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/ 29 October 2007
A judge handed out a sentence of life in prison on Monday to Russia’s ”chessboard murderer”, who was convicted last week of killing 48 people. The sentence was read out by the judge as Alexander Pichushkin, a 33-year-old former supermarket worker, looked at the ground, a reporter in court said. Asked if he understood, Pichushkin replied: ”I’m not deaf. I understood.”
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/ 25 October 2007
Russia’s ”Chessboard Killer” Alexander Pichushkin showed no remorse on Thursday when he addressed a Moscow court for the final time after being found guilty of a series of 48 murders. Instead of asking for lenience, he taunted the court, which on Wednesday found him guilty on all charges.
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/ 24 October 2007
A Russian supermarket worker branded ”the chessboard murderer” was found guilty on Wednesday of killing 48 people after he confessed in court that the first time he took a life was like falling in love. He was given his nickname by Russian media because he had hoped to put a coin on every space of a 64-place chessboard, one for each victim.