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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]
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 ...
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...
Mar 5, 2023 · Then, a robber and rapist named Albert DeSalvo claimed that he was the murderer. A known braggart with a story that didn’t completely hold up, DeSalvo’s claims came under suspicion and never led to a conviction. Instead, he was killed in jail in 1973, leaving the mystery unsolved.
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.
Mar 17, 2023 · The fact that DeSalvo was never convicted for the Boston Strangler murders led some to believe he was not the one responsible, however in 2013 DNA evidence was used to prove with a 99.9 percent...
May 14, 2022 · The story of Albert DeSalvo as told in The Boston Globe. By Jeremiah Manion and Christina Prignano Globe Staff, Updated May 14, 2022, 3:33 p.m. Albert DeSalvo was arrested in 1967. Noonan,...
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