Richard Cottingham | The New York Ripper - Part 1
The Serial Killer Podcast
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4.2 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2018
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Richard Francis Cottingham (born November 25, 1946) is an American serial killer from New Jersey operating in New York between 1967 and 1980. Cottingham was given several nicknames including "The Butcher of Times Square", "The Torso Killer", "The New York (city) Ripper", and "The Times Square Torso Ripper" due to his habit of dismembering his victims, usually leaving nothing but a torso behind. Times Square in the 1970s was a seedy environment and Cottingham took full advantage as he searched for prostitutes to satisfy his desires. He was eventually convicted of murder in 1981, after being caught fleeing an attempted murder. Officially Cottingham killed six people but he claims between 85 and 100 murders. Cottingham is incarcerated in New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, New Jersey. Official TSK Online Store - https://theserialkillerpodcast.com/store Patreon – https://www.theserialkillerpodcast.com/donate Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/theskpodcast Twitter – https://twitter.com/serialkillerpod Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerpod
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| 0:25.0 | Welcome to the serial killer podcast. |
| 0:28.0 | The podcast dedicated to serial killers. |
| 0:31.0 | Who they were, what they did, and how. |
| 0:35.0 | I am your Norwegian host, Thomas Viabogthu. |
| 0:39.0 | And tonight, dear listener, we continue our stay in the United States of America. |
| 0:47.0 | But we turn our gaze to the northeast and to the brilliant lights and dark alleys of New York |
| 0:56.0 | and the suburban bliss and industrial wastelands of New Jersey. |
| 1:02.0 | In the golden age of serial murder in the 1970s, |
| 1:07.0 | one killer roamed there and made the night filled with living nightmares. |
| 1:16.0 | His name is Richard Francis Cuttingham, |
| 1:21.0 | and he raped, tortured, and murdered at least six women, |
| 1:28.0 | and is suspected of many more. |
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