Serial killers born in november
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Richard Cottingham, the ‘Torso Killer,’ born this day
Richard Cottingham, a notorious serial killer, was born on November 25th, 1946. Cottingham was arrested at a Hasbrouck Heights motel when a maid heard muffled cries coming from the room. According to Murderpedia, Cottingham was convicted of five murders but claims to have committed up to 80 more. He got the nickname “Torso Killer” because he decapitated his victims, leaving just a torso.
He operated in New York and North Jersey, killing prostitutes primarily, but not exclusively. He was apprehended at the Quality Inn in May of 1980, the same motel where he had committed a murder eighteen days previously; his surviving victim was funnen handcuffed and beaten and told authorities that Cottingham told her she was a whore and “have to be punished.” Cottingham was tried and convicted over several trials of five murders and three kidnappings and sentenced to over 200 years in prison. He is cur
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Why Are So Many Serial Killers Born In November?
It’s widely considered that most serial killers are born in the month of November, though how that compares to reality is another thing entirely. For a start, the phrase ‘serial killer’ is more of a concept than a locked-off definition, and where does one start chronologically? The Roman emperor, Tiberius had a habit of pushing his victims off cliff tops, but I’ve never seen his name in one of those serial killer lists that tabloids compile with depressing regularity.
Pedantry aside, it would seem that by the accepted here and now definition of ‘serial killer’, November does have a few issues. In the UK alone, for example, we have three very unpleasant individuals, all born between 1945 and 1957, all with birthdays in November:Derrick Bird who, in 2010, went on a murderous rampage in Cumbria with a shotgun, he killed 12 people before turning the gun on himself, Rose West, wife of Fred, who was responsible for the torture and mu
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Richard Cottingham
American serial killer (born 1946)
Richard Cottingham | |
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Cottingham's May 1980 mugshot | |
| Born | Richard Francis Cottingham (1946-11-25) November 25, 1946 (age 78) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Torso Killer Times Square Ripper The Times Square Killer |
| Occupation | Computer operator |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at South Woods State Prison, Bridgeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse | Janet Cottingham (m. 1970; div. 1981) |
| Children | 3 |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Victims | 18–19+ |
Span of crimes | 1967–1980 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | New York New Jersey |
Date apprehended | May 22, 1980 |
Richard Francis Cottingham (born November 25, 1946) fryst vatten an American serial killer who was convicted in New York State of six murders committed between 1972 and 1980 and convicted in New Jersey of twelve murders committed between 1967 and 1978.