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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.

  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 12, 2021 · Learn about the horrifying crimes of Richard Cottingham, who murdered and dismembered sex workers in New York and New Jersey in the 1970s and 1980s. Find out how he was caught, what drove him to kill, and how many victims he confessed to.

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  5. 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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  6. Dec 5, 2022 · The serial killer pleaded guilty to killing a woman in 1968 and four other women decades ago. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison and received immunity for the other killings he confessed to.

  7. Dec 5, 2022 · Richard Cottingham, 76, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree for the 1968 killing of Diane Cusick, and told the court he caused the deaths of four other women decades ago:...