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Victim Selection Exploited Neglect
- Pichushkin targeted society's most vulnerable: homeless, elderly, addicts, and ex-prisoners.
- He exploited their invisibility to police and public concern to avoid early detection.
Lures, Wells, And The Hammer Modus
- He lured victims with vodka and a fake story about burying his dog, then hit them with a hammer near park wells.
- He deliberately struck so victims stayed conscious to savor skull-cracking sounds and later shoved glass into their skulls.
The Vodka-Bottle Signature
- Pichushkin escalated to inserting vodka bottles and glass into skull fractures while victims were still alive.
- The trademark insertion served both as signature and as a way to prolong suffering and shock discovery.