As 1984 approached, Andrei Chikatilo had now murdered 23 people. Faced with these brutal killings police began to question anyone who looked suspicious. On September 13th two detective spotted a six-foot tall man wearing a black fur cap. He was trying to make conversation with a young girl.
It was decided not to detain him on the spot but follow him up and see what he was going to do. The officers tailed the suspect as he approached one young woman after another. Eventually they observed him fondling a prostitute in a deserted station. This act of public lewdness was enough for detectives to arrest the man. He identified himself as Andrei Chikatilo.
He was carrying a small leather case. Yes the briefcase and in the briefcase was vaseline, ropes and knives. Well that sounds to me like what we refer to as a kill kit. But after questioning Chikatilo investigators discovered that he was a devoted family man and a loyal communist party member. He was eventually released.
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