Richard Cottingham looked like your average 1970s family man—commuter, computer operator, husband, father. But behind that beige exterior lurked a man the tabloids would later dub The Torso Killer, a predator whose crimes were so brutal they rattled even seasoned investigators. Operating across New York and New Jersey from the mid‑60s to 1980, Cottingham lived a double life so convincing it took decades—and a hotel staffer’s quick thinking—to finally expose the monster hiding in plain sight.

Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater

Outro Audio: Jason Poe

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cottingham