Russia's worst-ever serial killer - who has confessed to killing 83 women and may have killed as many as 200 - says he sometimes wishes he had been executed. The worst serial killer in Russian history has copped to two more murders, bringing his death tally to 83.

Lt-Col Evgeny Karchevsky, lead investigator on the mass murder case, said 11 months ago: “I am more than sure that Popkov committed 100-plus crimes, if not closer to 200. He was just a teenager when he pushed a boy out of a window, according to Pichushkin's televised confession. He got a dog that he often walked in the park. In it, he discussed at length his need to kill. His targets were sex workers or drunk women out on the town. “When the quarantine began, we sewed masks,” he said. Mikhail Popkov, 56, told detectives that he led them to the bodies because he “wanted a holiday” from prison. Popkov was once a police officer who started killing after believing his wife was having sexual affairs behind his back.

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Showing no remorse, he later argued that he should be charged with more murders, keeping with his claim of killing 61 or 63 people (his story varied). “I am more than sure that Popkov committed 100-plus crimes, if not closer to 200,” lead investigator Lt-Col Evgeny Karchevsky said last year. Popkov’s reign of terror began in 1992 in the ashes of the Soviet Union and continued until 2010 when he was finally captured. Russia's worst ever serial killer has confessed to two more murders of young women because he "wanted a holiday". Mikhail Popkov, who has been called 'The Werewolf', has admitted to murdering 83 women, but a senior detective says the serial killer's final toll may be "closer to 200", Our free email newsletter sends you the biggest headlines from news, sport and showbiz. The mass murderer was moved 2,900 miles east from a harsh jail to his native Irkutsk region for a new investigation into his latest confessions, which date back to between 1995 and 1998. 38.1k. Elena moved from the Russian city of Yaroslavl to Zhitomir in Ukraine to be close to Sergey, and in 2016 she became pregnant with his daughter, Elizaveta, who was born in December. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. The hideous nature of his crimes has renewed interest in re-instituting Russia's death penalty. Often targeting the elderly or the destitute, he lured his victims to the park to reportedly drink with him at his dead dog's grave. Asked how many women he had killed in total, he was evasive. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 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