'Times Square Killer' Richard Cottingham arraigned in 1968 murder

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Richard Cottingham, 75, of New Jersey, charged with 1968 Long Island murder. Diane Cusick, a 23-year-old mother, was found dead in her car in the parking lot of Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, Long Island. DNA evidence from the case was retested in early 2022 and matched Cottingha's profile. Richard Cottingham, also known as the Torso Killer and the Times Square Killer, murdered at least 11 young women and girls in New York and New Jersey between 1967 and 1980. He is already serving a life sentence in New Jersey state prison for murder since 1981.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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