Gryaznova, human rights lawyer</li> </ul> Episode credits: This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen. Executive Producer: Ney Alvarez. Production Managers: Bronte Baskin. Senior Producers: Marthe van der Wolf and Bronte Baskin. Post-Production Supervisor: Andr&eacute;s Rivera Assistant Producers: Leo Danczak, Sophie McNulty, and Catherine Nouhan. Fact-checking by Ruby Zaman, Catherine Nouhan, and Rached El-Moctar. Audio editing by Alan Leer. Music composition by Tom Biddle. Lead of Engagement: Aya Elmileik. Engagement Producers: Adam Abou-Gad, Munera AlDosari, and Vienna Maglio. Al Jazeera&rsquo;s Head of Audio: Ney Alvarez. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/">Instagram,&nbsp;</a><a href="https://x.com/AJEPodcasts">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts">Facebook</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwjZkiFu6LhzsLUKFkYO60I">YouTube</a>

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