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Rostov Ripper cannibal Andrei Chikatilo convicted of 52 murders

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How anyone who used to extract the eyes of his victims believing they carried his image, who ate their sexual organs, who could only ejaculate by torturing or murdering and who had killed at least 52 people, could be considered sane is something only the Russian Judge presiding could answer.

But his execution, a single shot to the back of the head, was a quicker and more merciful death than he ever afforded his victims...