A serial slayer known as the 'Torso Killer' already convicted of 11 homicides admitted on Monday that he also killed five women on Long Island in the late '60s and early '70s.
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A serial slayer known as the “Torso Killer” already convicted of 11 homicides admitted on Monday that he also killed five women on Long Island in the late ’60s and early ’70s.the slaying of 23-year-old Diane CusickAs part of a plea deal, Cottingham received immunity from prosecution for the four other killings. The 76-year-old prisoner attended the hearing via a video feed from a New Jersey prison.
“Today is one of the most emotional days we’ve ever had in the Nassau County district attorney’s office,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said at a news conference where she was joined by several family members of Cottingham’s victims. “In the case of Diane Cusick, her family has waited nearly 55 years for someone to be held accountable for her death.”, “has caused irreparable harm to so many people and so many families, there’s almost nothing I can say to give comfort to anyone.
Cottingham has claimed he was responsible for up to 100 homicides. He has been imprisoned since 1980. He is known as the “Torso Killer” because he allegedly cut off the heads and limbs of some of his victims, authorities have said.
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