Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo, also known as the Butcher of Rostov or The Rostov Ripper, was convicted of the murders of 52 women and children between 1978 and 1990. His grisly crimes included multiple mutilations and cannibalism of the corpses of his victims.
The Murder Files is a series of individual titles, giving condensed accounts of some of the most appalling and notorious killers of all time.