SHOCKING! "Torso Killer" Strikes Again! Confesses to 1965 Cold Case Murder, Nursing Student, 18
SHOCKING! "Torso Killer" Strikes Again! Confesses to 1965 Cold Case Murder, Nursing Student, 18  
Podcast: Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan
Published On: Wed Jan 14 2026
Description: The Torso Killer is back in the news again as Richard Cottingham confesses to the 1965 murder of 18-year-old nursing student, Alys Eberhardt, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Cottingham will not be prosecuted for the murder, the admission allows the city of Fair Lawn to close the case, maybe provide an answer for family who have waited decades to know what happened to their loved one. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack dig into the story of the "Torso Killer", the "Time Square Killer" Richard Cottingham. He confesses to a cold case from 1965, will there be more?           Transcribe Highlights00:00.28 Introduction - Decade, getting older 02:53.32 Deathbed confessions 06:23.91 Will confession aid in healing? 11:38.74 The last woman attacked, survived 16:56.79 Rodney Alcala worked at BCBS at same time 22:56.31 Torso killer - attacked with a knife, but killings were strangling 29:00.70 Heroic woman survived and caused Torso Killer to be caught 35:11.48 Telling tales for benefits in prison 40:03.03 Bodies try to heal 45:16.76 Torture killing 46:02.07 Conclusion  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.