The murder was ordered by Mafia boss Salvatore Riina. The lead killer was Giuseppe Greco, who was later convicted in absentia of the crime at the Maxi Trial. A number of other gunmen were involved, including 21-year-old Giuseppe Lucchese, who was also convicted of the crime at the Maxi Trial. Riina and various other Mafia bosses, such as Benedetto Santapaola, were subsequently convicted for ordering the killing. (3 September 1982)
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Tuesday 27th of December 1983 (-) — Victim of Andrei Chikatilo aka The Rostov Ripper Sergey Markov is stabbed and sexually mutilated by Andrei Chikatilo aka The Rostov Ripper. Markov's body was found on 1 January 1984 in the area of the Persianovka Railway Station on the Moscow-Rostov-on-Don line.