Who investigated the Boston Strangler when on the North Shore?

Answer 1

Since I'm not from Boston the North Shore area threw me off a little. I think you are talking about the cluster of smaller communities ouside of the city of Boston. According to the bestselling book by Sebastian Junger, formerly of Belmont, MA, the Boston Strangler murdered what must have been one of his first victims. Death In Belmont details the murder of Bessie Goldberg of Belmont MA, and a neighbor of Junger's boyhood home.

Hired as a carpenter's helper, Albert De Solvo, later to become the Boston Strangler, helped in the construction of an art studio for Junger's artist mother. This is fact as there was a photo of the Jungers, mother and son, with handyman De Solvo at the Junger residence, included in the book.

Goldberg was killed in true Strangler fashion but De Solvo was never suspected. Roy Smith was convicted of the murder and as far as I know spent the rest of his life in prison. On the day of the murder (March 11, 1963) Smith was seen at the Goldberg home shortly before her husband discovered Bessie dead in the home. The murder was investigated by former Boston cop Mike Giacoppo who within hours had tracked Smith down and arrested him.