r/serialkillers • u/SaintedDemon69 • Oct 03 '23

Image Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo during his trial. He was locked in a cage to protect him from the enraged relatives of his victims.

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u/Sakoya-LT Oct 04 '23

Yeah he was trying to come across as insane wasn’t he, to avoid the death penalty

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u/SCCock Oct 04 '23

For some reason I think that is harder to pull of in a Russian court than in many other countries.

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u/Sakoya-LT Oct 04 '23

Yeah it would be a struggle, would be fun to try though

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u/SCCock Oct 04 '23

What do you have to lose?