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[h3]There remains doubt about whether Albert De Salvo was actually The Boston Strangler, the man responsible for a number of murders of women spanning two years.[/h3]

All the victims were women, sexually assaulted, and strangled, usually with an item of their own clothing, and their bodies were found in obscene positions. After the fourth murder, of Helen Blake, forensic psychiatrists were enlisted to help profile the killer. The resulting opinions were that he was a youngish man, suffering delusions of persecution and with a hatred of his mother (this was before younger victims started to appear).

However, on 5th December of the initial year of the murders, the theory of the killer being a mother-hater collapsed, when Sophie Clark was murdered. A new 'psychofit' was provided.

The killer was now considered to be aged thirty, strongly built, average height, clean shaven with thick dark hair; possibly of Spanish or Italian background - and a paranoid schizophrenic. De Salvo fitted this description.

On 27th October, 1964, De Salvo entered a young woman's home, posing as a detective. He tied his victim to her bed, sexually assaulted her, and suddenly left, saying "I'm sorry".

The woman's description to the police led to his identification, and women came forward in droves, identifying him as the man who had assaulted them.

At this point, De Salvo was not suspected of being involved with the spate of stranglings that had taken place over a period of nearly two years, and it wasn't until he was being held on a rape charge that he confessed to his activities as the Boston Strangler.

However, there was no evidence to substantiate his confession, and De Salvo could provide no explanation for many of the characteristics of the murders. He therefore stood trial for earlier, unrelated crimes of robbery and sexual offences. He was sent to prison for life in 1967, but was murdered six years later in his cell.

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Albert De Salvo (The Boston Strangler) biography




Albert De Salvo (The Boston Strangler) biography




Albert De Salvo (The Boston Strangler) biography