Nadia Fezzani is a Canadian journalist who has conducted extensive research and interviews with many notorious American serial killers. She is known in Europe as having interviewed American serial killer Richard Cottingham

Richard Cottingham

Richard Francis Cottingham is a serial killer from New Jersey operating in New York between 1967 and 1980. He was nicknamed 'the torso killer', due to his habit of dismembering his victims, usually leaving nothing but a torso behind. In one case, he dismembered two prostitutes in a motel room,...

 for a French documentary that first aired on TF1

TF1

TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...

, Enquêtes et révélations. The first person to interview Cottingham in 30 years, Fezzani got him to admit his culpability for the first time, as well as many more murders.

Life

Nadia Fezzani studied French literature at Concordia University

Concordia University

Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...

 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 before studying journalism at St Clair College in Windsor, Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...

. After her studies, she covered interviews with famous athletes for five years and was in charge of the media relations for the Montreal Matrix

Montreal Matrix

The Montreal Matrix were an American Basketball Association team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team's first season was in 2005–06 and their home court was the Centre Pierre Charbonneau. The team was known as the Montreal Royal during the 2007–08 season, before returning to its original...

 and the Buffalo Sharks

Buffalo Sharks

The Buffalo Sharks were a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association based in Buffalo, New York. The team played two seasons as the Buffalo Rapids and Buffalo Silverbacks before suspending operations...

. She also conducted interviews with music stars, such as Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro

David Michael "Dave" Navarro is an American guitarist who plays in the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction and cover band Camp Freddy. He has also played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, and many others.- Early life :...

 and Nickelback

Nickelback

Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....

. She has published in magazines and newspapers including Montreal Metro

Montreal Metro

The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....

, 24 Heures

24 Heures

24 Heures may refer to:* 24 Heures , a regional newspaper in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland* 24 heures , a newspaper published in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...

, Dernière Heure, UMM, Bobbi, Les Canadiens, Summum, Summum Girl, Hometown Hockey, and Samedi.

As a specialist on serial killers, Ms. Fezzani has given conferences on the topic to university students and to different organizations. She has also worked with production companies on TV documentaries. She is the writer of Mes tueurs en série (2011). The English edition My Serial Killers, with a preface by Dr. Eric Hickey, contains chapters on Arthur Shawcross

Arthur Shawcross

Arthur John Shawcross was an American serial killer, also known as The Genesee River Killer in Rochester, New York...

, Keith Jesperson, Gary Grant

Gary Grant

Gary Grant is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the NBA.Gary "The General" Grant played for Canton McKinley High School and collegiately at the University of Michigan....

, Joel Rifkin

Joel Rifkin

Joel David Rifkin is an American serial killer convicted of the murder of nine women , mostly drug addicted prostitutes, between 1989 and 1993 in New York City...

, Richard Cottingham, Jack Trawick and Patrick Kearney

Patrick Kearney

Patrick Wayne Kearney is an American serial killer who preyed on young men in California during the 1970s. He is sometimes referred to as "The Freeway Killer", a nickname he shares with two other separate serial killers, William Bonin and Randy Steven Kraft.-Early life:He was the youngest of three...

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