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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. The Boston Strangler’s first victim, a 55-year-old woman, was sexually assaulted and strangled in her ransacked apartment on June 14, 1962.
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.
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After nearly 50 years, no one has ever been charged as the Boston Strangler. In July 2013, the Boston Police Department believed that they had discovered DNA evidence linking Albert DeSalvo to Mary Sullivan, who had been raped and strangled in 1964 – the final victim of the Boston Strangler.
Gerold Frank. Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1966. Plot Summary. The Boston Strangler (1966), a true crime book by American journalist and biographer Gerold Frank, tells the story of the serial killer who murdered 13 women in the Boston area from 1962 through 1965.
Feb 20, 2018 · The Boston Strangler. Paperback – February 20, 2018. The New York Times–bestselling account of the serial killer’s rampage and the ensuing manhunt. Now a Hulu true crime thriller starring Keira Knightley. On June 14, 1962, twenty-five-year-old Juris Slesers arrived at his mother’s apartment to drive her to church.
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On February 24, 1967, Albert DeSalvo and two other inmates escaped from Bridgewater. Murderer Frederick E. Erickson, 40, and armed robber George W. Harrisson, 35, were recaptured that same day, but for 24 hours the city of Boston cringed, waiting for the Strangler to strike again. It didn't happen.
May 13, 2006 · by Sebastian Junger. 266pp, Fourth Estate, £14.99. Sebastian Junger had a terrible problem: what to do after The Perfect Storm, his superb account of a northeaster that swept the coast of New ...
