Alexander Tchayka
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- Russia
- Location
- Moscow, Russia
- Date of birth
- July 23, 1974
- Age at first offence
- 20
- Characteristics
- serial rapist
- Victim profile
- 4 women dressed in fur coats
- Method of murder
- St abbing with knife
- Date(s) of murder
- January 31 - February 16, 1994
- Years active
- 1994
- Date of arrest
- February 19, 1994
- Status
-
Executed
Sentenced to death; wasn't executed because of moratorium for death punishment in Russia
Background
Alexander Tchayka (born in 1974 in Sumy, USSR (now, Ukraine)) was a Russian serial killer known as "The Okhotnik za shubami" ("The Fur Coats Hunter"). He was responsible for the murders of 4 women in Moscow between January 31, 1994 and February 16, 1994.
Tchayka was arrested for raping a little girl and was sentenced to 14-years of prison. He was released in 1991 by 'excellent behavior'.
In 1989, additional background material appears in the case record, but no further details are provided in the available text.
The offence
Tchayka killed 4 women dressed in fur coats in Moscow.
On January 30, 1994 Tchayka committed his first murder when he killed a young woman. The young woman was stabbed 21 times. The victim's son could identify the suspect to his mother.
The second victim was murdered on February 7, 1994. Tchayka stabbed her 8 times with a knife and stole her handbag and her gold ring.
On February 9, 1994 a fifty-years old woman was murdered. Tchayka stabbed her and stole other gold ring.
On February 16, 1994 Tchayka murdered his last victim at age of 18 years old.
Investigation
After the four murders, the police began a career to catch the psychopath serial killer. The only evidence they had about the serial killer was that the possible killer wore black clothes.
A few days later, a detective was thinking in the metro what to do and saw a young man who was wearing black jacket, black bag, gray-black pants and all black. The detective saw a suspect behavior in the young and pursued him.
Hours later his behavior and his clothes resulted in his arrest.
Arrest
Tchayka was arrested after the detective pursued the young man wearing black clothes in the metro and, hours later, his behavior and clothes led to his arrest.
After his arrest, Tchayka confessed the murders.
Trial and sentencing
Tchayka was sentenced to death, but he wasn't executed because of a moratorium for death punishment in Russia.
Outcome
Tchayka's execution did not occur due to the moratorium for death punishment in Russia. His death sentence was not carried out.
Other details
The case record includes a reference to Wikipedia.org and a repeated fragment: "Alexander Tchayka home last updates contact."
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