Looks like life in .ru is a little tougher than in the US.
http://mosnews.com/news/2005/07/25/spammerdead.shtml
"Vardan Kushnir, notorious for sending spam to each and every citizen of Russia who appeared to have an e-mail, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on Sunday, Interfax reported Monday. He died after suffering repeated blows to the head."