# Criminal case on the death of the tourists in the area of Mount Otorten (case files, volumes 1 and 2, 1959) > Lev N., investigator) Prosecutor's Office of Sverdlovsk Oblast (Ivanov, 1959. 46 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The primary record for every… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D79D942388C/criminal-case-on-the-death-of-the-tourists-in-the-area-of Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Dyatlov Pass incident](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass)Prosecutor's Office of Sverdlovsk Oblast (Ivanov 1959 **0** # Criminal case on the death of the tourists in the area of Mount Otorten (case files, volumes 1 and 2, 1959) Lev N., investigator) Prosecutor's Office of Sverdlovsk Oblast (Ivanov, 1959. _Dyatlov Pass research site (dyatlovpass.com), page scans with Russian transcription and English translation_. The 1959 criminal case file: search reports, witness statements, the group's diaries and route book, the autopsies by Boris Vozrozhdenny, the forensic examination of the tent, the radiological examination of clothing, the investigator's conclusion of 28 May 1959, and the May 1959 radiograms. The original is held in the State Archive of Sverdlovsk Oblast (fond R-2259) and was transferred to the Yeltsin Center in 2019. **Dyatlov Pass incident** ManuscriptCopy of **[The criminal case file (two volumes)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/artifacts/ART0D79DWN2078S/the-criminal-case-file-two-volumes)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The primary record for every fact about the scene, the bodies and the 1959 investigation. ## Cited by on this site 46 records [Atmospheric fallout from 1950s testing, concentrated by weeks in meltwater.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/answers/ANS0D79DTPJ3ZMX/atmospheric-fallout-from-1950s-testing-concentrated-by-weeks) Answer ANS [People (Mansi hunters, escaped prisoners, a military or security team) forced the group from the tent and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/answers/ANS0D79DP245Q70/people-mansi-hunters-escaped-prisoners-a-military-or) Answer ANS [They fell into the ravine, or snow collapsed onto them in the den, after reaching the forest.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/answers/ANS0D79DRR25MZ1/they-fell-into-the-ravine-or-snow-collapsed-onto-them-in-the) Answer ANS [Photographs taken by the searchers and investigators, February–May 1959](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/artifacts/ART0D79DZTM7N7F/photographs-taken-by-the-searchers-and-investigators) ART [The criminal case file (two volumes)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/artifacts/ART0D79DWN2078S/the-criminal-case-file-two-volumes) ART [The group's cameras and the photographs on their films](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/artifacts/ART0D79DZB050MX/the-groups-cameras-and-the-photographs-on-their-films) ART [The group's diaries and the route book](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/artifacts/ART0D79DXMA4P4N/the-groups-diaries-and-the-route-book) ART [The group's tent](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/artifacts/ART0D79DX4P140H/the-groups-tent) ART [The criminal case file (two volumes): scan](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/copies/CPY0D79DWWW56KX/the-criminal-case-file-two-volumes-scan) CPY [The criminal case file (two volumes): scan](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/copies/CPY0D79DXW42ZHY/the-criminal-case-file-two-volumes-scan) CPY [The group's diaries and the route book: scan](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/copies/CPY0D79DXW43X41/the-groups-diaries-and-the-route-book-scan) CPY [Search photographs and the group's own film, 1959](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D79DW5E5N1R/search-photographs-and-the-groups-own-film-1959) Dataset DAT [The 1959 criminal case file, page scans and translations](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D79DVXM344F/the-1959-criminal-case-file-page-scans-and-translations) Dataset DAT [Beta contamination on some clothing from the ravine bodies has not been explained.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DPSJ4ADW/beta-contamination-on-some-clothing-from-the-ravine-bodies) Evidence EVD [Investigators found only the group's footprints, no struggle, and nothing taken; the Mansi were questioned…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DP9Y4WBH/investigators-found-only-the-groups-footprints-no-struggle) Evidence EVD [No external wounds matching blows were found; the pattern is of broad compression.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DSQA21P6/no-external-wounds-matching-blows-were-found-the-pattern-is) Evidence EVD [No test on that date and place has been documented; the bodies show no burns or blast injuries.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DQH05E9X/no-test-on-that-date-and-place-has-been-documented-the) Evidence EVD [Only some clothing items were tested and found contaminated; no systematic survey of bodies or equipment was…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DVE03YQR/only-some-clothing-items-were-tested-and-found-contaminated) Evidence EVD [The 1959 expert noted that water flow could have reduced rather than raised the contamination, implying…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DTYC3VCD/the-1959-expert-noted-that-water-flow-could-have-reduced) Evidence EVD [The 1959 searchers recorded no avalanche debris, and the tent's ski poles and entrance were standing.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DM3M0C1G/the-1959-searchers-recorded-no-avalanche-debris-and-the) Evidence EVD [The facial soft-tissue loss on the ravine bodies was judged post-mortem.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DPHR51B7/the-facial-soft-tissue-loss-on-the-ravine-bodies-was-judged) Evidence EVD [The four were found in the ravine under about four metres of snow, 75 m from the cedar.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DRZW4M9H/the-four-were-found-in-the-ravine-under-about-four-metres-of) Evidence EVD [The injuries lack the external wounds expected from rockfall or a tool.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DRG850RM/the-injuries-lack-the-external-wounds-expected-from-rockfall) Evidence EVD [The ravine is shallow and snow-filled; the 1959 investigators did not regard a fall as sufficient for the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DS7P0JHV/the-ravine-is-shallow-and-snow-filled-the-1959-investigators) Evidence EVD [Three people with crushing injuries, one a skull fracture, walked or were carried 1.5 km.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DMK875FA/three-people-with-crushing-injuries-one-a-skull-fracture) Evidence EVD [Wind does not produce rib and skull fractures of the kind found.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DNAP5XZ6/wind-does-not-produce-rib-and-skull-fractures-of-the-kind) Evidence EVD [Five bodies are found at the cedar and on the slope](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DFYT0W12/five-bodies-are-found-at-the-cedar-and-on-the-slope) EVT [Ivanov closes the case, finding death from a compelling natural force](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DGEE2EH7/ivanov-closes-the-case-finding-death-from-a-compelling) EVT [Searchers find the tent](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DFQ04QGB/searchers-find-the-tent) EVT [The Ivdel prosecutor opens a criminal case](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DFF621H1/the-ivdel-prosecutor-opens-a-criminal-case) EVT [The group leaves the tent and dies on the slope and in the forest](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DF7C1K29/the-group-leaves-the-tent-and-dies-on-the-slope-and-in-the) EVT [The last four bodies are found in the ravine under four metres of snow](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DG6M5FSX/the-last-four-bodies-are-found-in-the-ravine-under-four) EVT [The nine pitch their tent on the slope of Kholat Syakhl](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DEZJ069V/the-nine-pitch-their-tent-on-the-slope-of-kholat-syakhl) EVT [The ten-person group leaves Sverdlovsk for Otorten](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DEFY08RH/the-ten-person-group-leaves-sverdlovsk-for-otorten) EVT [Yuri Yudin turns back ill](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/events/EVT0D79DEQR64Z4/yuri-yudin-turns-back-ill) EVT [Boris Vozrozhdenny](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/people/FIG0D79DD8W4SMJ/boris-vozrozhdenny) FIG [Igor Dyatlov](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/people/FIG0D79DCHE3EQ9/igor-dyatlov) FIG [Lev Ivanov](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/people/FIG0D79DD127XNK/lev-ivanov) FIG [Yuri Yudin](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/people/FIG0D79DCS81F3V/yuri-yudin) FIG [The Dyatlov Pass incident](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass) The mystery article MYS [What caused the rib and skull fractures in Dubinina, Zolotaryov and Thibeaux-Brignolles?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/questions/QST0D79DJMR2EHJ/what-caused-the-rib-and-skull-fractures-in-dubinina) Question QST [What made nine experienced ski-tourers cut their way out of the tent and leave it, underdressed, in the dark?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/questions/QST0D79DJCY4S3V/what-made-nine-experienced-ski-tourers-cut-their-way-out-of) Question QST [Why was beta contamination found on some of the clothing?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/questions/QST0D79DJWJ24G5/why-was-beta-contamination-found-on-some-of-the-clothing) Question QST [Members of a touring group camped about 30 km south (Vladislav Karelin and others): Reported seeing a bright glowing sphere moving across the sky before…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/accounts/WIT0D79DJ540247/members-of-a-touring-group-camped-about-30-km-south) WIT [Search party members (Mikhail Sharavin, Boris Slobtsov and others): Found the tent partly collapsed under snow, cut open on the downhill…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/accounts/WIT0D79DHNG4WQ3/search-party-members-mikhail-sharavin-boris-slobtsov-and) WIT [Search party members: Found two bodies in underwear beside the remains of a fire under a…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/accounts/WIT0D79DHXA2V84/search-party-members-found-two-bodies-in-underwear-beside) WIT ## Cite it ``` Prosecutor's Office of Sverdlovsk Oblast (Ivanov, L. N. i. (1959). Criminal case on the death of the tourists in the area of Mount Otorten (case files, volumes 1 and 2, 1959). Dyatlov Pass research site (dyatlovpass.com), page scans with Russian transcription and English translation. https://dyatlovpass.com/case-files ``` [Read it free at dyatlovpass.com](https://dyatlovpass.com/case-files) Key **SRC** 0D79D942388C Kind Manuscript Rights unknown Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D79D942388C/criminal-case-on-the-death-of-the-tourists-in-the-area-of/csl.json)