Alexander Bychkov

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Alexander Bychkov
RSFSR, Soviet Union
Other namesBelinsky Cannibal;
Rambo
Conviction(s)Murder, burglary
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
Victims9–11
Span of crimes
2009–2012
CountryRussia
State(s)Penza Oblast
Date apprehended
January 2012

Alexander Vladimirovich Bychkov (

Belinsky, Penza Oblast
between 2009 and 2012.

Bychkov targeted elderly men,

alcoholics, and homeless men around Belinsky, and after his arrest Bychkov claimed to have cannibalized
his victims. Bychkov is believed to have killed up to 11 people based on evidence discovered from his home.

Background

Alexander Vladimirovich Bychkov was born on 1 April 1988, to Irina and Vladimir Bychkov.

petty thefts, for which they were caught several times but pitied by their target every time.[3]

Both of Bychkov's parents suffered from alcoholism, and at the age of 40, Vladimir Bychkov committed suicide by hanging himself. According to neighbours, Vladimir's alcoholism and suicide were caused by the supposed infidelity of his wife.[2]

In the late 2000s, Sergei was badly beaten and had his

disabled.[2]

Murders

On 17 September 2009, Bychkov committed his first murder, of 60-year-old Yevgeni Zhidkov whom he had met at a local

dismembered the corpse.[2]

Bychkov, who called himself "

migrant workers
.

Bychkov also killed a man who started to suspect him of the murders and tried to blackmail him.[6]

The first dismembered corpse was found in the Spring of 2010 which belonged to Sergei Berezovsky, an ex-partner of Alexander's mother, Irina Bychkova. In September of the same year two more dismembered corpses were found. Alexander Zhuplov, a local

mentally ill man, was arrested for the murders on 19 September 2010. Zhuplov confessed to all three of the murders, of which he was found guilty of all three and sent to a mental institution.[6]

Arrest

On the night of 21 January 2012

Russian rubles (around $315 USD at the time) but he was arrested several days later.[3][7] Police found in his home a personal diary in which the author, calling himself a "lone wolf", claimed to be responsible for 11 murders. In the diary he also wrote that he began to murder after being kicked out by his girlfriend.[8]

Upon being questioned by police, Bychkov claimed that he ate

livers, hearts and muscle of his victims.[4]

Trial and conviction

Bychkov was diagnosed with

mentally competent to stand trial.[1] He was found guilty of nine murders and a burglary. The bodies of the two other victims mentioned in the diary were not found. On 22 March 2013 Bychkov was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Penza Oblast Court.[1][5]

Lyubov Zhuplova, mother of Alexander Zhuplov, made a petition to

Minister of Internal Affairs in Russia, asking for reviewing the case of her son. It became possible only after the sentencing of Bychkov.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c К пожизненному заключению приговорен житель города Белинского Александр Бычков, убивший девятерых бомжей (in Russian). DV-ROSS. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Самоделова, Светлана (21 March 2012). Звериный оскал каннибализма (in Russian). Moskovskij Komsomolets. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b Пензенский каннибал убивал людей, чтобы доказать своей девушке, что "он — не тряпка" (in Russian). NEWSru.com. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Маньяк из Пензы покорял девушку людоедством (in Russian). Pravda.Ru. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Белинского Чикатило приговорили к пожизненному заключению (in Russian). Пенза: ПензаИнформ. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  6. ^ a b c Под Пензой маньяк по кличке Рэмбо, убивший 9 человек, получил пожизненный срок (in Russian). NEWSru.com. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  7. ^ Gutterman, Steve (22 March 2013). "Russian serial killer who called himself 'Rambo' gets life sentence for 9 murders". Reuters. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  8. ^ Leshchinskaya, Nastacia (22 March 2013). "Russian Serial Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison". Crime Library. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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