The Torso Killer Confessions Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 86 min | Documentary, Crime

The Torso Killer Confessions

Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 86 min | Documentary, Crime

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. He was serving five life sentences for targeting ...See moreBergen County (NJ) Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti elicited murder confessions from a vicious but relatively unknown serial killer--Richard Cottingham, nicknamed the Torso Killer. He was serving five life sentences for targeting prostitutes in 1980 in New York City. Anzilotti suspected Cottingham might also be responsible for other unsolved murders of schoolgirls in the late '60s and mid-'70s, across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Anzilotti made it his mission to tie Cottingham to these murders and to get him to confess. Written by Anonymous See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Anzilotti Self - Retired New Jersey Detective Self - Retired New Jersey Detective See fewer	American Justice (1992)
Bonni Bird Nancy Vogel Nancy Vogel See fewer	Coffee (II) (2024)
Dennis Calo Self - First Asst. Prosecutor, Bergen County, New Jersey Self - First Asst. Prosecutor, Bergen County, New Jersey See fewer	Twisted (2010)
Donald Conway Self - Defense Attorney for Richard Cottingham Self - Defense Attorney for Richard Cottingham See fewer	Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (2021)
Richard Cottingham Self - Serial Killer Self - Serial Killer See fewer	The Torso Killer Confessions (2023)
Vernon Geberth Self - Retired Lt. Commander, NYPD Self - Retired Lt. Commander, NYPD See fewer	The Bone Collector (1999)
Mackenzie Kelly Mary Della Sala / Jaclyn Harpe Mary Della Sala / Jaclyn Harpe See fewer	The Heart (2025)
Richard Kuklinski Self - Serial Killer 'The Iceman' (archive footage) Self - Serial Killer 'The Iceman' (archive footage) See fewer	America Undercover (1983)
Iain Mccallum Richard Cottingham (Present) Richard Cottingham (Present) See fewer	My Paranormal Nightmare (2020)
James McMorrow Self - Ret. Detective Captain, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, New Jersey Self - Ret. Detective Captain, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, New Jersey See fewer	The Torso Killer Confessions (2023)
Stanley Melowic Self - Ret. Patrolman, Hasbrouck Heights Police Dept., New Jersey Self - Ret. Patrolman, Hasbrouck Heights Police Dept., New Jersey See fewer	The Torso Killer Confessions (2023)
Adam Daniel Mezei Robert Anzilotti Robert Anzilotti See fewer	Battle for the Western Front (2022)
John Molinelli Self - Former Bergen County Prosecutor, New Jersey Self - Former Bergen County Prosecutor, New Jersey See fewer	People Magazine Investigates (2016)
Katherine Ramsland Self - Forensic Psychologist Self - Forensic Psychologist See fewer	The Alienist (2018)
Lucy Sanci Leslie O'Dell Leslie O'Dell See fewer	Sweaty (I) (2022)
Isaac Towell Richard Cottingham (Young) Richard Cottingham (Young) See fewer	Fear Thy Neighbor (2014)
Donald Venezia Self - Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge Self - Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge See fewer	The Torso Killer Confessions (2023)
Bill Vogel Self - Son of Victim Nancy Vogel Self - Son of Victim Nancy Vogel See fewer	The Torso Killer Confessions (2023)