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Richard Cottingham was convicted of five grisly New York and New Jersey murders and three violent assaults between 1977 and 1980.

Richard Cottingham seemed like an average American dad. But when night fell, his ghoulish violence began. WARNING: Readers might find some of the details in this story distressing.

A combination of DNA technology and genetic genealogy allowed law enforcement authorities to solve a number of murder and missing persons cold cases in 2022.

Richard Cottingham, also known as the Torso Killer, admitted to five additional murders committed on Long Island, New York dating back to the 1970s.

Richard Cottingham, also known as the Torso Killer, admitted to five additional murders committed on Long Island, New York dating back to the 1970s.

Richard Cottingham Pleads Guilty to 1968 Cold Case Murder; Admits in Court to Killing Four Additional Women in Nassau County in Early 1970s.

John Moye learned only a month ago that 'Times Square Killer' Richard Cottingham was responsible for killing his mother in 1972, when he was 5 years old. “I hope her story will have a positive impact, that out of all this destruction, there came a resolution,” he said.

Law Enforcement News Body Found After Suspicious Fire Burns Through Hollywood Home An investigation is underway Tuesday after an overnight fire, which authorities deemed to be suspicious, burned through a Hollywood home where one person was found dead. The blaze was reported around 9:48 p.m. in the 6000 block of Fountain Avenue, the Los Angeles Fire Department stated in a news

Decades after five women were killed, their unsolved murders were finally solved on Monday inside a Long Island, New York, courtroom.

'Times Square Killer' victim Maria Emerita Rosado Nieves, 18, was strangled and her body was discovered Dec. 27, 1973 in a weeded area near a bus stop on Ocean Pkwy. at Jones Beach. Nassau County officials are hoping to find some of her relatives.