Life sentence for 'Chessboard killer'

Moscow's "Chessboard killer" was formally sentenced to life imprisonment today ending one of Russia's worst serial killer cases.

Moscow's "Chessboard murderer" was formally sentenced to life imprisonment today ending one of Russia's worst serial killer cases.

Alexander Pichushkin was convicted of murdering 48 people, but insisted he had killed 60 in his quest for one death for each square on a chessboard - a total of 64.