: The murders caused widespread terror in eastern Massachusetts, leading to a surge in sales of locks, deadbolts, and tear gas. Albert DeSalvo: The Confession
: Many officials and families of the victims doubted his confession due to its inconsistencies and a lack of physical evidence at the time. The Boston Strangler
: In July 2013, modern forensic testing linked DeSalvo's DNA to the 1964 murder of Mary Sullivan , the last known victim. While this definitively tied him to one crime, it did not prove he was responsible for all of them, leaving the "multiple killers" theory alive for some. : The murders caused widespread terror in eastern
, a factory worker and military veteran, became the primary suspect after confessing to 11 of the Strangler murders while in prison for unrelated rapes. While this definitively tied him to one crime,
The refers to the perpetrator(s) of a series of murders in the Boston area between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964. The case remains one of the most notorious in American history due to its impact on the public psyche and the lingering questions surrounding the guilt of the man who confessed. The Victims and the Crimes
Over an 18-month period, ranging in age from 19 to 85 were murdered in their homes.
