Great work, Peter! Thank you for your efforts to bring justice for these victims. I hope we see more DNA matches, too.Breaking News: Richard Cottingham has been charged in a twelfth murder - a case that Jennifer Weiss and I coaxed out of him. This one was in Long Island New York, in Nassau County near the border with Queens off the Sunrise Highway. This is the first case back in New York since the three 1979-1980 murders he stood trial for. His recent confessions were all in New Jersey, but Jennifer and I are circling back with Cottingham to Bergen County and several other jurisdictions in New Jersey. And more to come in New York.
'Torso killer' linked to 1968 cold case murder at NY mall: sources
NEW YORK (PIX11) — More than 50 years after the body of Diane Cusick, 23, was found duct-taped in the back seat of her car at the Green Acres Mall, a notorious serial killer from New Jersey, Richar…pix11.com
Heinz’s body was found in 1972 in Rockville Centre on Long Island. Her body was found floating face down in a muddy stream, also strangled. She was 21 at the time.
Laverne Moye, then 23, was found in the same area later that year, also strangled to death. She was the mother of two children, authorities said.
In 1973, Sheila Heiman’s body was found bludgeoned to death in her home on Long Island. Her husband had left the house that morning to go to a department store, and when he came back, he found her dead in the bathroom. Her kids were away at summer camp.
In the winter of 1973, Nieves was discovered in a weeded area of Jones Beach. Nieves, 18 at the time, had also been strangled to death. Park maintenance workers found her covered in plastic bags and wrapped in a gray blanket.
He was first arrested in 1980 for the attempted murder and rape of an 18-year-old prostitute Leslie Ann O'Dell at a Quality Inn motel in Hasbrouck Heights.
A motel maid heard a woman screaming inside his room. Authorities found her alive but bound with handcuffs and suffering from bite marks and knife wounds.
O'Dell later testified at trial that Cottingham told her during the attack, 'You have to take it. The other girls did, you have to take it too. You’re a *advertiser censored* and you have to be punished.'
Very little info so far, wish there was a photo of Marita. rbbm.Does anyone here have more information on Marita Emerita Rosado Nieves? I can’t find her in newspapers.
Very little info so far, wish there was a photo of Marita. rbbm.
''Cottingham also admitted to strangling Marita Emerita Rosado Nieves, 18, two days after Christmas in 1973. Her body was found covered in plastic bags and wrapped in a gray blanket near a bus stop on Ocean Parkway by Jones Beach.''‘Times Square Killer’ Richard Cottingham admits to murdering five L.I. women 50 years ago, families lash out in court
A convicted serial murderer known as the “Times Square Killer” whose savage string of sexually charged murders stretched from New Jersey to Manhattan for nearly 15 years confessed Monda…www.nydailynews.com
''Police and prosecutors appealed for the public's help in finding relatives of Marita Rosado Nieves, an 18-year-old from Puerto Rico who strangled on or about Dec. 27, 1973. Her body was found on Jones Beach. Authorities haven't been able to locate living loved ones to share this news. The victim's mother once lived Bayamón, Puerto Rico''Man admits to killing five women in infamous Long Island 'Torso Killer' slayings
Richard Cottingham pleaded guilty to a 1968 killing and confessed to four other homicides.www.nbcnews.com
'' He said he strangled Nieves, leaving her body near a Jones Beach bus stop, also in 1973.'Torso Killer' Admits 5 More Long Island Killings, Pleads Guilty To 1
On Monday, Richard Cottingham admitted to 4 more killings on Long Island, and pleaded guilty in 1968 murder of a young Nassau mother.patch.com
Prosecutors have been unable to locate Nieves' family, Donnelly said.''
do we believe theres that many?yet he has claimed up to 100 victims
Most serial killers are serial liars as well. If you asked this guy what time it was, and he told you, you would want to look at your watch to be sure.do we believe theres that many?
1532UFNY
Clothing, boots and wanted poster.
Date of Discovery: December 2, 1979
Location of Discovery: New York City, New York
Estimated Date of Death: December 2, 1979
State of Remains: Charred; head and hands removed.
Cause of Death: Homicide
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 16-22 years
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'1" to 5'4"
Weight: 100 to 110 pounds
Hair: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Identifiers
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Black full-length coat. A pair of “bon jour” jeans size 7/8. A pair of black patent leather boots size 8. A burgundy colored mohair sweater size 38.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was discovered in Room #417, the Travel Inn Motor Hotel by firefighters who responded to a fire alarm. Firefighters discovered this victim with Deedeh Goodarzi, a Kuwaiti immigrant who was a prostitute. Both victims had their hands and head removed after they were killed, and an attempted burning occurred. None of the missing body parts were ever recovered.
On July 9, 1984, serial killer Richard Cottingham AKA The Torso Killer, was convicted in both the murders of this unidentified victim and Goodarzi. Between 1967-1980, Cottingham killed six women, most of them engaged in prostitution. Cottingham is currently imprisoned at the Trenton State Prison.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: New York Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Michael Clark
Agency Phone Number: 212-741-8245
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 1565/66
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: None
Information Source(s)
Wikipedia
New York Police Department
The New York Times
Radford University
Also:
Manhattan Jane Doe (1979)
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This Jane Doe has finally gotten her own DoeNetwork page! How can she be entered in NamUs? @Roselvr ?
I just went to update Jane Doe's WS thread, but it's been pulled for some reason? I can't access it. I've alerted the mods, so hopefully we'll get it back up soon.This case is now in Namus!
UP125402
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.www.namus.gov
This case is now in Namus!
UP125402
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.www.namus.gov
Unfortunately, the original thread was unattainable, but fear not! I made a new!I just went to update Jane Doe's WS thread, but it's been pulled for some reason? I can't access it. I've alerted the mods, so hopefully we'll get it back up soon.
NY - NY - Manhattan, WhtFem 1532UFNY, 16-22, SK victim, burned in hotel room w/Deedeh Goodarzi, Dec'79