Chikatilo Andrey Romanovich was born in 1936, on October 19. Place of birth - village Yablochnoye, Sumy region, Ukraine. Already having a technical education, he entered the University of Rostov at the Faculty of Philology. After college, he took up teaching activities. And, according to many psychologists, it was during this period that he began to manifest the features of a sexual maniac. Until the time Chikatilo was executed, he committed more than 50 murders, which at first he did not confess.
The origins
In 1944, little Andrei went to first grade. Then he was too timid and withdrawn. Therefore, other guys often scoffed at him, and he could not answer them in any way. He often cried for lack of writing materials. He had one physical flaw - congenital myopia. But he did not wear glasses, fearing even greater ridicule. Constant moral humiliation severely traumatized him and left a mark on his life.
In 1954, he had the first incident with a girl. Once a 13-year-old schoolgirl in a little dress came into his yard, from under which the trousers protruded. This made Chikatilo a lot. He quickly knocked her to the ground and settled on it. They did not undress, but due to strong excitement, he experienced ejaculation. Although the girl did not notice this. He let her go.
After this incident, Chikatilo vowed to himself to avoid such contacts. An exception could be only his future wife.
According to psychiatrists, this incident was the moment when the shy young man began to degenerate into a maniac.
That girl became a pulling and exciting way for him. And led by him, he wished (maybe even unconsciously) to penetrate the psychology of heroines like her and to keep them under his full control.
And, according to one version, this psychological factor brought him into the profession of a teacher.
Students recollections
Chikatilo taught at school and vocational schools. His former students admitted in court that he repeatedly harassed them right during the lesson. He also could specially go into their room when they changed clothes.
The event that brought him closer to the killings was the case at the pond. Once he took the pupils of boarding school No. 32 there to rest. And one girl sailed away from the rest and there splashed alone. This was noticed by her teacher and went to her. He portrayed discontent and, under the guise of educational actions, began to feel her hard. The student immediately cried out that she had only started the teacher even more.
Because of this scandal, Andrei Romanovich was fired from school. At the new place of work, he already molested the boys. The students repeatedly noticed how he satisfied himself, with his hands in his pockets.
Chikatilo tried to deal with these deviations. But everything was in vain. At this stage, the increased assistance of a psychiatrist was already required, but he was ashamed to contact him. After all, so he would have declared himself insolvent as a man. It was impossible to stop his transformation into a monster.
And a terrible series of crimes began on December 22, 1978.
Killer geography
The debut of the maniac took place in the Rostov region. On the designated day, he brought his victim (Lena Zakotnova) into the hut, slammed the door and immediately attacked the girl, knocked her to the floor, tore her clothes. The more she screamed, the more he enjoyed. Being in complete ecstasy, he strangled the girl, and when he realized that he had killed her, he quickly got rid of the corpse.
In total, he led his activities until 1990. Chikatilo crime scenes are:
- 5 areas: Rostov, Vladimir, Leningrad, Moscow and Sverdlovsk.
- Krasnodar region.
- Uzbekistan
- Ukraine.
From the first month of 1982 and since then in the Rostov region, forest areas near such cities as Shakhty, Novoshakhtinsk and Novocherkassk have become favorite zones of the maniac.
He showed great activity in the grove of Aviators. She was on the road from Rostov towards the designated settlements.
In 1983, several victims were found near the railway stations "Cossack camps" and "Mine".
Investigation
In 1982, in the Rostov region, corpses with numerous traces of violence and stab wounds were regularly discovered. This betrayed a particularly cruel, even sadistic handwriting of the killer.
The terrible finds continued for several more years. In 1986, a regional special department was organized to solve these crimes.
Prior to that, in 1978 and 1984, he was already detained to check for involvement in the designated crimes. On September 13, 1984, he was taken in Rostov for gross molestation of women and imprisoned for 15 days.
At the same time, on the initiative of the prosecutor’s office in Novoshakhtinsk , the version was verified that it was Chikatilo who killed the teenager Dima Ptashnikov, whose corpse was recently found. Sperm was found on the body. Forensic experts made a conclusion about her group - the fourth. From this, they concluded that the killer’s blood type is similar.
Andrei Romanovich took blood for analysis. The conclusion of physicians is group 2. These suspicions were removed from the detainee, but they accused him of another act - theft of batteries. For this, he underwent a year of correctional labor.
Statistics
From 1978 to 1990, Chikatilo carried out 52 murders. He dealt with victims of animal cruelty based on sexual motives.
Among those killed they appear:
- Boys 6-16 years old - 21 people.
- Girls 9-17 years old - 14 people
- 17 young women.
Also depraved were still depraved manipulations with pupils and pupils during his pedagogical work.
Detention
During the investigation, the investigators concluded that the killer was moving, usually by train. And his possible place of employment is in the area of the forest belt or station.
Since the beginning of 1990, Chikatilo began to work at an electric locomotive repair plant in Rostov. It was concentrated in the area of the railway and the station. In this strip in March and July of the same year, the corpses of two more teenagers were found.
Comparing many facts, the investigation concluded that Chikatilo was the same maniac whom he had been looking for for more than 10 years.
And his arrest took place in November of that year in Novocherkassk. During the search, a sharpened knife and two parts of twine were seized from him.
Crime Analysis
At interrogations, Chikatilo initially denied the guilt. But when he realized that the investigation had significant evidence and he could not escape responsibility, he began to confess to his actions. He referred to a painful psyche, hoping to avoid the most severe punishment.
For the same reason, he repeatedly disrupted court hearings.
Chikatilo filed a petition for clemency. His main clue was the official recognition of him insane. But the examination proved the opposite. And all his tricks in the courtroom were considered as actions aimed at deferring or avoiding a sentence.
The maniac was charged with dozens of murders. But there was also an unproven act - reprisal against Lena Zakotnova in 1978.
Chikatilo claimed that it was he who killed this girl, even told the details. But the court found his evidence unconvincing. However, this had no effect on the general sentence. A verdict is a capital punishment. And in 1994, on February 14, the execution of Chikatilo took place.
Doomsday Details
It was Monday. The weather did not please: -17 and a very strong wind. After 16:00, light snow began.
Chikatilo was taken from a Novocherkassk prison in an UAZ car.
The maniac led the convoy, holding it from two sides. There was no hat on the condemned. His head was covered with snow. He peered into the faces of the surrounding citizens.
Before the execution of Chikatilo was about an hour. He was pushed into a car that went outside the city, accompanied by several more cars.
The destination was locked with an iron gate. They were opened so that the arrived group calmly drove in. Three were already standing in the dark courtyard: a medic, a commandant of buildings, and a specialist from the Department of Internal Affairs.
The prisoner was taken to the basement and put on the floor, on his knees, in a small room. Prior to this, the guards told him that they were sending him to the capital's clinic for examination. Perhaps that is why he remained calm.
Soon the prosecutor entered the room and checked the set of documents:
- The verdict itself.
- The court order.
- Presidential Decree dated January 4, 1994 with the signature of B. N. Yeltsin.
After this formality, Chikatilo was taken to another room, located at the far end of the basement. Only there did the convict learn about his fate. There was an awkward pause, which was violated by the prosecutor's team on the execution of the sentence.
How was Chikatilo executed? It was a standard execution procedure. He was executed by two guards. After the team sounded, they pushed the sentenced into an adjacent room and ordered him to be back to them. An instant later a shot rang out. The clock was 20:00.
Then all those present signed the necessary documents and left the room.
The way Chikatilo was executed is not unusual. However, the doctor who came into the room after that discovered that he was still alive. At the very least, his heart, even struck by a bullet, was still beating. Someone suggested making a control shot, but the doctor said that this was not necessary.
And after a few minutes the maniac’s heart stopped beating.
Speculation
There were other assumptions about how Chikatilo was executed. According to one version, a shot followed in the back of the head. And it seems like even a photograph with a dead killer leaked to the press.
However, there is not the slightest sign of a bullet entering the back of the head.
The second version says that Chikatilo was executed unusually. This was an euthanasia followed by a seizure of the brain, which was then bought by a Japanese or American institute for research.
According to the third hypothesis, Chikatilo was not killed at all, and he lived somewhere.
Place of execution
It was a room in the basement. But what was this building and what was its location? This information is still owned by a limited number of people.
The hypothesis, where Chikatilo was shot, is a bit:
- One of the prison buildings in Novocherkassk.
- A suburban secret point specially designed for the execution of sentences.
Also hiding information about the location of the remains of the famous maniac. According to one version, Chikatilo’s grave is located in the cemetery of Novocherkassk prison. The name of the deceased is not written on it, there is only a serial number.