For twelve years, Citizen X had been a ghost, haunting the railway lines and forest strips of the USSR. The state insisted that serial killers were a "capitalist disease" that didn't exist in their perfect society, and that denial gave Andrei Chikatilo exactly what he needed: a license to kill over fifty people while the world looked the other way. Today, we’re peeling back the iron curtain to look at the real Citizen X—the Rostov Ripper.

Some content is graphic in nature, and listener discretion is advised. Each episode is created with deep respect for the victims, their families, and their loved ones.

For twelve years, Citizen X had been a ghost, haunting the railway lines and forest strips of the USSR. The state insisted that serial killers were a "capitalist disease" that didn't exist in their perfect society, and that denial gave Andrei Chikatilo exactly what he needed: a license to kill over fifty people while the world looked the other way. Today, we’re peeling back the iron curtain to look at the real Citizen X—the Rostov Ripper.

Some content is graphic in nature, and listener discretion is advised. Each episode is created with deep respect for the victims, their families, and their loved ones.

"How do you catch a monster when he looks exactly like a 'model citizen'? In the socialist era of the 1960s, serial killers weren't supposed to exist. They were considered a 'Western disease.' So when women started disappearing near a quiet shoe factory town, the authorities did the unthinkable: they picked a name, forced a confession, and closed the books. But while the government congratulated itself, the real Monster of Martfű was busy raising a family, going to work, and planning his next strike. Grab a drink—we need to talk about Péter Kovács."

How do you catch a monster when he looks exactly like a 'model citizen'? In the socialist era of the 1960s, serial killers weren't supposed to exist. They were considered a 'Western disease.' So when women started disappearing near a quiet shoe factory town, the authorities did the unthinkable: they picked a name, forced a confession, and closed the books. But while the government congratulated itself, the real Monster of Martfű was busy raising a family, going to work, and planning his next strike. Grab a drink—we need to talk about Péter Kovács.

- There is a business, you could earn a little money... - What kind of business is it? - A woman's husband should be hanged.

With this conversation, Pipás Pista's bitter story began.

Perhaps no other murderer has inspired as many stories and disinformation as Pipás Pista. Even if we try to locate the truth beneath the layers of fairy tales that have accumulated over the years, we cannot guarantee that we will find all of it. However, one thing is certain: Pipás Pista has a special place in Hungarian criminal history. He was the first transsexual murderer, having lived as a man in the farm world around Szeged for a century before being sentenced to death in April 1933 for the murder of two men.

Some content may be graphic in nature, and listener discretion is advised. Each episode is created with deep respect for the victims, their families, and their loved ones.

- There is a business, you could earn a little money... - What kind of business is it? - A woman's husband should be hanged.

With this conversation, Pipás Pista's bitter story began.

Perhaps no other murderer has inspired as many stories and disinformation as Pipás Pista. Even if we try to locate the truth beneath the layers of fairy tales that have accumulated over the years, we cannot guarantee that we will find all of it. However, one thing is certain: Pipás Pista has a special place in Hungarian criminal history. He was the first transsexual murderer, having lived as a man in the farm world around Szeged for a century before being sentenced to death in April 1933 for the murder of two men.

For 18 years, the town of Nagyrév held a dark secret. It wasn't a serial killer stalking the streets—it was the women of Nagyrév who had started a poisoning ring that claimed over 50 lives, earning their village the nickname 'The Murder District

For 18 years, the town of Nagyrév held a dark secret. It wasn't a serial killer stalking the streets—it was the women of Nagyrév who had started a poisoning ring that claimed over 50 lives, earning their village the nickname 'The Murder District.

For 18 years, the town of Nagyrév held a dark secret. It wasn't a serial killer stalking the streets—it was the women of Nagyrév who had started a poisoning ring that claimed over 50 lives, earning their village the nickname 'The Murder District

The Monster of Cinkota | The Serial Killer Who Got Away #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity For one of Hungary’s most notorious serial killers, we actually know surprisingly little. Béla Kiss was never questioned by the police, never brought before a court, and never made to answer for what he did in front of any earthly judge. For years, he lived under an ordinary name, seen as just another ordinary man—completely unnoticed, completely unremarkable. No one knew who he was… until a twist of fate brought everything he had hidden into the light. They found the barrels in his yard. No one thought much of them at first—he said they were for gasoline. But when the police finally opened one, they didn’t find gasoline. They found a body. And the man who put it there, Béla Kiss, was already gone.