Pichushkin confesses to most of the murders , unclear how many . Jury must decide whether 33-year-old supermarket worker is of sound mind . Alexander Pichushkin lured victims by inviting them to drink vodka , then hammering them to death . If convicted , Pichushkin -- called the `` Bitsevsky Maniac '' by Russian media after the Moscow park where many of the alleged victims were killed -- would be Russia 's most deadly serial killer since Andrei Chikatilo , convicted in 1992 of 52 murders . If convicted Alexander Pichushkin would be Moscow City 's most deadly serial killer since five years .
Pichushkin confesses to most of the murders , unclear how many . Jury must decide whether 33-year-old supermarket worker is of sound mind . Alexander Pichushkin lured victims by inviting them to drink vodka , then hammering them to death . If convicted Alexander Pichushkin would be Moscow City 's most deadly serial killer since five years .