Russian crime procedural/thriller, originally titled Тень Чикатило
In Irkutsk’s shadow, a new killer emerges, echoing Chikatilo’s gruesome legacy. As fear grips the city, investigators race against time to uncover the truth, unraveling a chilling connection that reignites old horrors.
THE REFERENCE: Andrei Chikatilo was known as widely in the Soviet Union as Charles Manson was in the USA. Chikatilo was a serial killer, “Butcher of Rostov,” who sexually assaulted, murdered, and mutilated more than 50 women and children between 1978 and 1990. He was eventually apprehended and executed.
