Alexander Pichushkin, the famous Russian serial killer known as the” game killer”, has confessed to 11 additional murders, potentially raising his full target matter to 63, according to a statement by Reuters citing Russia’s punitive service.
Pichushkin, 50, has been serving a life sentence at Polar Owl jail in the Arctic since 2007, convicted of killing 48 citizens and attempting to murder three more between 1992 and 2006. He then claims he is prepared to admit to 11 additional killings, a discovery that, if confirmed, may make him Russia’s following most famous serial murderer on record—surpassed simply by ex-policeman Mikhail Popkov, convicted of 78 murders.
The latest statement has reignited attention in the cold case that frightened Russia. Known for targeting the elder, poor and addicts around Moscow’s Bitsevsky Park, Pichushkin began his shooting rampage at the age of 18 and was arrested in 2006, by then working at a mall and spending completely time playing games.
Pichushkin was nicknamed the” game killer” after telling police he aspired to eliminate 64 people—one for each square on a chessboard—and tag each with a penny. ” He dreamed of surpassing Andrei Chikatilo”, Russian attorney Yury Syomin had said during the test, referring to another legendary Soviet-era chronic criminal convicted of 52 deaths.
If the new says are verified, Pichushkin’s standard count would fall to 59, just short of the record held by Popkov and well above Chikatilo.
