- Tortured, raped and killed at least 53 women and children (cannibalizing some of them) in Russia between 1978-90. It's believed that he actually raped and murdered at least twice that number, but due to police incompetence, negligence and the unwillingness of authorities to admit that such a killer could exist in a Communist state, he was able to continue committing his crimes for many years until he was finally caught--not by any investigative or scientific expertise but by a sharp-eyed policeman who noticed him acting "strangely" at a railroad station and detained him. It turned out that he had just that day committed three more murders.
- Considered to be one of the most vicious and prolific serial killers in world history. His notoriety in the former USSR was even more widespread than the worst American serial killers.
- Member of the Communist Party.
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