"Torso Killer" admits to 5 murders

One of America’s most prolific serial killers just admitted to five more murders …

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00:00One of America's most prolific serial killers who has claimed responsibility for as many as

00:04100 homicides just admitted to five more murders. Richard Cottingham, known as the Torso Killer and

00:09the Times Square Killer, is a 76-year-old New York City native who has been in prison since 1980.

00:16He has previously been convicted of 11 homicides, some of which were the focus of the 2021 Netflix

00:21docuseries Crime Scene, The Times Square Killer, and is already serving a life sentence. Under

00:27oath earlier this week, Cottingham admitted to killing an additional five women in New York in

00:33the 60s and 70s, including 23-year-old Diane Cusick. He received a sentence of 25 years to

00:39life following the new admission, which came after DNA testing tied him to the nearly 55-year-old

00:45murder. As a part of his deal with prosecutors, he received immunity for prosecution in the four

00:50other murder cases he admitted to. Cottingham is called the Torso Killer because his alleged

00:54crimes include dismembering his victims and cutting off their heads and limbs.