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- The Boston Strangler’s first victim, a 55-year-old woman, was sexually assaulted and strangled in her ransacked apartment on June 14, 1962. During the following months, several other women, ranging in age from 65 to 85 years, were murdered in similar circumstances, news of which engulfed the city in panic.
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On July 8, 1962, the Sunday Herald wrote that "[a] mad strangler is loose in Boston" in an article titled "Mad Strangler Kills Four Women in Boston". The killer was also known as the "Phantom Fiend" [6] or "Phantom Strangler", [7] due to his ability to get women to allow him into their apartments.
Then, in December, a young woman was killed, and three weeks later a 23-year-old woman was found strangled. Subsequent victims included women of a range of ages. By January 1964, 13 women were dead, and the Massachusetts attorney general, Edward Brooke, had taken charge of the investigation personally.
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From June 1962 through January 1964, 13 single women between the ages of 19 and 85 were murdered throughout the Boston area. Many people believed that at least 11 of these murders were committed by the same individual because of the similar manner in which each murder was committed.
Jul 11, 2013 · When it was over, the Boston Strangler had killed 11 women. The case baffled the five separate District Attorney's offices investigating the murders because of the spread-out locations of the victims.
Apr 2, 2014 · Between June 1962 and January 1964, a series of grisly murders took place in the Boston area. All 13 victims were women, and all but two had been strangled (accordingly, the Boston...
Mar 16, 2023 · HISTORY. Based on a True Story. The Tenacious Women Reporters Who Helped Expose the Boston Strangler. A new film explores Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole’s efforts to unmask a serial killer...
Mar 5, 2023 · He said that he had killed 11 suspected Boston Strangler victims, as well as two other women, including 85-year-old Mary Mullen. In June 1962, Mullen had been found dead at her home. DeSalvo said she died of a heart attack in his arms, which her death certificate confirmed.
