Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Rostov, Rostov Oblast, Russia || Courtroom Number 5

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Arriving at his home Weidmann found two officers waiting for him. Inviting them in he then turned and fired three times at them with a pistol. Although they were unarmed, the wounded Sûreté men managed to wrestle Weidmann down, knocking him unconscious with a hammer that happened to be nearby.
(8 December 1937)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

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Courtroom Number 5

ul. Socialist, 164/35, Rostov, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

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Tuesday 14th of April 1992 (x) — Start of the trial against Serial killer Andrei Chikatilo .
Thursday 15th of October 1992 (x) — Serial killer Andrei Chikatilo is sentenced to death plus 86 years for 52 murders and five counts of sexual assault by Judge Akubzhanov.
Chikatilo kicked his bench across his cage when he heard the verdict and began shouting abuse. However, when given an opportunity to make a speech in response to the verdict he again remained silent.