Andrei Chikatilo

Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (??????? ?????????? ?????????) (October 16, 1936–February 14, 1994) was a Soviet serial killer. He was convicted of the murder of fifty-two women and children between 1978 and 1990.

Capture and trial

The discovery of one of the bodies near Leskhoz station led to increased police patrols. On November 6 Chikatilo killed and mutilated Sveta Korostik. He was stopped by police returning from the woodland crime but allowed to go. But the report of the suspicious character returned Chikatilo's name to the investigation. On November 20, 1990, after police further observed his suspicious behaviour, he was arrested. Between November 30 and December 5, Chikatilo confessed to and described fifty-six murders. Three of the victims had been buried and could not be found or identified, so Chikatilo was not charged with these crimes. The number of crimes Chikatilo confessed to shocked the police, who had listed only 36 killings in their investigation. A number of victims had not been linked to others because they were murdered far from Chikatilo's other hunting grounds, whilst others were not linked because they were buried and not found until Chikatilo led the police to their shallow graves.

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November 6 - November 20 - 1990 - November 30 - December 5

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He went to trial on April 14, 1992. Despite his odd and disruptive behaviour in court, where he was famously kept in a cage in the center of the courtroom, he was judged fit to stand trial. The trial ended in July and sentencing was postponed until October 15 when he was found guilty of 52 of the 53 murders and sentenced to death for each offence. Chikatilo defended himself by pointing to his childhood's experience of the notorious famine which took place in Ukraine in the 1930's.

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April 14 - 1992 - October 15 - 1930's

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He was executed by a shot in the back of the head on February 14, 1994.

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Executed by a shot - February 14 - 1994

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A movie of the events, Citizen X, was made in 1995 starring Jeffrey DeMunn as Chikatilo, with Stephen Rea as Viktor Burakov and Donald Sutherland as Mikhail Fetisov. Another movie was made in 2004 titled Evilenko starring Malcolm McDowell.

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Citizen X - 1995 - Jeffrey DeMunn - Stephen Rea - Donald Sutherland - 2004 - Evilenko - Malcolm McDowell

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