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By the time he was brought to trial in 1992, Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo had killed more than fifty women and children, often sexually abusing them and leaving their bodies mutilated beyond recognition. Although he was initially arrested in 1984, the police lacked enough evidence to pin the unsolved murders on him and he was able to torture and kill dozens more before his eventual conviction.

This true crime podcast follows the story of the infamous serial killer of Russia - The Red Ripper, also known as a The Butcher of Rostov. Twelve years. Fifty-two victims. Police cover ups. An innocent man executed. All these years later, the name of Andrey Chikatilo still haunts my town and the entire country. Follow me as I try to unwrap the story of The Red Ripper.