Boris Vasilyevich Gusakov (Russian: Борис Васильевич Гусаков; January 1, 1938 – December 27, 1970), known as The Student Hunter (Russian: Охотник на студенток), was a Soviet serial killer convicted for the killing of 6 people in the Moscow area between 1964 and 1968. Gusakov, a serial rapist with a history of mental health issues, committed 6 murders and 15 violent sexual assaults on girls and young women before being caught, and was executed by firing squad in 1970.