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...Andrei Chikatilo -- identified only as "Ch" in the press until his trial began last week -- was arrested in November 1990 after one of the biggest manhunts in the Soviet Union's history. The suspect, 56, is a father and grandfather from Rostov-on-Don who worked as a teacher of literature before accusations that he molested a student led to his dismissal. He is charged with killing 53 young men and women in 12 years but has confessed to even more. The trial is expected to last several weeks or months; if convicted, Chikatilo is likely to get the death...