Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
In 1970s NYC, the "Torso Killer" preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime's darkest places.
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"If I'm being honest, I missed some of the 2nd episode because I kept falling asleep. Some of that was not having had a lot of sleep lately but the show just wasn't what it's purported to be. It's more a story about the tawdry pornography of Times Square before it got cleaned up. It focused on the sex workers as well as the peep shows and sex clubs that were so prevalent back then. The murders were almost a side story and admittedly started the series off with a bang with a double murder in a hotel near Times Square. Clearly the murders were done by a deranged man. And then ..."
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In a 2021 interview with Variety, Joe Berlinger revealed why there was no new interview done with Richard Cottingham for the series: "We did have some reach out to Cottingham, but there was an indication that there would have to be a payment, and we don't pay for interviews. As soon as payment comes up, I turn off. Obviously, we're not gonna pay a serial killer. The archival footage of him is quite powerful, but we were very conscious of focusing more on the victims."
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In 1970s NYC, the "Torso Killer" preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime's darkest places.