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Jul 11, 2013 · Here's a look back at the case, which started in 1964. Main events in the case of the Boston Strangler: Jan. 4, 1964 — Mary Sullivan, 19, the last of the 11 victims, found murdered in her ...
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.
- John Philip Jenkins
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]
Jul 11, 2013 · Home // Local Coverage. Timeline: Main Events In The Case Of The Boston Strangler. July 11, 2013. The Associated Press. This article is more than 10 years old. Jan. 4, 1964: Mary Sullivan, 19,...
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Jul 11, 2013 · BOSTON July 11, 2013 -- A water bottle recovered from a construction site where Tim DeSalvo – whose uncle Albert DeSalvo had confessed to being the internationally notorious Boston Strangler – gave police the DNA evidence they needed to bring closure to a case that has been a mystery for nearly 50 years, murders for which no one has ever been c...
Mar 3, 2014 · In 2009 and 2012, the city of Boston received competitive grants under NIJ's cold case program. The Boston Police Department's cold case squad decided to use some of the NIJ funding to test DNA from a nephew of DeSalvo's and look for a match with seminal fluid that had been found on Sullivan's body and on a blanket at the crime scene.
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.
