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  1. The Boston Strangler was the name given to the killer of 13 women in Boston in the early 1960s. Albert DeSalvo confessed to the crimes in 1964, but his guilt was questioned by some investigators and the public.

  2. Sep 7, 2024 · Boston Strangler, American serial killer who murdered at least 11 women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964. His crimes were the subject of numerous books and a film, though the exact number of victims—as well as his identity—proved a matter of controversy.

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  3. Jul 11, 2013 · It was the 1960s and single women across Massachusetts were the target of a serial killer and rapist. 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.

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  4. Between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964, thirteen single women between the ages of 19 and 85 were murdered in the Boston area; their deaths were eventually tied to the Boston Strangler. Most of the women were sexually assaulted in their apartments, before being strangled with articles of clothing.

  5. Apr 2, 2014 · Convicted criminal Albert DeSalvo is best known for confessing to be the “Boston Strangler,” who killed 13 women in Boston in the early 1960s.

  6. Learn about the serial killer who raped and strangled 13 women in Boston from 1962 to 1964. Find out how Albert DeSalvo confessed to being the Strangler, but was never convicted, and how DNA evidence linked him to one victim 50 years later.

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  8. With Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin. A series of strangulation murders of Boston women sparks a protracted complex manhunt. Law professor John Bottomley leads a multi-jurisdictional task force in the investigation, with help from surviving victim Diane Cluny.

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