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Alexander Pichushkin
CASE FILE · DAILY CASE NO. 21
Alexander Pichushkin
„The Chessboard Killer”
Russia
GENDERCOUNTRY
VICTIMSYEAR
TARGETSTATUSZODIAC
RU
48
1992
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- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Russia
- Victim count (in game)
- 48
- First crime
- 1992
- Victims targeted
- Men
- Status
- Imprisoned
- Zodiac sign
- Aries
Report
Alexander Pichushkin killed mainly in Moscow's Bitsa Park, often targeting older men he had been drinking with. He claimed he wanted to kill as many people as there are squares on a chessboard. He was arrested in 2006 after a victim left her family a note saying whom she was meeting. In 2007 he was convicted of 48 murders and sentenced to life.
Crimedle record
First appeared as a daily case: #21 (JAN 10, 2026). Most recently: #260 (SEP 06, 2026). Times featured: 4.
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