Summary: Russian serial killer, Alexander Pichuskin killed 48, but possibly as many as 60 people between 1992 and 2006. He initially said that his aim was to kill 64 people, one for every square on a chessboard. Later he recanted his statement, saying that, had he not been caught, he would have carried on killing indefinitely. Had he filled all the squares on one board with victims, he would simply have gone out and bought another board to fill. Before he was caught, he was known as the Bitsevsky Park Maniac. After police found his marked chessboard, however, he was renamed: The Chessboard Killer. For pictures and more information, join us on Facebook. Want to become a Patron of the podcast? Visit our page at Patreon. This episode’s sponsor: Audible - Audible is offering Evidence Locker listeners a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Resources YouTube Serial Killers – Alexander Pichushkin The Chessboard Killer Web Murderpedia Wikipedia Articles The Chessboard Killer Siberian woman to marry notorious Chessboard Killer, Alexander Pichushkin List of Alexander Pichushkin’s verified victims Police fear that there was more to the case than poverty Created by Sonya Lowe Narrated by: Noel Vinson Additional script editing: Emma Robertson Researched & Produced by Two Red Romans Productions Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.
