Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of rape, violence, and murder, including the murder of children and cannibalism.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13. It was a cold winter night in Shakti, a thriving city in the southern USR.

42 year old Andre Chikatilo was grabbing some items from his local supermarket.

The day had been long and humiliating.

The cruel high schoolers he taught constantly belittled him and made him feel utterly powerless.

But when he left the store, he saw something that seemed to make him forget his troubles.

Nine-year-old Leina Zakotniva stood at a bus stop outside.

Dressed in a bright red coat, she was a beacon of crimson light in the dingy winter gray.

Andre approached her, asking her in the dingy winter gray.

Andre approached her, asking her where she was going.

Lena said she had to rush home so she wouldn't upset her mother.

Plus she had to go to the bathroom. As a family man, Andre was good with children.

Kindly, he offered the restroom at his place just down the road.

Laina agreed and the two walked further away from town.

Andre did take her to his home, but not the one he shared with his wife and kids.

He took her to his secret shack where they would have total privacy.

He led her into the decrepit crumbling building with wood plastered over its broken windows.

They climbed the crooked stairs leading to a sagging front door.

Once inside the small room, Andre felt his heart race and his skin grow hot with desire.

He pounced on Lena, pinning her to the floor and tearing off her clothes.

In the struggle, he accidentally drew blood.

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