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| Russian 'serial killer' on trial | Russian 'serial killer' on trial |
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| A man will go on trial in Moscow accused of killing at least 49 people. | A man will go on trial in Moscow accused of killing at least 49 people. |
| The Russian media has dubbed him the "Bitsevsky Maniac" after the park in southern Moscow where most of the murders were carried out. | The Russian media has dubbed him the "Bitsevsky Maniac" after the park in southern Moscow where most of the murders were carried out. |
| The accused man, Alexander Pichushkin, far from denying his crimes, claimed he actually killed many more people. | |
| Many Russians would like to see him executed but, as Russia has suspended the use of death penalty, he faces instead a sentence of life in jail. | Many Russians would like to see him executed but, as Russia has suspended the use of death penalty, he faces instead a sentence of life in jail. |
| By his own admission Alexander Pichushkin is one of the world's most prolific killers. | By his own admission Alexander Pichushkin is one of the world's most prolific killers. |
| The shop assistant from southern Moscow stands accused of carrying out a 14-year killing spree. | The shop assistant from southern Moscow stands accused of carrying out a 14-year killing spree. |
| 'Chessboard' murders | 'Chessboard' murders |
| He is alleged to have lured his victims into the Bitsevsky forest on the outskirts of Moscow. | He is alleged to have lured his victims into the Bitsevsky forest on the outskirts of Moscow. |
| Police said he then got them drunk before bludgeoning them to death with a hammer. | Police said he then got them drunk before bludgeoning them to death with a hammer. |
| He is charged with 49 murders, but Mr Pichushkin himself now claims he carried out as many as 60 killings. | He is charged with 49 murders, but Mr Pichushkin himself now claims he carried out as many as 60 killings. |
| In his flat police are reported to have found a chessboard. | In his flat police are reported to have found a chessboard. |
| Russian press reports say Mr Pichushkin was planning to kill one person for each of its 64 squares. | Russian press reports say Mr Pichushkin was planning to kill one person for each of its 64 squares. |
| Given his long confession, it seems certain Mr Pichushkin will be found guilty. | Given his long confession, it seems certain Mr Pichushkin will be found guilty. |