Dominatrix Viktoria Nasyrova's DNA found on poisoned cheesecake she allegedly planted to kill 'lookalike' friend
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: On Monday, January 30, prosecutors argued about guilty verdicts in the terrifying case of Russian-born dominatrix Viktoria Nasyrova. She has been suspected of trying to kill her lookalike friend by giving her a slice of poisoned cheesecake as part of a sick identity-theft plan.
Assistant District Attorney Konstantinos Litourgis, who testified before the jury in Queens Supreme Court, claimed that Nasyrova reportedly left a trail of evidence, including DNA detected on the cheesecake box and multiple jailhouse conversations in which she allegedly bragged about her alleged crimes. "The DNA that was on that container belongs to Viktoria Nasyrova," he declared in his opening statements, as reported by the New York Post.
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Litourgis stated, "So on top of everything you're going to hear from civilian witnesses, you're going to learn that there's a cheesecake container that had [tranquilizer] Phenazepam in it and also had the defendant's DNA on it." The trial will also focus heavily on media interviews Nasyrova gave during her arrest, such as the one she gave to the New York Post in 2017 in which she boasted about her S&M-loving customers. He added, "She was asked this specific question... 'There is a woman named Olga who looks a lot like you who said that you poisoned her with a piece of cheesecake in order to steal her identity,'" referring to the suspected victim, Olga Tsvyk.
Litourgis added, "You know what this defendant did when she was asked that question? She smiled. And you know what her answer was? 'I can tell you I know this person. I know who you mean. I did not force her to eat the cheesecake.' This is not a joke. It's not just a story. It's not an accident and it's not a mistake. This defendant intended to kill this woman and steal her identity."
Who is Olga Tsvyk?
Tsvyk is an eyelash stylist and one of the victims of the deranged Nasyrova. On Monday, January 30, she testified about the cheesecake incident and afterward emerged as the prosecution's star witness. In her testimony, she said that Nasyrova had visited her Forrest Hills, Queens, home in August 2016 while pretending to need an urgent touch-up.
Tsvyk stated, "She told me, 'I'm right now in Brooklyn. I want to bring you some famous cheesecake from a famous bakery.' I told her, 'Viktoria, that’s not needed, just come over.'" She testified that Nasyrova devoured two cheesecake slices right away and then offered her a third slice, which the prosecution claims was laced with the dangerous the Russian tranquillizer, Phenazepan.
'I started to vomit right by my bed onto the floor': Tsvyk explained the horrifying situation
Speaking to the jurors, Tsvyk claimed that after 20 minutes, she began to feel "very ill." She said, "I started to look to lie down on the bed. I started to look for a pillow. I was realizing that I was losing consciousness and I said to her, 'Vika, I'm feeling really bad.' I started feeling very nauseous. I wanted to vomit. I started to vomit right by my bed onto the floor."
Tsvyk added, "I told her, 'Vika, I'm going to throw up right now.' She said, 'Don't worry about it. I will clean it up.' I remember she went to the bathroom and came back with Bounty." Prosecutors claimed that the victim's passport, cash, and other valuables were allegedly stolen by Nasyrova, who then tried to make it appear as though the victim had attempted suicide by strewing tablets all over her lingerie-clad body.
However, Litourgis stated that one of her few mistakes was leaving her DNA on the cheesecake container, adding that there was still more proof that she had attempted to kill Tsvyk. He stated, "In order to convince you that this was not some accident or mistake or crazy set of circumstances, we're going to provide you with even more evidence."
Meanwhile, Nasyrova previously stated that the cheesecake incident was just a case of misunderstanding. She stated, "The last time I saw Olga, she was already not feeling good — she said she either ate something or got food poisoning." The cheesecake poisoning incident in Queens is the most recent one in a long line of suspected crimes involving Nasyrova.
Futhher, Nasyrova is also charged with drugging, killing, and torching her neighbor in Russia before escaping to the New York City. She could serve up to 25 years in prison if she is found guilty of attempted murder, burglary, and other counts in the Queens case.