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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.
Boston Strangler. 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]
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Mar 17, 2023 · The Boston Strangler killed 13 women of different ages and races between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964. June 14, 1962: Anna Slesers, 55 June 28, 1962: Mary Mullen, 85
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The Boston Strangler. From June 1962 through January 1964, 13 single women between the ages of 19 and 85 were murdered throughout the Boston area. Many people believed that at least 11 of these murders were committed by the same individual because of the similar manner in which each murder was committed. It was believed that the women, who all ...
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.
Between 1962 and 1964, a series of brutal murders targeting women shocked the city of Boston, Massachusetts. The perpetrator used ligatures to strangle his victims to death, often after seriously sexually assaulting them. The crimes tended to share common elements, such as forced entry and a methodical, almost ritualistic, post-murder staging ...
Mar 16, 2023 · The Tenacious Women Reporters Who Helped Expose the Boston Strangler. A new film explores Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole’s efforts to unmask a serial killer believed to have murdered 13 women ...
