Andrei Chikatilo
Andrei Chikatilo murdered and mutilated children and young women across the former Soviet Union. His 1992 conviction covered 52 victims; reporting on that judgment identified 21 boys, 14 girls, and 17 young women.
At a glance
- What happened
- Chikatilo approached victims in places such as train stations, markets, and streets, then lured them away with promises or other pretexts. He murdered and mutilated them. Reporting on his conviction identified 21 boys, 14 girls, and 17 young women among the victims. His conviction concerned 52 killings between December 1978 and November 1990.
- When
- 1978–1990: killings attributed to the series. 1990: arrest. October 1992: conviction and death sentence. February 1994: execution.
- Where
- Primarily the Rostov region of Russia, then part of the Soviet Union, with crimes across other Soviet locations.
- Why / motive
- A definitive motive is not established by the cited conviction and execution reports.
- Outcome
- Chikatilo was sentenced to death after the 52-murder conviction and executed in 1994.
Who is involved
- Andrei Chikatilo — subject
Sources
- UPI — Chikatilo execution, February 1994“Russian mass murderer executed”
- UPI — Chikatilo conviction and victim breakdown“21 boys, 14 girls and 17 young women”
- UPI — sentencing and victim selection“children from nearby families as well as transients and prostitutes”
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