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title: "The Boston Strangler: Serial Murder, Solved or Unsolved"
description: "Between 1962 and 1964, 13 women were strangled in Boston. Albert DeSalvo confessed, but did he do it? Explore the evidence, theories, and DNA breakthrough in this infamous case."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/boston-strangler-serial-murder-solved-unsolved.md
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datePublished: 2026-06-11
dateModified: 2026-06-11
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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---

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Between 1962 and 1964, 13 women were strangled in Boston. Albert DeSalvo confessed, but did he do it? Explore the evidence, theories, and DNA breakthrough in this infamous case.
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