The Red Ripper, Peter Conradi
The Red Ripper, Peter Conradi
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The Red Ripper
Inside the Mind of Russia's Most Brutal Serial Killer

Author: Peter Conradi

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/29/2023

Synopsis

By the time he was brought to trial in 1992, Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo had killed more than fifty women and children, often sexually abusing them and leaving their bodies mutilated beyond recognition. Although he was initially arrested in 1984, the police lacked enough evidence to pin the unsolved murders on him and he was able to torture and kill dozens more before his eventual conviction. Compiling exclusive interviews and trial transcripts, journalist and editor at London's Sunday Times Peter Conradi reveals how the grandfather and former teacher carried out a horrific twelve-year killing spree.

Based on extensive research into Chikatilo's past and the elements of Soviet society that allowed his crimes to go unsolved for so long, Conradi delves into the life of one of history's most prolific and disturbing serial killers. Interviews with Moscow police detectives detail the fervent hunt for the man who preyed on young children, prostitutes, and runaways.

A chilling look into the deranged mind of a monster, The Red Ripper is a comprehensive and shocking true crime account of one of the twentieth century's deadliest killers.

Contains mature themes.

About Peter Conradi

Peter Conradi is a veteran journalist, an editor for the Sunday Times, and the author of several popular biographies, including the critically acclaimed Hitler's Piano Player. He is also the author of The Red Ripper and Mad Vlad.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on August 01, 2013

The case of Andrei Chikatilo makes me think that maybe the Devil does exist, and if you pray to him real good, he'll reach down and do a little tweaking on your behalf. Tweak No 1 : he was a pretty solid suspect in the very first murder he committed in 1978 and was questioned around 8 times by the co......more

Goodreads review by Polianna on May 11, 2023

Historia przedstawiona dokładnie, bardzo dokładnie. Opisy wszystkiego i wszystkich. Częste skakanie z jednego miejsca i czasu do drugiego. Inna sprawa brak korekty. Błędy co stronę. Na koniec lektor nieprzygotowany do pracy. Ciągle się zacina, raz czyta rosyjskie nazwy własne dobrze, raz źle. Zmieni......more

Goodreads review by Aellirenn on April 11, 2022

Radziecki seryjny morderca. Przez 12 lat działał pod nosem policji. Zabijał kobiety i dzieci. Ten reportaż mnie rozłożył na łopatki. Podczas lektury raz po raz zadawałam sobie pytanie „jak to możliwe?”. Bo jak to możliwe, że można być tak do szpiku kości złym. Jak to możliwe, że można aż tak dobrze u......more

Goodreads review by suspense_books on January 23, 2022

Andriej Czikatiło, to jeden z najbardziej znanych, wyjątkowo bestialskich, a zarazem poczytalnych seryjnych morderców XX wieku. Jego problemy z zachowaniem normalności życiowej zaczęły się już w dzieciństwie, które nie było zbyt kolorowe. Matka karmiła go kanibalistycznymi historyjkami, ojciec przyn......more

Goodreads review by Carm on October 31, 2024

I’ve been fascinated by this story ever since I saw the Italian film, “Evilenko”. Malcom McDowell plays a fictionalized version of Andrei Chikatilo. Then I found out that the movie was an adaptation of a book called "Il comunista che mangiava i bambini" or “The Communist Who Ate Children”. Since tha......more

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