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Week in Review: Boston Strangler Cold Case Cracked
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Boston Strangler Victim's Family: "People Really Did Care"
As police announced Thursday morning their "99.9 percent" certainty that suspected Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo was responsible for the death of 19-year-old Beacon Hill resident Mary Sullivan in 1964, her family shared their overwhelming relief to have finally pinpointed her killer in the 50-year cold case.Cambridge-Bound Longfellow Detour Starts July 20
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that a closure of one lane of the Longfellow Bridge and subsequent detour will go into effect July 20.Menino Leaves Parkman House For Home
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is back to sleeping at his Readville home after recuperating for several months at the Parkman House on Beacon Street."Mayor Menino is happy to be back staying in his own home in Hyde Park," said John Guilfoil, deputy press secretary for the Mayor's Press Office. Guilfoil said the Mayor was eagerly looking forward to his annual block party on Friday (July 12) night.
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