#79 Richard Cottingham Part 1

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Hey, we're back with another two parter, and this one is on a man that could turn out to be one of America's most prolific serial killers. Operating in New York and New Jersey throughout the 1970's, this man was originally convicted of 5 murders in 1980, and as of 2023, he has confessed and/or been convicted of 17. It's as if a swine put on pants, worked with computers and preyed on women, it's the Richard Cottingham story!https://www.facebook.com/groups/952876465260434/?ref=sharehttps://www.patreon.com/[email protected] https://www.newspapers.com/image/851361226/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjg1MTM2MTIyNiwiaWF0IjoxNjcyNzIxMTU0LCJleHAiOjE2NzI4MDc1NTR9.9ZWxBgpG5Z1T6H3thhUTM7H369dzO2f81kJH03KxD1Y https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/us/richard-cottingham-times-square-murders/ https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/infamous-new-jersey-torso-killer-admits-abducting-torturing-drowning-2-teens-1974/R4NVRGWOPNA7TCWOTJCV765NQI/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19508960/torso-helen-sikes-daily-news-06-jan-1980/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cottingham https://newjerseygirlmurders.org/cases.htm https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/infamous-new-jersey-torso-killer-admits-abducting-torturing-drowning-2-teens-1974/R4NVRGWOPNA7TCWOTJCV765NQI/ https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/long-island-serial-killer-richard-cottingham-diane-cusick-valley-stream-court-murder-torso-killer-nj/3983727/ https://apnews.com/article/new-jersey-torso-killer-1974-murders-971b7f56dfd8a981c38ed79977d45944 Richard Cottingham: The True Story of The Torso Killer: Historical Serial Killers and Murderers (True Crime by Evil Killers Book 20) by Jack Rosewood. Kindle EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-illness-theatre--5055057/support.

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