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Jun 24
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He's The Most Dangerous Man in Russia //...

Ray William Johnson
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Alexander Pichushkin is a notorious Russian serial killer known as "The Chessboard Killer" and the "Bittsa Park Maniac," who is serving life imprisonment for murdering at least 48 people.

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