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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Boston_StranglerBoston Strangler - Wikipedia

    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]

  2. abcnews.go.com › US › boston-strangler-case-solvedBoston Strangler Case Solved 50 Years Later - ABC News

    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 – gave police the DNA evidence they needed to bring closure to a case that has been a mystery for nearly 50 years, murders for which no one has ever been c...

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  4. www.womenshealthmag.com › life › a43336234Did They Ever Catch The Boston Strangler? All About The Killer.

    Mar 17, 2023 · A few years before the Boston Strangler murders occurred, DeSalvo confessed to being the "Measuring Man," a man who went around to women's houses, claiming to be from a modeling agency, and...

  5. collider.com › boston-strangler-true-story-explainedThe Terrifying True Story Behind 'Boston Strangler' - Collider

    Mar 15, 2023 · Some believe DeSalvo did come clean to Nassar, while others are convinced that Nassar is the real Boston Strangler, who fed DeSalvo the details of the crimes as part of a plot to claim the $10,000 ...

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  7. thecinemaholic.com › albert-desalvo-was-he-reallyAlbert DeSalvo: Was He Really the Boston Strangler? How Did ...

    Mar 17, 2023 · And as it turns out, Albert could be behind both — he confessed to being the Boston Strangler in detail while in custody after a victim positively identified him as her Measuring Man perpetrator. It is thus believed this serial rapist has assaulted nearly 300 women over a period of two years in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and ...

  8. mashable.com › article › boston-strangler-true-storyWhat's the true story of the Boston Strangler? | Mashable

    Mar 17, 2023 · Credit: Bettmann / Contributor. Between June 1962 and January 1964, 13 women were found fatally strangled with their own clothing and sexually assaulted in their homes across the Boston area. The ...

  9. news.yahoo.com › horrific-true-story-behind-bostonThe Horrific True Story Behind ‘Boston Strangler’

    Mar 17, 2023 · In 1964, a man named Albert DeSalvo was arrested on suspicion of rape, and while in custody, he claimed to be the Boston Strangler, providing a detailed confession of the murders. However, due to a lack of physical evidence, DeSalvo was eventually charged with his other, unrelated crimes, including robbery and sexual assault, and in 1967 he was ...