What the Forensics
What the Forensics
Rebecca, Journey, and Nicole
Ep. 116 - The Chessboard Killer: Alexander Pichushkin
1 hour 16 minutes Posted Feb 12, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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What if a community’s love for chess, would unknowingly become a killer’s ploy for luring innocent people to their deaths? Unfortunately, for at least 48 people who frequented their local park to play chess at the public tables with their neighbours and community members, the game of chess played with a man named Alexander Pichushkin would be their last. In this episode we discuss what led to Pichushkin becoming a serial killer, his MO, and where he is now.


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