Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union (now Russia) After the accident, Pichushkins mother sent him to a special school for the disabled, which Pichushkin reportedly found traumatic. Life, plus 15 years in solitary confinement Had the police done their job the first time, many lives might have been saved. In August 1973, she placed her trust in Henley once again as he sneaked up to her bedroom window to help her escape another episode of abuse at the hands of her father. Serial KillerNecrophiliac (possible)[1] Unbeknownst to them, the unknown man who would later be dubbed the Zodiac Killer had other plans for them. (Anonymous/ASSOCIATED PRESS), "For me, life without killing is like life without food for you," he said. In 2006, authorities arrested Pichushkin for the murder of a female coworker. Even though it was late in the evening, Maria, not even knowing if her job would be there for her in the morning anyway, agreed to go with him to retrieve the cameras. For Alexander Pichushkin, chess wasn't just a metaphor for his murder spree: it was the thing that began it. The Chessboard Killer, is a prolific Russian serial killer who murdered 48 people. plans and enthusiasm to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really. In 2001, Ridgway was finally apprehended and sentenced to life in prison. I would love an hour in a room with him and a pair of wire-cutters and pliers, so I could inflict the same damage on him that he inflicted on me. She was only brought in to identify her attacker much, much later when he was finally apprehended under suspicion of 48 murders. In 2007, Moscow police found a chessboard. located close to the local College. She took a walk with her co-worker into Bitsa Park, where he then struck her with a hammer. Pichushkin never completed his chessboard murders, but he did confess to killing 61 people. Due to her lifestyle and a general fear of the police, Garde waited nearly two years after her attack before she contacted the authorities, and although her forthcoming would not lead directly to his capture, it did help law enforcement build a more solid case around the most prolific serial killer in the United States. Jamie founded Listverse due to an insatiable desire to share fascinating, obscure, and bizarre facts. Until he attempted to lure one of them into his killing grounds. . [13] Ten of his victims lived in the same four-building complex where he livedfour from 2 Khersonskaya; two from 4 Khersonskaya, next door; three from 6; and one from 8. [16], Pichushkin claimed that deciding whether his victims should live or die made him feel like God. He got a dog that he often walked in the park. Alexander Pichushkin killed his first victim in 1992 but killed only sporadically until 2001, when he began regularly targeting victims. Ridgway picked up and killed at least 15 more women in the same area along the Pacific Highway South where he attacked Garde, and her description of him at least gave them something to move on. Her trust was finally broken when Henley told her that he would have to shoot her before the ordeal was over. Hearing of her situation, Pichushkin offered her a chance to earn some additional money, telling her that he had stashed some stolen cameras in a well in nearby Bittsevsky Park and that he would . According to him, his goal was to kill 64 people the same as the number of squares on a chessboard. On March 29, 1984, Steward was woken up by an intruder holding a knife to her neck. He also later claimed that had he not been stopped, the number would have only climbed. According to the Herald Sun, he would lure the men into isolation with talk of drinking vodka together and/or mourning the loss of his dog. Alexander Pichushkin, 'el asesino del ajedrez', durante el juicio (2007) newscom El 24 de octubre de 2007 el jurado lo declar culpable de 48 asesinatos y tres tentativas de asesinato. Pichushkin turned on his former classmate and beat the 18-year-old to death. Thats the last thing she remembers from that morning. If they had thoroughly searched the house, it's possible that Junko Furuta could still be alive today. During his trial, Pichushkin told the courts: "A first killing is like your first love. And over the past few months, thanks to Beth Harmon and The Queen's Gambit, it's also been associated with sex, drugs, and proto-feminism. Siberian woman 'to marry' notorious 'Chessboard Serial Killer' Alexander Pichushkin. As he was sitting up, the swing swung back and hit him in the forehead. Alexander Yuryevich Pichushkin (Russo: ) (9 de abril de 1974) um assassino em srie de origem russa. His preferred method of killing was repeated hammer blows to the head. But, for a period of time between 1999 and 2006, a Russian outcast named Alexander Pichushkin tied chess and homicide together, earning the nickname "the Chessboard Killer" in the process. Status Span of crimes Pichushkin was born on April 9, 1974 in the Russian part of the Soviet Union. Between 1978 and 1990, Chikatilo murdered and mutilated 52 women and children and dined on parts of their bodies. He robbed himself of the title he sought. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Idaho Murders: What Led Police to Bryan Kohberger, Adnan Syed: A Complete Timeline of His Trial, Appeal and Killing of Hae Min Lee. Some of them were still alive at the time and . "For me, a life without murder is like a life without food for you," Pichushkin reportedly said. Due to his behavior, Pichushkin's mother decided to transfer him from the mainstream school he had been attending to one for children with learning disabilities. Pichushkin was born in Moscow, on April 9, 1974. After striking Oditchuk over 20 times with the hammer, Pichuskin then dumped his body down a well and returned home to his mother's apartment as though nothing happened. Pichushkin didnt continue killing until 2001, when he reportedly made a list of acquaintances he intended to murder: "The closer the person is to you, the more pleasant it is to kill them. There was some evidence pointing to his guilt, but nothing ever came out of the investigation. He ended up sentenced to life in prison. Pichushkin first committed murder in 1992 - the same year the police convicted fellow Russian citizen, Andrei Chikatilo, of mutilating and killing 52 people. Pichushkin then produced a bottle of vodka and offered him a drink, which he accepted. Once Pronin was dead, Pichushkin threw his body into a nearby well. Alexander Yuryevich "Sasha" Pichushkin (Russian, born 9 April 1974 in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast), also known as The Chessboard Killer and The Bitsa Park Maniac, is a Russian serial killer known to have m**dered at least 48 people. Following his arrest the police discovered a chessboard with dates on all but two of the squares, apparently connected to the murders he committed. Though Larry Flynt, who was left in constant pain, could have understandably wished to see his assailant die, he actually lobbied for Franklins sentence to be commuted to life in prison due to his stance against the death penalty itself. Corll began kicking her and screaming for her to wake up, then he and Henley took the other two captives to another room and lashed them both to what can only be described as torture boards. Naively, she still believed that Henley would not let her be hurt, even as she heard the screams of her captive companions. [4] Following this accident, Pichushkin frequently became hostile and impulsive. In the interviews, he added that he now uses his time in prison to read . He himself described it as a "concentration camp," according to The Sun. True Crime. . He was only fond of tennis, checkers, and drawing. Despite the date references, the police were only able to charge Pichushkin with 51 counts of murder and attempted murder (three of his victims survived). In 1992, when Chikatilo's trial was big news, a schoolmate of Pichushkin's vanished. Pichushkin deserves . Between May 2001 and September 2005, Pichushkin attacked thirty-six victims; three of his victims survived their injuries. Pichushkin suffered a head injury when he was a child and spent some time in an . Pichushkin's murderous impulses lay dormant for years until he began killing people in Moscow's Bittsevsky Park in the early 2000s. Read his entire macabre story in The Chessboard Killer at Amazon.com! He said he felt like God when he was killing people, and he also . Pichushkin was no exception: according to GQ, he got his nickname because of a record of his crimes found in his apartment: a chessboard, on which he'd recorded each of his murders on one of the board's squares. Pichushkin called his first murder "like first love. It was Corazon Atienza who opened the door to her apartment on the night of July 13, 1966, and unknowingly allowed brutal mass murderer Richard Speck into her and her roommates lives. [10] Pichushkin was arrested at his mother's home on 30 July and taken to Moscow police station for questioning. A imprensa russa especulou que Pichushkin possa ter . Authorities finally caught up with Pichushkin in June 2006 after he killed a woman he worked with at a supermarket. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Alexander Pichushkin leaned against the wall of his reinforced glass cage in the courtroom and stared at the floor as the jury foreman took about an hour to read the verdict. MAXIM MARMUR/AFP via Getty ImagesAlexander Pichushkin, Moscows Bittsevsky Maniac a.k.a. To conceal the bodies, he often threw his victims into a sewer pit. "This first murder, it's like first love. [10] Sergei's body was later discovered outside his apartment building. He would drink with them, let them imbibe as much as they wanted, then kill them, usually with blows to the head with a hammer. Rhonda Williams had befriended Henley during her teenage years and thought Henley was someone she could trust. Oditchuk's body was discovered the next day and an investigation started. Pichushkin was left to return to his mother's home, after which he enrolled as a student. Investigators discovered a chessboard with approximately 61 spaces marked off in his Moscow home. It's now known that Pichushkin committed his first murder around 1992 and that the death was ruled a suicide at the time. Prior to this transfer, children from the mainstream school were known to have physically and verbally bullied Pichushkin, referring to him as "that retard". By the spring of 2006, almost 50 people had vanished into them, never to be seen again. Once he got his victims to a secluded spot in a nearby forest, he would trick them into paying respect to his deceased dog. However, Russia had instituted a moratorium on capital punishment by that time, so Pichushkin was instead sentenced to life in prison without parole, with the first 15 years to be spent in solitary confinement. 62 had been filled in, which was later lowered to 60 when Pichushkin learned that two of his victims (presumably Viricheva and Polikarpov) had survived. According to Pichushkin, he idolized Andrei Chikatilo, another serial killer who committed horrific killings in Russia. The well was where he typically disposed of the bodies, but he later began leaving them out in the open. The boy's father was fond of alcohol and left the family when his son was not even a year old (Harrington 8). Acredita-se que ele matou cerca de 48 pessoas - ou 63 segundo seus clculos. Once apprehended, the murderer not only admitted to his crimes, according to the TV documentary Serial Killers, he boasted of his crimes and even re-enacted some of them for the police. which he described at his trial as "like the first time you fall in love" happened in 1992 when he was still in college. One year later, his father abandoned the family. At the end of their game, Pichushkin invited Pronin to take a walk with him, claiming it was the anniversary of his dog's death and that he wanted to visit the grave in Bitsa Park. To keep creating new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help the Murderpedia project stay alive. As he aired his confession to the police, the number of victims changed over and over. The young girl was also found to have been sexually assaulted. Somehow, however, people kept disappearing. He left, believing her to be dead. Before she left, she wrote down the name of her companion Alexander Pichushkin and his phone number so her son could reach her. She only managed to survive her ordeal by pretending to like her attacker, even going so far as to kiss him, which caused him to leave without taking her life. Pichushkin, 32, was eager to explain the symbolism. She clung to the sides of the well to avoid falling, but Pichushkin grabbed her head and repeatedly slammed it into the side of the well. By the early 2000s, though, Pichushkin would kill again, luring unsuspecting victims to a park near his house and killing them with a blunt object before throwing them in a sewer pit. 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It's unforgettable," he'd later say. Due to Speck being highly intoxicated at the time of the attacks, he apparently forgot about her and left the apartment after he thought his work was finished. By The Siberian Times reporter. Pichushkin would approach his victim in Bitsa Park (the vast majority of them elderly homeless people),[11] offer to share a drink of vodka, and then kill themtypically by striking the back of their skull with a hammer or a bottle, although he was also alleged to have pushed his victims into the sewage canal to drown. Through that, they were able to spot her on a surveillance tape walking out of the station, a young man by her side. Pathology While he was aware of the risks involved in killing his co-worker, he still murdered her. In the press, he became known as the Chessboard Killer, but that might not have been his only game. By the age of 18 he had committed his first murder: that of childhood friend Mikhail Odichuk. Pichushkin, like other serial killers, kept his own unique trophy to document his kills: a log with the . The son of one victim Marina Moskalyova said his mother had gone out on a date with a co-worker a day earlier and not returned. However, by 2005, killing old men by drowning them failed to satisfy the killer's murderous urges. But Alexander Pichushkins brutality and depravity went far beyond most peoples understanding and his body count exceeded even the worst American serial killers.. Male When Odichuk realized that his classmate was being serious, he tried to back out of the situation. Had she known Henleys true motives, she certainly would have decided against letting him rescue her. Pronin accompanied him to an isolated area in Bitsa Park, whereupon Pichushkin pulled out a bottle of vodka and offered him a drink. Alexander Yuryevich Pichushkin (Russian: , born 9 April 1974), also known as the Chessboard Killer (Russian: ) and the Bitsa Park Maniac (Russian: ), is a Russian serial killer who is believed to have killed at least forty-nine people, and possibly as many as . In response, Pichushkin killed him, although the circumstances of Sergei's death led the police to declare it a suicide, not a homicide. His sentence was later overturned by the Supreme Court in 1972 and he was given eight consecutive terms of 50 to 150 years. Unable to be sentenced to death after the suspension of the death penalty in Russia in 1996, he received a life sentence with the first 15 years to be spent in solitary confinement. As that was less than 15 years ago, the Bitsa Park killer is still doing time in solitary as of this writing. Unable to be sentenced to death after the suspension of the death penalty in Russia in 1996, he received a life sentence with the first 15 years to be spent in solitary confinement. Still, Pichushkin does have some kind words for his captors. Two days later, he was arrested. [6][7] He later recanted this statement, saying that he would have continued killing indefinitely had he not been stopped. The two men drank a toast to the dog before Pichushkin suddenly bludgeoned Pronin and dumped his body into a nearby well. The Chessboard Killer: Story of Russian Serial Killer Alexander Pichushkin. Pichushkin's crimes were so heinous, Russia even considered re-instituting the death penalty. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Arrested on 16 June 2006 at age 33 years old, Russian serial killer Alexander Pichushkin was convicted of 48 murders and 3 attempted murders. Some of his victims were found alive but died . 64 squares on a chessboard. Since Pichushkin was still a child, the damage would have been more severe, as a child's forehead provides only a fraction of the protection for the brain than an adult's. Following this accident, Pichushkin frequently became hostile and impulsive. Due to the gruesomeness and number of murders, Russians considered reinstating the death penalty. Chessboard Killer, is led into the court room at Moscows City Court in October 2007. At 4, a blow to the head from a swing left the child with severe mood swings and rages. He left a broken vodka bottle sticking out of some victims' skulls and seemed to care less about disposing of the bodies, just leaving them out in the open to be discovered. [1], Alexander Pichushkin was born on 9 April 1974 in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and grew up on 2 Khersonskaya Street in Moscow proper. Generation X. Alexander Pichushkin was born in the middle of Generation X. Teresa Thornhill was one of the few known survivors of his attacks. Viricheva reported the crime to the police, but since she was an illegal immigrant, she was forced to drop her claim that Pichushkin had attempted to kill her. Alexander Yuryevich Pichushkin (Russian: , born 9 April 1974), also known as the Chessboard Killer (Russian: ) and the Bitsa Park Maniac (Russian: ), is a Russian serial killer who is believed to have killed at least forty-nine people, and possibly as many as sixty, between 1992 and 2006. That night, Richard Ramirez, also known as the Night Stalker, crept through her bedroom window and savagely beat her with a tire iron before ransacking her room and taking all the valuables. Fortunately, she stopped herself near another well leading up from the drainpipe and managed to climb to the top, only to find that she was too weak to push the well cover open above her. She had little choice but to let go. Thankfully, the years that passed healed his woulds not only physically, but emotionally as well, and Bryan is now a probate attorney and is married with a family of his own. [3] This reignited Pichushkin's interest in killing. [11], Moskalyova's body was discovered in Bitsa Park on 14 June 2006, complete with Pichushkin's trademark injuries. Later on, Pichushkin killed others more directly. All Rights Reserved. Most of the murders were committed over five years, in the Bittsa Park in Moscow's southern suburbs. Pichushkin, it appeared, was trying to break a record for murders set by Andrei Chikatilo, who killed and mutilated 52 women and children between 1978 and 1990. Later, when Alexander Pichushkin was found guilty of killing dozens of people in the grisliest manner imaginable, experts would attribute this injury to the driving force behind his rage, and perhaps the reason he was so eager to kill. Corazon of Amurao opened the door to the killer, terrified hid under the bed, and at the time of the massacre, which . And each represented a victim he viciously murdered. Alexander Pichushkin, The Bitsa Park Maniac She also got to know the maniac's mother saying "I remember when we met for the first time in the subway, she grabbed my hand, and immediately pulled . Pichushkin took a hammer out of his bag and beat his friend to death. Once Odtchuk was dead, Pichushkin deposited his body near a sewer entrance at Bitsa Park, then returned to his mother's apartment a short distance away. This weird request made her alert her son to where she was going, and give him Pichushkins number. Not so much is known about his time as a child and young adult, however one striking thing about his early life is the fact that at an early age, he fell . 48-60 killed3 attempted For me, a life without murder is like a life without food for you. Pichushkin, it appeared, was trying to break a record for murders set by Andrei Chikatilo, who killed and mutilated 52 women and children between 1978 and 1990. On February 23, 2002, he lured the pregnant saleswoman into Bitsa Park and pushed her into the same well where most of his victims were disposed of. This innocent mistake would lead her to a night of pure horror and a lifetime of suffering. Though she did not survive, the police were alerted to her disappearance and the fact that she had been wary of Pichushkin. Police didn't . Russian killer Alexander Pichushkin looks on from a cell in a Moscow court room awaiting his sentence. 33-year-old Alexander Pichushkin, known as the "Bitsa maniac," or "killer of the chess Board", a few years kept in fear of Moscow. 'It was not immediately clear if Natalya has visited him in jail or whether their relationship is only on paper'. All of the following were killed in Moscow. The hideous nature of his crimes has renewed interest in re-instituting Russia's death penalty. Cecilia was later able to provide a description of the killer before she died in the hospital. Signature Alexander Pichushkin, 'The Bitsa Maniac', Alexey Panov/Sputnik . Larry Flynt is famous as the outspoken and flamboyant publisher of Hustler magazine and the creator of a business empire. While they remained in their car, a man wearing a black hood and a shirt with white crosshairs etched on the front approached the couple and forced them out of the car at gunpoint. Many of the victims were never found. Chessboard Killer: Directed by Jeremy Turner. His trademark? Pichushkin waited until his intended victim was intoxicated and then he hit him or her repeatedly with a blunt instrument - a hammer or a piece of pipe. On May 17, 2001, Pichushkin was in Bitsa Park, playing chess with a man named Yevgeny Pronin. It was her testimony that helped convict Ramirez of his crimes during his trail and ensured that he received the death sentence. Some of them were still alive at the time and ended up drowning. Three months pregnant and unmarried, 19-year-old Maria Viricheva was working as a saleswoman at the time of her encounter with one of Russias most notorious serial killersAlexander Pichushkin, also known as the Chessboard Killer. Some of the families of his other victims are understandably shocked by her decision. Once they reached a spot that was relatively secluded, Gary Ridgway attacked her and tried to strangle her to death from behind. Eleven-year-old Tali Shapiro didnt like taking the bus, so almost every day she would walk to school from her home in West Hollywood. She was new at her job and had been set up with it by her boyfriend, who was also the father of her child. As he now sits on death row awaiting his fate, Steward herself has actively campaigned against the death penalty, supporting what in California is known as Proposition 34, a ballot to replace all death sentences with sentences of life without parole. 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