Chikatilo becomes "the Rostov Ripper"
Because of the state-controlled media in the USSR at that time, serial killers were virtually unheard of. However, Chikatilo's consistent behavior towards his victims forced the authorities to admit they had a serial killer on their hands. Chikatilo's M.O. or Modus Operandi is as follows:
-Befriended victims (usually runaways or vagrants of both sexes) at train stations or bus stops
-Adult female victims tended to be prostitutes or homeless women
-Attacked them after he lured them to a more secluded area
-Attempted rape
-Use knife to mutilate them
-In earlier attacks, it was common for him to damage the eye area
-In some cases, he ate the sexual organs
-Occasionally removed other body parts (noses or tongues)
-Befriended victims (usually runaways or vagrants of both sexes) at train stations or bus stops
-Adult female victims tended to be prostitutes or homeless women
-Attacked them after he lured them to a more secluded area
-Attempted rape
-Use knife to mutilate them
-In earlier attacks, it was common for him to damage the eye area
-In some cases, he ate the sexual organs
-Occasionally removed other body parts (noses or tongues)