Who Was The Boston Strangler? New Evidence Points To Different Suspect

By Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS Boston

October 17, 2024

BOSTON - The Boston Strangler terrorized women in the Boston area and today remains one of the city's most notorious crimes.

Albert DeSalvo was widely thought to be the Boston Strangler but was only linked to one of the 13 victims. Now, the I-Team has learned, the Boston police are still actively investigating the decades-old murders and may have new information. A Springfield man told the I-Team he gave detectives evidence that pointed to a different suspect.

In the early 1960s, a serial killer was on the loose in the Boston area. Nearly all the victims - more than a dozen single women between the ages of 19 and 85 - were sexually assaulted, raped, murdered and strangled with a piece of their own clothing tied around their neck in a bow. Reporters dubbed the killer the Boston Strangler.

George Nassar. (WBZ-TV)

Click here for the full story via CBS Boston

CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.