Hunting the Devil/Pursuit, Capture and Confession of the Most Savage Serial Killer in History [1 ed.] 0060177179, 9780060177171

Twelve years of unimaginable depravity. Ten days to obtain suspect Andrei Chikatilo's confession or he goes free. C

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CAPTURE AND CONFESSION OF THE THE

PURSUIT,

MOST SAvAGE SERIAL KILLER IN HISTORY 1 1

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Twelve years of unimaginable depravity. Ten days

Andrei Chikati-

to obtain suspect

he goes

lo s confession or

free.

Certain to join the classic accounts of true crime, Hunting the Devil

how

is

the story of

a master detective, an expert in the

psychology of

serial killers,

ensnares a cun-

ning, seemingly bland, but terrifying psy-

chopath. Fifty-three frenzied

murders of

women

and children, involving mutilation and sex-

Not

ual cannibalism.

a shred of evidence.

An

incompetent

a single witness.

A

Not

terrified populace.

local investigation.

This

is

the challenge facing Chief Inspector Issa

Kostoev, head of Russia’s Department of

Crimes of Special Importance, when he assigned to the case. Five years

1990, after extraordinary

comes

to a taut climax

with his prisoner. Interrogation intricate

game

of

all



is

later, in

efforts, his

when he

is

hunt

locks eyes



the most

about to begin,

played by two, alone for ten days in a bare

room, the stakes freedom or death.

Richard Lourie has had the exclusive cooperation of Chief Inspector Kostoev in

the writing of this book and unrivaled access to

most of the other personalities

involved in the case. His

edge of Russia and

its

own deep knowl-

people has informed

his account, a relentlessly

paced story of

crime and punishment in a collapsing society.

Hunting

the Devil is a

remarkable book:

an absorbing story of the brilliant detective

work

that finally chained a ravenous,

unspeakable

evil.

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