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Mystery of the Boston Strangler Between 1962 and 1964, thirteen women were murdered in Boston, allegedly by Albert DeSalvo, who confessed to the crimes. Doubts about his guilt and inconsistencies in the evidence have kept the true identity of the Boston Strangler a subject of debate.
Jun 15, 2024 · From June 1962 until January 1964, someone terrorized the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts with thirteen sexually motivated murders. Single women of all ages were raped, sadistically brutalized, and strangled to death inside their apartments.
2 days ago · The Plymouth Council for New England sponsored several colonization projects, culminating with Plymouth Colony in 1620 which was settled by English Puritan separatists, known today as the Pilgrims. The Dutch, Swedish, and French also established successful American colonies at roughly the same time as the English, but they eventually came under ...
3 days ago · The Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, like the Pilgrims, sailed to America principally to free themselves from religious restraints. Unlike the Pilgrims, the Puritans did not desire to “separate” themselves from the Church of England but, rather, hoped by their example to reform it.
Jun 7, 2024 · While the Puritan colonists made their way to Massachusetts Bay from East Anglia, London and the counties of the East Midlands, Virginia’s settlers came to Jamestown from a southern triangle from Kent to Devon and north to Warwickshire.
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3 days ago · While only 102 Pilgrims came on the Mayflower, around 1,000 Puritans settled in Boston. Unlike the Pilgrims, the Puritans had an official charter from the King of England to establish a colony and did not separate from the Church of England.
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Jun 10, 2024 · As the high-profile position of Boston’s Puritans brought the community into some peril, its leaders took an interest in the fledgling Massachusetts Bay Company, being promoted by the family of the Earl of Lincoln. In 1629 the church became the focus of plans to settle a colony in the New World.
