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Why do some people think Albert DeSalvo was not the Boston Strangler?
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Albert DeSalvo, aka the Boston Strangler, caused much controversy. Once convicted and imprisioned he recanted his confessions to at least 13 murdered women in the Boston area in the early 1960's. His MO (modis operandi is method of how crime is carried out) changed from middle aged or older females to younger and at least one black victim females. He used a knife in at least one murder. Modern criminal profilers know that it is not uncommon for a killer's MO to change and evolve over time. DeSalvo had a heavy-hitter in his corner also. His attorney was a young F. Lee Bailey and he was convinced that DeSalvo was not the Strangler. Even some Boston detectives felt there was more than one murderer. If this is true, the timing was perfect. After DeSalvo was arrested there were no more murders. We may never know for sure because DeSalvo was murdered by another inmate in 1973. He was 42.
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What were the controversies over the Boston strangler being guilty?
Many people close to the case felt that DeSalvo could not have been the killer of at least some of the victims of the Boston Strangler. This has proved to be the case. DeSalvo was cleared of the murder of the last victim Mary Sullivan through DNA testing. Doubts began to surface while still in the early stages of the case immediately after DeSalvo's arrest. He seemed to be knowledgable about some of the murders and others he knew next to nothing that had not already been printed in the papers. Although he confessed he was never charged, tried or convicted in any of the Strangler murders. DeSalvo was in prison serving time for other offenses when he was stabbed to death in his own cell. With the death of DeSalvo, the opportunity to know the truth may have been buried with him.
Why did Albert DeSalvo kill people?
The weapon of choice for the killer known as The Boston Strangler was usually a piece of the victim's own clothing. Stockings, belts from their dressing gowns, ect. DeSalvo claimed to have strangled at least one woman with his bare hands.
Was the Boston Strangler a media sensation?
He sold a lot of newpapers. He had the citizenry of Boston in a terrified chokehold for over a year, and people could barely wait for the evening edition of the local news or newspaper. But his notoriety went much further than Boston. The entire country was horrified yet fascinated by the Strangler's misdeeds.
Is the Boston Strangler case considered an open case?
Whether it was ever closed I have not been able to verify, but the files have been dusted off and are being reworked by cold case detectives after DNA testing has eliminated Albert DeSolvo as the murderer of Mary Sullivan, the last victim in the series of murders known as the Boston Strangler killings. What many people are not aware of is DeSolvo was never charged with the Strangler crimes and was in fact serving time for other crimes when he was stabbed to death in his prison cell. After his arrest, DeSolvo confessed to the Strangler crimes and while he knew far too much about certain murders, others, he didn't have a clue, giving weight to the theory that there was more than one killer at large in the Boston area. Whatever the case, it will be very interesting to see what cold case investigators will turn up in one of the the most facinating crimes in American history.
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