Episode 497: Serial Killer Richard Cottingham – The Torso Killer

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Richard Cottingham, born November 25, 1946, is an American serial killer infamously known as the “Torso Killer” or “Times Square Ripper” due to his gruesome acts of mutilation, dismemberment, and torture in several murders. Active primarily from the mid-1960s through 1980 across New York and New Jersey, he targeted women, including sex workers in New … Continue reading Episode 497: Serial Killer Richard Cottingham – The Torso Killer

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