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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 thirteen women in the Boston area between 1962 to 1964.
- Stabbing
- October 27, 1964
- Life imprisonment
- 13
Jul 11, 2013 · Tim DeSalvo – whose uncle Albert DeSalvo had confessed to being the internationally notorious Boston Strangler – gave police the DNA evidence investigators needed to exhume his body to bring closure to a case that has been a mystery for nearly 50 years.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Albert DeSalvo, the convicted criminal who confessed to killing 13 women in Boston in the early 1960s. Explore his early life, crimes, investigation, death and controversy.
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 ...
- John Philip Jenkins
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]
May 14, 2022 · The rise of the Strangler. Deep in an archive kept secret for decades, the author found a stunning trove: social workers’ notes gathered over many years on the early life of Albert DeSalvo, the...
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Jul 12, 2013 · Boston police officers said DNA found at the home of the woman thought to be the final victim of the notorious killer has been matched to Albert DeSalvo, who confessed to the crimes.
