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Albert Henry DeSalvo (September 3, 1931 – November 25, 1973) was an American murderer and rapist who was active in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 1960s. He is known to have confessed to being the "Boston Strangler", a serial killer who murdered thirteen women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964. Lack of physical evidence supported ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Albert DeSalvo confessed to being the “Boston Strangler,” who killed 13 women in Boston in the early 1960s. He was serving a life sentence when he was murdered.
Jul 11, 2013 · Tim DeSalvo – whose uncle Albert DeSalvo had confessed to being the internationally notorious Boston Strangler – gave police the DNA evidence investigators needed to exhume his body to bring closure to a case that has been a mystery for nearly 50 years.
The Boston Strangler is the name given to the murderer of 13 women in Greater Boston during the early 1960s. The crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo based on his confession, on details revealed in court during a separate case, [1] and DNA evidence linking him to the final victim. [2]
Mar 17, 2023 · In the end it was a confession from Albert DeSalvo while in prison that brought him to their attention. DeSalvo had been arrested by police after raping a woman on October 27, 1964.
In 1965 Albert DeSalvo, an inmate at a state mental hospital who had a history of burglary dating from the 1950s, confessed to the murders. Although never actually charged with the killings (investigators at the time were unable to physically link him to the murder scenes), DeSalvo was convicted on charges of sexual assault and sentenced to ...
May 25, 2021 · Albert DeSalvo was a convicted rapist who claimed to be The Boston Strangler, a serial killer who strangled and raped 13 women in Eastern Massachusetts from June 1962 to January 1964.
Jul 12, 2013 · Boston police officers said DNA found at the home of the woman thought to be the final victim of the notorious killer has been matched to Albert DeSalvo, who confessed to the crimes.
May 14, 2022 · Albert DeSalvo is revealed as a boy slowly making his way in a world of wrong, from petty thefts and mayhem to offenses of increasing sordidness — and sexual edge.
Nov 27, 1973 · BOSTON, Nov. 27—Albert H. DeSalvo, who became known as the “Boston Strangler,” was found stabbed to death at Walpole State Prison this morning. The prison authorities said the...
