Victor Miroshnichenko
Victor Miroshnichenko, 75, was a pastor of Bethany Slavic Missionary Church in Sacramento. He had advanced prostate cancer and other age-related illnesses, and according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, prison doctors found his condition terminal and moved him to the hospice unit at California Medical Facility in Vacaville in June. The department said he died there of cancer on August 19, 2026. In July he filed a request for early release, which had not been granted when he died. His daughter wrote to the court asking to care for him in his final days, and his children asked that he be released so they could spend time with him.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says he died of cancer, as reported by Slavic Sacramento.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Slavic Sacramento (reporters).
Custody: Serving a sentence.