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The Torso Killer Confessions

Delves into the decades long journey of Detective Robert Anzilotti as he works to bring justice to cold case victims linked to serial killer Richard Cottingham.

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Rob Anzilotti was
handpicked because of - The Torso Killer Confessions

Rob Anzilotti was handpicked because of

When Cottingham mentions - The Torso Killer Confessions

When Cottingham mentions

In 1967,
some two years earlier, - The Torso Killer Confessions

In 1967, some two years earlier,

I was kind of a, you know,
confused, mixed up teenager. - The Torso Killer Confessions

I was kind of a, you know, confused, mixed up teenager.

I always kind of just had a
thing about helping people. - The Torso Killer Confessions

I always kind of just had a thing about helping people.

That's what brought me
to law enforcement, - The Torso Killer Confessions

That's what brought me to law enforcement,

In 2004, I was a
sergeant in the - The Torso Killer Confessions

In 2004, I was a sergeant in the

The new chief formed that
squad and hand-picked - The Torso Killer Confessions

The new chief formed that squad and hand-picked

Whatever I felt,
without anyone - The Torso Killer Confessions

Whatever I felt, without anyone

And, when he attacked her, - The Torso Killer Confessions

And, when he attacked her,

It was worse than
pulling teeth, - The Torso Killer Confessions

It was worse than pulling teeth,

He takes the scarf that
she purchased at Sears, - The Torso Killer Confessions

He takes the scarf that she purchased at Sears,

There was no way
for me to let it go, - The Torso Killer Confessions

There was no way for me to let it go,

I really saw these baby steps
as an opportunity to get - The Torso Killer Confessions

I really saw these baby steps as an opportunity to get

The best way to
get there was - The Torso Killer Confessions

The best way to get there was

Prior to his arrest, he went
on this murderous... - The Torso Killer Confessions

Prior to his arrest, he went on this murderous...

Frenzy, in just a
handful of weeks, - The Torso Killer Confessions

Frenzy, in just a handful of weeks,

He liked to do what
we call Piquerism, - The Torso Killer Confessions

He liked to do what we call Piquerism,

He talks himself into, - The Torso Killer Confessions

He talks himself into,

And you're tying them up, - The Torso Killer Confessions

And you're tying them up,

That's forcing!
You did rape them. - The Torso Killer Confessions

That's forcing! You did rape them.

There's a report of a
woman screaming in a room." - The Torso Killer Confessions

There's a report of a woman screaming in a room."

He says, "There's
a man with a gun." - The Torso Killer Confessions

He says, "There's a man with a gun."

His demeanor when
he's confessing is - The Torso Killer Confessions

His demeanor when he's confessing is

We received a radio message - The Torso Killer Confessions

We received a radio message

He was carrying a satchel, - The Torso Killer Confessions

He was carrying a satchel,

I yelled,
"Stop, don't move!" - The Torso Killer Confessions

I yelled, "Stop, don't move!"

Had he moved his right hand, - The Torso Killer Confessions

Had he moved his right hand,

He dropped all his
parcels on the ground. - The Torso Killer Confessions

He dropped all his parcels on the ground.

I was with a hooker
and got scared." - The Torso Killer Confessions

I was with a hooker and got scared."

♪ [Somber instrumental] ♪ - The Torso Killer Confessions

♪ [Somber instrumental] ♪

Leslie O'Dell was naked. - The Torso Killer Confessions

Leslie O'Dell was naked.

She had handcuffs
on her ankles. - The Torso Killer Confessions

She had handcuffs on her ankles.

She recounted a story about - The Torso Killer Confessions

She recounted a story about

It was literally ten years
since the start of this - The Torso Killer Confessions

It was literally ten years since the start of this

Leslie O'Dell was working
as a streetwalker - The Torso Killer Confessions

Leslie O'Dell was working as a streetwalker

Cottingham was able to
convince her to come with him - The Torso Killer Confessions

Cottingham was able to convince her to come with him

We gave them the details
of the confession, - The Torso Killer Confessions

We gave them the details of the confession,

So, she got into the
car with Cottingham, - The Torso Killer Confessions

So, she got into the car with Cottingham,

And then we had the
difficult conversation of - The Torso Killer Confessions

And then we had the difficult conversation of

What started out as a
simple sexual encounter - The Torso Killer Confessions

What started out as a simple sexual encounter

Called me and invited me to a
Christmas party at his house. - The Torso Killer Confessions

Called me and invited me to a Christmas party at his house.

And, he said, - The Torso Killer Confessions

At some point, he decides
he wants a tongue bath, - The Torso Killer Confessions

At some point, he decides he wants a tongue bath,

But in order to do that, - The Torso Killer Confessions

But in order to do that,

And that was really the first
time I heard him tell me - The Torso Killer Confessions

And that was really the first time I heard him tell me

She saw an opportunity,
she lets out a scream. - The Torso Killer Confessions

She saw an opportunity, she lets out a scream.

That was like 50 years
before I found out, - The Torso Killer Confessions

That was like 50 years before I found out,

Given the opportunity... - The Torso Killer Confessions

Given the opportunity...

He would get
what he gave. - The Torso Killer Confessions

He would get what he gave.

She was just a little,
petite girl. - The Torso Killer Confessions

She was just a little, petite girl.

Tough guy...
You know? - The Torso Killer Confessions

Tough guy... You know?

He would use drugs
to drug his victims, - The Torso Killer Confessions

He would use drugs to drug his victims,

Put it in, he would put
it in somebody's mouth, - The Torso Killer Confessions

Put it in, he would put it in somebody's mouth,

These chokers that I
assume he would put on - The Torso Killer Confessions

These chokers that I assume he would put on

After Cottingham confessed to
the killing of Irene Blase, - The Torso Killer Confessions

After Cottingham confessed to the killing of Irene Blase,

I have two daughters
and, and for me, - The Torso Killer Confessions

I have two daughters and, and for me,

He's got a girl, he has a
wife that he didn't abuse, - The Torso Killer Confessions

He's got a girl, he has a wife that he didn't abus...

The following morning,
on July 15th of 1969, - The Torso Killer Confessions

The following morning, on July 15th of 1969,

Some of the victims of these
cold cases had ligature marks - The Torso Killer Confessions

Some of the victims of these cold cases had ligature marks

Some were found tied up. - The Torso Killer Confessions

Some were found tied up.

By letting him just
talk and ramble, - The Torso Killer Confessions

By letting him just talk and ramble,

And that was really,
really important - The Torso Killer Confessions

And that was really, really important

He would talk in
general terms about - The Torso Killer Confessions

He would talk in general terms about

So, I began to
learn about, like, - The Torso Killer Confessions

So, I began to learn about, like,

And her body was found
not far from where - The Torso Killer Confessions

And her body was found not far from where

Good-looking,
typical teenage girl, - The Torso Killer Confessions

Good-looking, typical teenage girl,

So, the victimology, - The Torso Killer Confessions

So, the victimology,

The proximity and time of
when these murders occurred - The Torso Killer Confessions

The proximity and time of when these murders occurred

Is there something in
his past that led him - The Torso Killer Confessions

Is there something in his past that led him

He lived in Lodi,
New Jersey. - The Torso Killer Confessions

He lived in Lodi, New Jersey.

Had a good job in the
computer division of - The Torso Killer Confessions

Had a good job in the computer division of

He was a smart individual,
but very manipulative. - The Torso Killer Confessions

He was a smart individual, but very manipulative.

He comes from a
Catholic background. - The Torso Killer Confessions

He comes from a Catholic background.

Getting confessions out of
Richard Cottingham is, is... - The Torso Killer Confessions

Getting confessions out of Richard Cottingham is, is...

And, that was the
hardest part for us. - The Torso Killer Confessions

And, that was the hardest part for us.

Richard Cottingham
oversimplifies - The Torso Killer Confessions

Richard Cottingham oversimplifies

And he seems to think that
they all enjoy killing, - The Torso Killer Confessions

And he seems to think that they all enjoy killing,

Many of them do exactly
what he did- or said he did- - The Torso Killer Confessions

Many of them do exactly what he did- or said he did-

There's times when
he gets stubborn and - The Torso Killer Confessions

There's times when he gets stubborn and

That certainly impacted
my home life. - The Torso Killer Confessions

That certainly impacted my home life.

I would talk to Cottingham
for hours and hours - The Torso Killer Confessions

I would talk to Cottingham for hours and hours

I think I was probably
overly more overprotective - The Torso Killer Confessions

I think I was probably overly more overprotective

Because of the way that - The Torso Killer Confessions

Because of the way that

Made us suspect immediately - The Torso Killer Confessions

Made us suspect immediately

Because the more I spoke to
Richard, the more I'm like, - The Torso Killer Confessions

Because the more I spoke to Richard, the more I'm like,

So, I needed to make sure I
continued this relationship. - The Torso Killer Confessions

So, I needed to make sure I continued this relationship.

I never wanted to forget
these unsolved murders - The Torso Killer Confessions

I never wanted to forget these unsolved murders

On May 22nd, 1980, - The Torso Killer Confessions

On May 22nd, 1980,

Every time I got promoted, - The Torso Killer Confessions

Every time I got promoted,

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Delves into the decades long journey of Detective Robert Anzilotti as he works to bring justice to cold case victims linked to serial killer Richard Cottingham.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Cineflix Productions

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2023

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ImdbRating: 6.8

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Released: 08 Mar 2023

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Homepage: https://www.aetv.com/shows/the-torso-killer-confessions