EP264: The Red Ripper Andrei Chikatilo - Part 1 of 2

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

He seemed a mild-mannered teacher, a family man... and he was one of the most prolific serial killers in history. Dubbed The Red Ripper, Andrei Chikatilo terrorized the Soviet Union for over a decade, preying on society’s most vulnerable while hiding in plain sight. In a system riddled with secrecy and denial, his crimes went unchecked—leaving a trail of horror that spanned over 50 victims.

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:21.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:33.8	Hi, I'm Shannon.
0:35.8	Hi, I'm Tanya.
0:37.0	And we are Crimes and Consequences, a hardcore true crime podcast.
0:44.7	Hey, Tanya.
0:46.2	Hey, Shannon.
0:47.6	How are you?
0:48.5	I am doing well.
0:49.7	How about yourself?
0:51.1	I'm doing good.
0:53.1	You know, living a dream like I told you earlier. That's right.
0:57.2	That's what we do. That's how we do. That's how we do. And gosh, on our weather update here in
1:03.9	Michigan with those with the colds and constant rain, thunderstorm storms later. It was terrible driving this morning.
1:13.3	And it was thunderstorming today and it was snowing.
1:16.5	Like, we had thunderstorms, yes.
1:18.3	Yeah, thunder snow.
1:19.3	I forgot there was a name for it.
1:21.2	Yeah.
1:22.2	And there was some frozen hail, small, small bits of hail came home. had taken Bodie to get groomed to get his eye and cut.
1:33.8	And those streets were atrocious.
1:36.8	My mother would say atrocious.
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