to whom he promised food or sweets that lured them to isolated trails in forests bordering Russian towns.By September of 1983, an official investigation was under way. Originally, the authorities had been looking for separate killers for each of their victims. The regime of the Soviet Union at that time refused to believe that these were the act of a serial killer. Serial killings were considered a western phenomenon. However, a concern over the amount of murdered children being found brought forth a new, clearer investigation. Deciding that the killer must be abnormal, the investigators began looking in mental hospital for anyone who had an inclination towards sexual violence. They also checked for known sex offenders. One of the people they questioned was Andrei Chikatilo. The investigators had determined, from crime scenes, that the killers blood type was AB. When Andrei Chikatilo was tested, his blood type did not match and he was released once again.By September of 1984, fifteen more victims had been found. Investigators decided to start patrolling the bus and railway stations especially around Rostov where several of the victims had been seen last. One police inspector noticed a middle-aged man wearing glasses walking through the crowd showing particular attention to young girls. He asked the man to identify himself. It was Chikatilo. However, all of his papers were in order and being that all the inspector had were suspicions, he was allowed to board the train and leave.A few days later, when the same investigator saw Chikatilo again, he followed him. He noticed that he spent his entire day wandering around town trying to strike up conversation with young boys and girls. The investigator finally approached Chikatilo and asked to see what he had in his bag. He found a rope, a jar of Vaseline, and a long bladed knife.As they took him into custody and began looking at his history, they uncovered his various classroo...
