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Mar 17, 2023 · And as it turns out, Albert could be behind both — he confessed to being the Boston Strangler in detail while in custody after a victim positively identified him as her Measuring Man perpetrator. It is thus believed this serial rapist has assaulted nearly 300 women over a period of two years in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and ...
- The Journalists of “Boston Strangler”
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- The “Boston Strangler” Suspects
- Was Albert Desalvo Guilty?
The three journalists primarily featured in “Boston Strangler” were all based on real-life employees of the Boston Record-American. Loretta McLaughlin, played by Keira Knightley, was a reporter at the Record-American, and along with Jean Cole, wrote the definitive account of the case and coined the “Boston Strangler” moniker. After working at the R...
There are two Boston Police figures who feature prominently in “Boston Strangler,” one of which is based on a real figure and one who is a composite of multiple real-life BPD officers. After McLaughlin publishes her first story, her editor catches hell from BPD Commissioner Edmund McNamara, who is played by Massachusetts native Bill Camp (“Joker”)....
Much like in real life, the ending of “Boston Strangler” doesn’t come to any tidy conclusion about who was responsible for the killings. In the film, we see three men who are held up as possible suspects, two of whom existed in real life and one who is a pseudonymous creation. Albert DeSalvo, played by David Dastmalchian (“The Dark Knight”), confes...
While “Boston Strangler” doesn’t provide any definitive answers, it does illustrate how several people close to the case, as well as many amateur sleuths in the present day, have unanswered questions. It also relies on theories put forth in the intervening years that have never been definitively proven. “Boston Strangler” speculates that George Nas...
DeSalvo confessed to being the "Boston Strangler", a serial killer who murdered thirteen women in the Boston area between 1962 to 1964. Because of the lack of physical evidence to support his confession, DeSalvo was prosecuted in 1967 for a series of unrelated rapes. He was convicted and imprisoned for life without parole.
- Stabbing
- October 27, 1964
- Life imprisonment
- 13
Mar 17, 2023 · DeSalvo was sent to await trial at Bridgewater State Hospital, a state facility for the criminally insane, and it was there that he allegedly confessed to his cellmate, George Nassar (played by...
- Megan Mccluskey
Mar 19, 2023 · According to The New York Times, DeSalvo confessed to the stranglings during a mental evaluation with Dr. Robert R. Mezer for the court case tied to the aforementioned, unrelated crimes....
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Apr 2, 2014 · In 1965, while in police custody at Bridgewater State Hospital before his trial, DeSalvo confessed to being the Boston Strangler and committing all 13 murders.
Mar 24, 2023 · Under custody for sexual assault charges, DeSalvo confessed to the crimes of the Boston Strangler. However, there wasn't any physical evidence to link him to the crimes. Therefore, DeSalvo was tried for earlier crimes, and not the murders of the 13 women. Here's what really happened to Albert DeSalvo.
