outh ▁Africa ) ▁cases ▁Category : S outh ▁African ▁criminal ▁case ▁law <0x0A> </s> ▁Serge y ▁Aleks and rov ich ▁Sh ip il ov ▁( born ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁in ▁Ar kh angel sk , ▁R S FS R ), ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" V elsk ▁Ch ik at ilo ", ▁is ▁a ▁Russian ▁rap ist ▁and ▁serial ▁k iller ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁mur ders ▁and ▁nine ▁ra pes . ▁Most ▁of ▁his ▁mur ders ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Vel sk . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁vict ims ▁were ▁women ▁that ▁he ▁ra ped ▁before ▁killing . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sh ip il ov ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁in ▁Ar kh angel sk ▁to ▁a ▁simple , ▁working - class ▁family . ▁Sh ip il ov ▁had ▁a ▁sister ▁two ▁years ▁his ▁junior . ▁His ▁mother ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁seven ▁years ▁old . ▁Sh ip il ov ▁claims ▁his ▁father ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁bring ▁women ▁and ▁alco hol ▁into ▁their ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁early ▁life , ▁Sh ip il ov ▁received ▁a ▁secondary ▁special ▁education , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁army , ▁married , ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁for eman ▁in ▁a ▁voc ational ▁school , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁students ▁how ▁to ▁drive . ▁At ▁work ▁he ▁was ▁viewed ▁posit ively ▁by ▁his ▁co - work ers . ▁In ▁view ▁of