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  1. 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. Because ...

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    • October 27, 1964
    • Life imprisonment
    • 13
  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Albert DeSalvo was a convicted criminal who confessed to being the Boston Strangler, a serial killer who murdered 13 women in the early 1960s. He was killed in prison in 1973, after serving time for other crimes. Learn about his life, crimes, trial, and legacy.

  3. Jul 11, 2013 · This Feb. 25, 1967, file photo shows self-confessed Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo minutes after his capture in Boston. Diane Dodd and son Casey Sherman hold a photo of Dodd's sister Mary ...

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  4. 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]

  5. 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.

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  6. May 14, 2022 · For Boy #402 was Albert DeSalvo, soon to be known to all the world as the Boston Strangler, one of the city’s few, truly notorious criminals who would claim credit for 11 killings — including ...

  7. 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.

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