The Torso Killer Confessions

The Torso Killer Confessions

TV-142023•3h 0m•7.4/10

CrimeDocumentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(5)

Delves into the decades long journey of Detective Robert Anzilotti as he works to bring justice to cold case victims linked to serial killer Richard Cottingham.

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Production

Cineflix Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 9, 2023

Last Aired

March 10, 2023

Networks

A&E

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Part 1

E1

Part 1

Air date: 2023-03-09

Bergen County (NJ) Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti elicited murder confessions from a vicious but relatively unknown serial killer--Richard Cottingham, nicknamed the Torso Killer.

Part 2

E2

Part 2

Air date: 2023-03-10

Bergen County (NJ) Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti continues his mission to tie Cottingham to additional murders and to get him to confess to more cold-case homicides.

Cast

Robert Anzilotti

Self

Katherine Ramsland

Katherine Ramsland

Self - Forensic Psychologist

Adam Daniel Mezei

Adam Daniel Mezei

Richard Cottingham

Self - (Archival)

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