In this episode of his popular True Crime & Wine series, John Matthews delves into the story of a strategic serial killer who aimed to fill a 64-square chessboard with his victims. Listen in as John recounts how this Russian chess player lured targets into danger by inviting them to sit down for a game -- and then led them away to their deaths.
During the session, audience members will have an opportunity to profile this murderer along with him as he offers up his personal police perspective on the MO of a criminal who first killed his best friend before developing a macabre signature that was left on later victims.
Enjoy a glass of wine and profile the killer along with John and co-host Brandy Diamond, the popular podcast host of Texas Wine and True Crime, as they present this thrilling true crime case.
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