Female Unknown

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First name
Female
Last name
Unknown
Age
Other
Grave
52
Permit
4029
Place of death
Redacted
Permit date
03-11-1982
Date of death
12-01-1979
Burial date
03-19-1982
Source code
A1982_03_19_Vol3_070.pdf

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     After some research, I have a strong belief that this unidentified woman was a victim of Richard Cottingham, who is a serial rapist and killer that operated in New York and New Jersey between 1967 and 1980. He was nicknamed, "The Torso Killer" as a result of a double-murder he committed December 2, 1979. The first victim was identified as Deedeh Goodarzi, a Kuwaiti immigrant that was working as a prostitute. The second was never identified but, "she was around 16, 110 pounds and, on the last day of her life, she wore a pair of Bonjour jeans, a burgundy mohair sweater and black patent leather boots." Both victims had their heads and hands removed to discourage identification and the hotel room was set on fire. Their heads and hands were discarded and never recovered.



Reasons I believe this is the second victim:



1. Hart Island is the logical burial location for an unknown person.
2. This interment is the only unknown female with a date of death that matches the hotel fire timeline.
3. Place of death is redacted, just like Deedeh Goodarzi.


     This poor child lived a tortuous life, experienced a horrendous death and is cursed to lay anonymously among the discarded on a lonely island cared for by criminals. The least I could do is help her story be told.


SOURCES:


Link to Deedeh Goodarzi, the victim found alongside her: https://www.hartisland.net/burial_records/33912-deedeh-goodarzi?date_of_death=1979-12-02&referer=search
Story of the two headless killings: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/justice-story-times-square-ripper-revealed-mild-mannered-husband-suburban-jersey-article-1.1030506
Richard Francis Cottingham: http://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cottingham-richard.htm

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