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title: "The Rostov Ripper: Butcher, Sadist, Savage"
description: "The horrifying true story of Andrei Chikatilo, the Soviet serial killer who murdered 53 to 57 people over more than a decade, and the police incompetence that allowed him to roam free."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-rostov-ripper-butcher-sadist-savage.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-rostov-ripper-butcher-sadist-savage
datePublished: 2026-06-11
dateModified: 2026-06-11
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/the-rostov-ripper-butcher-sadist-savage.md.summary.md
---

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The horrifying true story of Andrei Chikatilo, the Soviet serial killer who murdered 53 to 57 people over more than a decade, and the police incompetence that allowed him to roam free.
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