On 17 July 1918, Yakov and other Bolshevik jailers, fearing that the Legion would free Nicholas after conquering the town, murdered him and his family.
O 17 de xullo de 1918, Iurovski e outros carcereiros bolxeviques, temendo que a Lexión liberase a Nicolao tras conquistar a cidade, executouno xunto á súa familia.