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  2. 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 ...

  3. Dec 29, 2021 · In December 1979, police discovered a horrific scene at a Travel Inn Motor Hotel in New York City, believed to be Cottingham’s first killing of this type. A hotel worker found the burned bodies...

  4. Mar 8, 2023 · Netflix’s ‘Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer’ and A&E’s ‘The Torso Killer Confessions’ are two documentary series’ that explore the horrific crimes committed by serial killer Richard Cottingham. One of his killing sprees that lasted a few months eventually led to his arrest in May 1980, bringing to the fore previously ...

  5. Feb 20, 2024 · Premiering on Dec. 29, the three-part season explores the case of Richard Cottingham, a New Jersey man who was dubbed “The Torso Killer” and found guilty of killing 11 women between 1967 and...

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  6. Jan 4, 2022 · Torso Ripper Richard Cottingham, who is the subject of the latest season of Netflix docu-series Crime Scene, killed several sex workers around New York's Times Square.

  7. Its story focuses on the series of 1970s-1980s murders that were carried out by American serial killer Richard Cottingham, also known as the Times Square Killer and the Torso Killer. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The series was released on December 29, 2021.

  8. Jan 1, 2023 · The then-64-year-old Cottingham was known as the Torso Killer for a spate of horrifying murders in the late 1970s in New York City. By day, he seemed an average father of three, living in suburban New Jersey and commuting to Manhattan, where he had a good job as a computer programmer.

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