An edition of The killer department (1993)
The killer department
the eight-year hunt for the most savage serial killer of modern times
By Robert Cullen
Publish Date
1993
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Language
eng
Pages
258
Description:
The spellbinding true tale of the discovery, chase, capture, and execution of Andrei Chikatilo, a serial killing madman who sexually assaulted, mutilated, and killed at least 53 women and children near Rostov-on-Don, Russia, between 1978 and 1986. The story is told by Colonel Vicktor Burakov, Soviet Militia, a brilliant, tenacious investigator who would be the very last man I'd want pursuing me for a crime I committed. This story, by Robert Cullen, was made into the HBO movie *Citizen X*.
subjects: Murder, serIal murder, Russia, Citizen X, Biography, Case studies, Criminal and dangerous Insane, Insane, Criminal and dangerous, Mentally ill offenders, Murderers, Serial murderers, Serial murders, Sex crimes, True Crime, Fiction, thrillers, espionage
People: Andreĭ Chikatilo, Viktor Bukarov, Viktor Burakov, Andreĭ Romanovich Chikatilo (1936-1994)
Places: Rostov USSR, Rostovskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia (Federation)
Times: 1978-1987