A convicted serial killer imprisoned in connection with multiple murders has confessed to killing 18-year-old nursing student Alys Eberhardt in New Jersey more than 60 years later, police said. Richard Cottingham, infamously nicknamed the "Torso Killer," admitted in December to murdering Eberhardt in her home in Fair Lawn on September 25, 1965, according to Fair Lawn Police Chief Joseph Dawicki, NJ.com reported. Cottingham is accused of stabbing her 61 times. Eberhardt had lived at the Bergen County home with her family, according to police.
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Critical 'Torso' Killer Confesses to Murder of 18-Year-Old in New Jersey: Police
January 6, 2026
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