Serial killer Richard Cottingham confesses to 1965 murder of nursing student Alys Eberhardt in deathbed admission, solving 60-year-old cold case.

COPLEY, Ohio — For more than two decades, a murder in Copley, Ohio, remained unsolved. But that finally changed following an unusual "deathbed confession" to the killing, according to police. "It's ...

Deathbed confessions carry weight because they strip away incentive. There’s no career left to protect, no reputation left to polish, no future audience to manage. What’s said in those final moments ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When people are on their deathbeds, they often feel an urgent need to unburden themselves by confessing secrets, regrets, or ...