(Aleksandr Kravchenko received a posthumous pardon for Yelena Zakotnova’s murder.) 95 because the bodies had not been found, or, in the case of Yelena Zakotnova, because an innocent man had been convicted and executed for the murder. Over the following days, Chikatilo confessed to a further 20 killings which had not been connected to the case, either because the murders had been committed outside the Rostov Oblast, The Red Ripper, p. On 30 November, Chikatilo was formally charged with each of the 36 murders he had confessed to, all of which had been committed between June 1982 and November 1990. Although he also admitted that he had chewed upon the excised uterus of his female victims and the testicles of his male victims, he stated he had later discarded these body parts. Chikatilo also informed Kostoyev he had often tasted the blood of his victims, The Killer Department, p 203 to which he stated he 'felt chills' and 'shook all over.' He also confessed to tearing at victims’ lips and tongues with his teeth.
