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  1. "The Boston Strangler" was a big best seller, and it appears that all best sellers get sold to the movies these days, even ones like "Sex and the Single Girl" which don't have stories or characters, only marketable titles. That seems to have happened here, by the way. The events described in Frank's book have been altered considerably in the film.

  2. Mar 17, 2023 · Yes. The Boston Strangler was the name given to the murderer of 13 women in the Boston, Massachusetts area during the early 1960s. Between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964, 13 single women between the ages of 19 and 85 were murdered in cities located in Boston (and more murders happened afterward, though it's debated whether they were ...

  3. Jul 19, 2013 · BOSTON (CBS/AP) - DNA evidence has definitively linked Albert DeSalvo to the death of Mary Sullivan, a woman believed to be the Boston Strangler's last victim, authorities announced Friday ...

  4. State (s) Massachusetts. Date apprehended. October 27, 1964. Albert Henry DeSalvo (September 3, 1931 – November 25, 1973) was an American convicted murderer, rapist, and serial killer who was active in Boston, Massachusetts between June 1962 and January 1964. DeSalvo confessed to being the "Boston Strangler", a serial killer who murdered ...

  5. Sep 2, 1986 · The one case that even the victim’s family was convinced DeSalvo did not commit was eventually confirmed as his crime by DNA. This is a good book to start with on the Boston Strangler case but I would recommend reading one or two books as well to get a more in-depth evaluation of the case.

    • Mass Market Paperback
    • Gerald Frank
  6. Mar 17, 2023 · Thirty years after the first string of murders, McLaughlin wrote a story for the Boston Globe about what pushed her to cover the case, explaining how it was the fourth murder in the summer of 1962 ...

  7. Mar 18, 2023 · In 1962, Boston was in turmoil as a serial killer, later named the Boston Strangler, was at large. The infamous murderer would pose as a handyman to enter women’s apartments before brutally murdering them. Over the next two years, 13 innocent women became victims of the monstrous killer while the city pushed to uncover the man’s identity.