Richard Cottingham

Social : None | Institutionalized - prison, hospital 3 October 1969 (Jailed for drunk driving) | Relationship : None | Marriage 3 May 1970 | Crime : None | Arrest 21 August 1972 (Shoplifting) | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities 15 October 1973 (Son Blair born) | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities 28 March 1975 (Son Scott born) | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities 13 October 1976 (Daughter born) | Misc. : None | Released from waiting 1977 (Started his crime spree) | Crime : None | Sex Perpetration/Rape 22 March 1978 (Raped and robbed Karen Schilt) | Crime : None | Sex Perpetration/Rape 12 October 1978 (Raped and beat prostitute) | Crime : None | Homicide Perpetration 2 December 1979 (Killed two prostitutes) | Crime : None | Homicide Perpetration 14 May 1980 (Killed a prostitute) | Crime : None | Arrest 14 August 1980 (Charged with three counts of homicide) | Death : None | Suicide Attempt 27 June 1984 (Slashed his left wrist) | Crime : None | Trial dates 9 July 1984 (Three counts of murder) | Diagnoses : Psychological | Abuse Alcohol (DUI) | Diagnoses : Psychological | Psychotic Episode (Mutilation) | Family : Parenting | Kids 1-3 (Three, two boys and one girl) | Passions : Sexuality | Sodomy | Passions : None | Assault/ Battery (Beat his victims after drugging them) | Passions : None | Homicide serial (Three prostitutes) | Passions : None | Prison sentence | Passions : None | Rapist/ Sex crime | Passions : None | Torturer/ Sadist (Tortured/mutilated his victims) | Passions : None | Thief/ Financial crime (Robbery and shoplifting) | Vocation : Business | Data entry (Computer operator) | Notable : Famous | Criminal cases (Red Light killer, book about case) | Notable : Book Collection | Crime Collection