Friday, September 14, 2007

Man confessed to killing at least 62 people, with the goal of marking all 64 squares on the chessboard.


MOSCOW - A man accused of killing dozens of people and keeping count of his victims on a chessboard lured most his victims by offering them vodka to mourn the death of a nonexistent dog, prosecutors said at his murder trial Friday.
Alexander Pichushkin, 33, has confessed to killing at least 62 people, with the goal of marking all 64 squares on the chessboard. He has been charged with 49 murders, most committed over the course of five years in a sprawling park on the edge of Moscow.
Pichushkin's lawyer Pavel Ivannikov said Friday that his client admitted all the charges. Full Story - Games Magazine - Copenhagen Tobacco - Mikasa