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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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Albert DeSalvo, the convicted criminal who confessed to be the "Boston Strangler" who killed 13 women in the early 1960s. Explore his early life, crimes, investigation, death and controversy.
Jul 11, 2013 · BOSTON July 11, 2013 -- A water bottle recovered from a construction site where Tim DeSalvo – whose uncle Albert DeSalvo had confessed to being the internationally notorious Boston Strangler ...
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]
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 life imprisonment; he was defended by F. Lee Bailey.
- John Philip Jenkins
Mar 17, 2023 · In October 1964, 34-year-old Albert DeSalvo (played by David Dastmalchian) was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman after pretending to be a police officer to gain entry into her home ...
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George Nassar (June 7, 1932 – December 3, 2018) was an American murderer to whom Albert DeSalvo allegedly confessed to being the Boston Strangler in late 1965. Nassar contacted his lawyer F. Lee Bailey and informed him of this confession, which led to DeSalvo becoming the prime suspect in the unsolved Strangler murders.
