mukhankin was unremorseful in court and at first said that he considered himself a disciple of andrei chikatilo, a notorious serial killer in russia who had operated in rostov oblast a decade earlier, however he later referred to chikatilo as a "chicken". during interrogation he attempted to convince the police he was insane by acting erratically, but a psychiatric examination found him to be sane. mukhankin was found guilty of 22 crimes, including eight murders (including three minors) and sentenced to the death penalty, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. mukhankin is currently serving his imprisonment at the black dolphin prison in orenburg oblast.