Russian "cannibal" serial killer confesses to police
Vancouver Sun Tuesday 27th March, 2012
MOSCOW - Russian police have arrested a man who admitted killing at least six people before eating their hearts and livers, media said.Dubbed the "cannibal serial killer", Alexander Bychkov wrote in a diary of his crimes that he turned to murder after his girlfriend left him for being "a wimp".Bychkov, 23, was arrested for shoplifting but then told...
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