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Russia’s ‘chessboard killer’ Alexander Pichushkin poised to admit to 11 extra murders, officers say

By Editorial Board Published April 5, 2025 2 Min Read
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Russia’s ‘chessboard killer’ Alexander Pichushkin poised to admit to 11 extra murders, officers say

A Russian serial killer jailed for all times for killing 48 folks has stated he is able to admit to 11 extra murders, based on the nation’s jail service.

Alexander Pichushkin, now 50 years outdated, focused his victims – lots of them homeless, alcoholics or aged – round Bitsevsky Park in Moscow.

His killing spree lasted from 1992 to 2006, and he was then tried and jailed in 2007.

Russian media nicknamed him the “chessboard killer” as a result of he advised detectives he had deliberate to put a coin on each sq. of a 64-square chessboard for every of his victims.

The serial killer has been detained in a distant jail in Russia’s Arctic, the Polar Owl jail, since being sentenced.

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Pichushkin in a Moscow courtroom in October 2007. Pic: Reuters

He has lengthy been suspected of killing extra folks than the 48 for whose murders he has already been convicted.

Now he has advised investigators he’s ready to admit to 11 additional killings of women and men, Russia’s jail system stated in a press release on the Telegram messenger app on Saturday.

Throughout his earlier trial, he claimed to have killed 63 folks, however he was solely charged with 48 murders and three tried murders.

Ought to he be convicted of the 11 extra murders, he would develop into Russia’s second most prolific serial killer on file.

Mikhail Popkov, a former policeman, was convicted of 78 murders.

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