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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]
- Albert DeSalvo
Between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964, thirteen single...
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- Albert DeSalvo
www.britannica.com · biography · Boston-StranglerThe Boston Strangler | Suspects, Victims, and Facts
Sep 7, 2024 · Boston Strangler, American serial killer who murdered at least 11 women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964. 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.
- John Philip Jenkins
Jul 11, 2013 · Tim DeSalvo – whose uncle Albert DeSalvo had confessed to being the internationally notorious Boston Strangler – gave police the DNA evidence investigators needed to exhume his body to bring closure to a case that has been a mystery for nearly 50 years.
Learn about the 13 single women who were murdered by the same attacker in Boston from 1962 to 1964, and the suspect Albert DeSalvo who confessed to the crimes but was never convicted. Find out how DNA evidence linked DeSalvo to one of the murders in 2013, and why the case of the Boston Strangler remains unsolved.
Apr 2, 2014 · Convicted criminal Albert DeSalvo was in and out of trouble with the police from an early age, but nothing as gruesome as the “Boston Strangler” case. DeSalvo admitted to murdering 13 women...
Between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964, thirteen single women between the ages of 19 and 85 were murdered in the Boston area; their deaths were eventually tied to the Boston Strangler. Most of the women were sexually assaulted in their apartments, before being strangled with articles of clothing.
Mar 3, 2014 · The Boston Police Department used Y-chromosome DNA testing to link Albert DeSalvo, the Boston Strangler, to the rape and murder of Mary Sullivan in 1964. The case was one of the cold cases funded by NIJ's Solving Cold Cases with DNA program.
