Russian charged in bizarre 'chess murders'

A Russian who reportedly said he wanted to kill 64 people to correspond with the squares on a chess board has been charged in Moscow with 49 murders.

Alexander Pichushkin is suspected of being the "Bitsyevskiy maniac", named after the park where 14 of the victims' bodies were found.

He has allegedly confessed to killing 62 people over six years and reportedly said he had missed his goal. He is only being prosecuted for 49 of the 62 killings because prosecutors say they don't have enough evidence to convict him for more than 49. The killings began in 2000 and ended this summer after he was arrested on suspicion of killing a co-worker. Talk about bizarre.. he wanted to kill 64 people to match the numbers on a chess board. I have the feeling they may find this guy 'unfit to stand trial' by reason of insanity. Still, his actions seem very methodical- it takes a lot to kill 62 people..and over the course of 6 years, no less. Hopefully they will convict this man.. all too often in the U.S. people get lenient sentences because they plead insanity.