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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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Andriy
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russia
Place of birth: Yabluchne
Place of death: Novocherkassk
Occupation: serial rapist
Position held: deputy head teacher
Educated at: Rostov State University
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken: Russian
Religion: atheism
Field of work: serial murder
Military branch: Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
Image: AndriejCzikatilo.png
Work location: Krasnodar
Residence: Novoshakhtinsk
Convicted of: sexual assault
Significant event: homicide

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date of birth: 1936-10-16
date of death: 1994-02-14
penalty: incarceration
Commons category: Andrei Chikatilo
manner of death: capital punishment
medical condition: pedophilia
name in native language: Андрій Романович Чикатило
nickname: Убийца из лесополосы
start of work period: 1978-00-00
end of work period: 1990-00-00
cause of death: gunshot wound
place of burial: Novocherkassk
number of victims of killer: 43
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine
armament: rope

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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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