Andréi Chikatilo

Also known as Andrey Romanovich Chikatilo, The Butcher of Rostov, The Rostov Ripper, The Red Ripper

Soviet serial killer (1936–1994)

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Andrei Chikatilo was a male serial killer, serial rapist, military personnel, and school teacher. Born on October 16, 1936, in Yabluchne, he held citizenship in the Soviet Union and Russia. He was educated at the Russian University of Transport and Rostov State University. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Chikatilo identified as an atheist. His criminal activity spanned from 1978 to 1990.

Chikatilo was convicted of murder, statutory rape, sodomy, and rape. He received a penalty of capital punishment and incarceration. Medical records indicated he had borderline personality disorder and pedophilia. He died on February 14, 1994, in Novocherkassk. His manner of death was capital punishment, specifically execution by shooting, resulting in a gunshot wound.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Soviet Union
Active from: 1936
Active to: 1994

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Key facts

Born: ( 1936-10-16 ) 16 October 1936, Yabluchne [ uk ] , Sumy Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
Died: 14 February 1994 (1994-02-14) (aged 57), Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast , Russia
Cause of death: Execution by shooting
Other names: The Butcher of Rostov, The Forest Strip Killer , The Red Ripper, The Rostov Ripper
Criminal status: Executed
Spouse: Feodosia Odnacheva ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1992 )
Motive: Sexual sadism Rage
Convictions: Murder with aggravating circumstances (52 counts), Sexual abuse , Sexual assault
Criminal penalty: Death
Victims: 52 convicted, 53 tried, 56+ claimed
Span of crimes: 22 December 1978 – 6 November 1990
Country: Soviet Union
Date apprehended: 20 November 1990

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Encyclopedic overview

Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (Russian: Андрей Романович Чикатило; Ukrainian: Андрій Романович Чикатило, romanized: Andrii Romanovych Chykatylo; 16 October 1936 – 14 February 1994) was a Ukrainian-born Soviet serial killer nicknamed "the Butcher of Rostov", "the Rostov Ripper", and "the Red Ripper" who sexually assaulted, murdered, and mutilated at least fifty-two women and children between 1978 and 1990 in the Russian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, and the Uzbek SSR.

Chikatilo confessed to fifty-six murders; he was tried for fifty-three murders in April 1992. He was convicted and sentenced to death for fifty-two of these murders in October 1992, although the Supreme Court of Russia ruled in 1993 that insufficient evidence existed to prove his guilt in nine of those killings. Chikatilo was executed by gunshot in February 1994.

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