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Richard Cottingham

American serial killer

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Born 1946 · age 80United States
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    Born 1946
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Updated 2026-08-12

Richard Francis Cottingham is an American serial killer who committed ten murders in New York State between 1972 and 1980, plus a further ten murders in New Jersey between 1965 and 1980. He was nicknamed by media as the Torso Killer and the Times Square Ripper, since some of the murders he was convicted of included acts of mutilation and dismemberment.

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