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May 30, 2024 · Bailey also defended Albert DeSalvo, who in 1965 had confessed to being the Boston Strangler, the serial killer responsible for the deaths of at least 11 women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964. DeSalvo was eventually convicted in 1967 on charges of sexual assault and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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May 20, 2024 · Aurora Mclaughlin, the last known victim of the Boston Strangler, played a pivotal role in the investigation and capture of Albert DeSalvo. Her murder on January 4, 1964, marked a turning point in the case, leading to DeSalvo's eventual confession and conviction.
May 15, 2024 · Those paled in comparison to DeSalvo’s 1965 confession that he was the “Boston Strangler” responsible for the murders of 13 women during the 1960s.
1 day ago · Those claims quietened down in 2013 when a DNA test linked De Salvo “with 99.9% certainty” to the Boston Strangler’s last victim, 19-year-old Mary Sullivan. The DeSalvo family had always refused to co-operate with the police but a detective followed Albert’s nephew Tim to a construction site where he worked and retrived a bottle of ...
May 27, 2024 · As things are widely accepted, the Boston Strangler's reign of terror lasted from 1962 to 1964, during which time 13 women were killed in brutal fashion. DeSalvo confessed to those crimes, claiming to be the Boston Strangler, but mysteries abounded, with many doubting whether DeSalvo acted alone.
2 days ago · He’s not the Boston Strangler. Haverhill Exchange Club member Patrick Driscoll, who manages the club’s Hometown Heroes email account, recently received an email from a Woburn woman who was driving through the downtown and said she was surprised that one of the club’s Tribute Banners honors Albert DeSalvo (the Boston Strangler), a serial killer who murdered 13 women in the Boston area ...
3 days ago · In the 20th century, cases of serial murder received widespread coverage in the news media. Some murderers became known by lurid nicknames, such as the Boston Strangler, the Düsseldorf Vampire (Peter Kürten), the Monster of Florence, and the Killer Clown (John Wayne Gacy).
