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  1. Richard Francis Cottingham (born November 25, 1946) is an American serial killer who was convicted in New York of six murders committed between 1972 and 1980 and convicted in New Jersey of twelve murders committed between 1967 and 1978. [1] He was nicknamed by media as the Torso Killer and the Times Square Ripper, since some of the murders he ...

  2. Dec 5, 2022 · Richard Cottingham pleaded guilty to murder in the death of one Long Island woman and admitted under oath to killing four others. Seth Wenig/Associated Press. By Ed Shanahan. Dec. 5, 2022. On a...

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  3. Dec 16, 2021 · Learn about the \"Torso Killer,\" who murdered at least 11 women in New York and New Jersey between 1967 and 1980. Find out how he was caught, what he confessed to and how he spends his time in prison.

  4. Dec 5, 2022 · Richard Cottingham, also known as the Torso Killer, has admitted to over 100 murders, mostly women, since his 1980 arrest in New Jersey. He recently pleaded guilty to a 1968 rape and murder in New York, and received immunity for four other killings there.

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  5. Jun 22, 2022 · The \"Torso Killer\" was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge for the killing of a Long Island mother in a mall parking lot. He had been linked to the case through DNA evidence and his own confession, after being convicted of 11 other killings.

  6. Dec 6, 2022 · Cottingham, known as the 'Torso Killer' in NJ, pleaded guilty to killing five women in Nassau County, NY between 1968 and 1973. He will serve 25 years to life in prison, in addition to his previous sentences for other crimes.

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  8. Dec 5, 2022 · CNN —. A man known as the “Times Square Killer” – already serving life for murder – admitted five additional cold-case killings Monday in a New York court. Richard Cottingham, 76 ...

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