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Richard Cottingham
"The Torso Killer"
Methods of Attack:
Strangulation and post-mortem decapitation; he would abduct and drug the victims, he would use a knife to torture them, he would strangle them, and then he'd mutilate them after the killing
Disposal:
He would put the remains in a secluded area or he would burn the remains in the crime scene room
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