Alexander Pichushkin confesses to most of the murders , unclear how many . A Moscow court began trying a supermarket worker who prosecutors say murdered 49 people over a 14-year period , which would make him Russia 's worst serial killer in a decade . Jury must decide whether 33-year-old supermarket worker is of sound mind . Killer lured victims by inviting them to drink vodka , then hammering them to death . - May : A man in his 20s kills a woman and her two children at their home near Moscow's Red Square.
Alexander Pichushkin confesses to most of the murders , unclear how many . Jury must decide whether 33-year-old supermarket worker is of sound mind . Killer lured victims by inviting them to drink vodka , then hammering them to death . - May : A man in his 20s kills a woman and her two children at their home near Moscow's Red Square.