Andrei Chikatilo

Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (; 16 October 1936 – 14 Februar 1994) wis a Soviet serial killer, elk-namit The Butcher o Rostov, The Reid Ripper an The Rostov Ripper who committit the murther o a minimum o 52 weemen an childer atween 1978 an 1990 in the Roushie SFSR. Chikatilo confessed tae a tot o 56 murthers an wis treed for 53 o thir killins in Aprile, 1992. He wis convictit an sentencit tae daith for 52 o thir murthers in October 1992 an subsequently executit in Februar 1994.

Chikatilo wis kent bi sic titles as The Rostov Ripper an The Butcher o Rostov acause the majority o his murthers wur committit in the Rostov Oblast o the Roushie SFSR.

Leet o victims
 NumberLeet an description o Chikatilo's murthers (Roushie) NameThe Red Ripper, pp. 252–57. Sex Age Date o Murther Notes 1 Yelena Zakotnova F 9 22 December 1978 Chikatilo's first victim. Accostit bi Chikatilo while walkin hame frae an ice-skeitchin rink. 2 Larisa Tkachenko F 17 3 September 1981 Approached bi Chikatilo while waitin for a bus back tae her buirding schuil. 3 Lyubov Biryuk F 13 12 Juin 1982 Biryuk wis abductit while returnin frae a shoppin trip in the veelage o Donskoi.The Killer Department, p. 3–5. 4 Lyubov Volobuyeva F 14 25 Julie 1982 Killed in an orchard near Krasnodar Airport. Her body wis foond August 7. 5 Oleg Pozhidayev M 9 13 August 1982 Chikatilo's first male victim. Pozhidayev wis killed in Adygea. His body wis niver foond. 6 Olga Kuprina F 16 16 August 1982 Killed in Kazachi Lagerya. Her body wis foond 27 October.The Killer Department, p. 15 7 Irina Karabelnikova F 19 8 September 1982 Lured awa frae Shakhty station bi Chikatilo. Her body wis foond 20 September. 8 Sergey Kuzmin M 15 15 September 1982 A runawa frae a buirdin schuil. Kuzmin's body wis foond at Shakhty station in Januar 1983. 9 Olga Stalmachenok F 10 11 December 1982 Olga wis lured aff a bus while ridin hame frae her piano lessons in Novoshakhtinsk.The Killer Department, p. 25. 10 Laura Sarkisyan F 15 Efter 18 Juin 1983 Sarkisyan wis frae Armenie: her body wis niver foond. Chikatilo wis cleared o this murther at his trial. 11 Irina Dunenkova F 13 Julie 1983 Dunenkova's body wis foond in Aviators' Pairk, Rostov, on 8 August 1983. 12 Lyudmila Kushuba F 24 Julie 1983 Killed in firthland near a Shakhty bus station. Her body wis foond 12 Mairch 1984.The Killer Department, p. 65 13 Igor Gudkov M 7 9 August 1983 Chikatilo's youngest victim. He wis killed in Aviators' Pairk, Rostov. Gudkov wis the first male victim linkit tae the manhunt. 14 Valentina Chuchulina F 22 Efter 19 September 1983 Chuchulina's body wis foond on 27 November 1983 in a firthit aurie near Kirpichnaya station.The Killer Department, p. 49. 15 Unkent wumman F 18–25 Simmer 1983The Killer Department, pp. 46–47 Chikatilo claimit he encoontered this victim while she tree'd tae find a "man (client) wi a caur." 16 Vera Shevkun F 19 27 October 1983 Killed in a minin veelage near Shakhty. Her body wis foond on 30 October.The Killer Department, pp. 48–49 17 Sergey Markov M 14 27 December 1983 Disappeared while returnin hame frae wirk experience. His body wis foond on 4 Januar 1984. 18 Natalya Shalapinina F 17 9 Januar 1984 Killed in Aviators' Pairk, Rostov. Shalapinina haed been a close friend o Olga Kuprina, killed bi Chikatilo in 1982. 19 Marta Ryabenko F 45 21 Februar 1984 Chikatilo's auldest victim. She wus killed in Aviators' Pairk, Rostov. 20 Dmitriy Ptashnikov M 10 24 Mairch 1984 Lured frae a stamp kiosk in Novoshakhtinsk bu Chikatilo, who pretendit tae be a fellae collector. 21 Tatyana Petrosyan F 32 25 Mey 1984 Murthered thegither wi her dochter ootside Shakhty. She haed kent Chikatilo syne 1978.The Red Ripper, p. 82. 22 Svetlana Petrosyan F 11 25 Mey 1984 Svetlana siw Chikatilo murther her mither afore he chased her an killed her wi a hammer. 23 Yelena Bakulina F 21 22 Juin 1984 Bakulina's body wis foond on 27 August in the Bagasenski region o Rostov.The Red Ripper, p. 254. 24 Dmitriy Illarionov M 13 10 Julie 1984 Vanished in Rostov while on his wey tae get a heal certificate for simmer camp.The Killer Department, p. 78 25 Anna Lemesheva F 19 19 Julie 1984 A student who disappeared on her wey tae veesit a dentist. She wis killed in Shakhty. 26 Svetlana Tsana F 20 Julie 1984 Oreeginally frae Riga. Her body wis foond on 9 September 1984 in Aviators' Pairk, Rostov. 27 Natalya Golosovskaya F 16 2 August 1984 Vanished on a veesit tae Novoshakhtinsk, whaur she wis tae veesit her sister. She wis killed in Aviators' Pairk, Rostov.The Red Ripper, p. 93 28 Lyudmila Alekseyeva F 17 7 August 1984 A student lured frae a bus stap bi Chikatilo, who affered tae direct her tae Rostov's bus terminal.The Red Ripper, pp. 93–94. 29 Unkent wumman F 20–25 8–11 August 1984 Killed in Tashkent bi Chikatilo while on a business trip tae the Uzbek SSR ceety. 30 Akmaral Seydaliyeva F 10 13 August 1984 A runawa frae Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, killed bi Chikatilo in Tashkent an aw.The Killer Department, p. 205 31 Aleksandr Chepel M 11 28 August 1984 Chepel wis killed on the banks o the Don River, near whare Alekseyeva haed been killed. 32 Irina Luchinskaya F 24 6 September 1984 A Rostov leebrarian, killed bi Chikatilo in Aviators' Pairk, Rostov.The Red Ripper, p. 101. 33 Natalya Pokhlistova F 18 31 Julie 1985 Lured aff a train bi Chikatilo near Domodedovo Airport, Moscow Oblast. Her body wis foond on 3 August.The Red Ripper, pp. 123–24 34 Irina Gulyayeva F 18 27 August 1985 Killed in a grove o trees near Shakhty bus station. Her body wis foond the follaein day.The Red Ripper, p. 256 35 Oleg Makarenkov M 13 16 Mey 1987 Killed in Revda, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Chikatilo led polis tae Makarenkov's remains efter his arrest.The Red Ripper, p. 256. 36 Ivan Bilovetskiy M 12 29 Julie 1987 Killed in firthland alangside a railwey in the Ukrainian ceety o Zaporizhya. His body wis foond bi his awn faither on 30 Julie.The Red Ripper, pp. 133–35 37 Yuri Tereshonok M 16 15 September 1987 Lured aff a train in Leningrad. Chikatilo led polis tae his remains efter his arrest./vitaextensa.narod.ru. 38 Unkent woman F 18–25 1–4 Aprile 1988 Killed near Krasny Sulin train station. Her body wis foond on 6 Aprile.The Killer Department, p. 146 39 Aleksey Voronko M 9 15 Mey 1988 Voronko wis killed near a train station in Ilovaisk, Ukraine: the Rostov–Ukraine rail route.The Killer Department, p. 147 40 Yevgeniy Muratov M 15 14 Julie 1988 The first victim killed near Rostov syne 1985. Muratov's body wis foond on 10 Aprile 1989.The Killer Department, p. 152. 41 Tatyana Ryzhova F 16 8 Mairch 1989 A runawa frae Krasny Sulin, she wis killed in Chikatilo's awn dochter's apairtment. 42 Aleksandr Dyakonov M 8 11 Mey 1989 Killed in Rostov ceety centre the day efter his 8t birthday. His body wis foond on 14 Julie. 43 Aleksey Moiseyev M 10 20 Juin 1989 Killed in Vladimir Oblast, east o Moscow. Chikatilo confessed tae this murther efter his arrest.The Red Ripper, p. 257. 44 Helena Varga F 19 19 August 1989 A student frae Hungary who haed a bairn. She wis lured aff a bus an killed in a veelage near Rostov.The Killer Department, p. 156 45 Aleksey Khobotov M 10 28 August 1989 Vanished frae ootside a theater in Shakhty. Chikatilo led polis tae his remains efter his arrest. 46 Andrey Kravchenko M 11 14 Januar 1990 Lured frae a cinema bi Chikatilo. He wis killed in Shakhty. Kravchenko's body wis foond on 19 Februar.The Red Ripper, p. 165 47 Yaroslav Makarov M 10 7 Mairch 1990 Lured frae a Rostov train station bi Chikatilo. He wis killed in Rostov Botanical Gardens.The Killer Department, p. 157 48 Lyubov Zuyeva F 31 4 Aprile 1990 Lured aff a train near the Donleskhoz station near Shakhty. Her body wis foond on 24 August. 49 Viktor Petrov M 13 28 Julie 1990 Killed in Rostov Botanical Gardens; a few yards frae whare Makarov haed been murthert.The Red Ripper, p. 166. 50 Ivan Fomin M 11 14 August 1990 Killed at Novocherkassk municipal beach. His body wis foond on 17 August.The Killer Department, pp. 160–161 51 Vadim Gromov M 16 17 October 1990 A mentally handicapped student frae Shakhty. Gromov vanished while ridin the train tae Taganrog.The Killer Department, p. 165. 52 Viktor Tishchenko M 16 30 October 1990 Killed in Shakhty. Tishchenko focht haurd for his life; he wis the victim who bit Chikatilo's finger. 53 Svetlana Korostik F 22 6 November 1990 Chikatilo's last victim. Her body wis foond 13 November in firthland near Donleskhoz station.

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Footnotes

Freemit airtins
 Crime Library: Andrei Chikatilo
 Twisted Minds: Andrei Chikatilo 
 Chikatilo's sentence 
 List of Chikatilo's victims with photos 

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