In the early 1960s, the Boston area was gripped targeted by a Strangler; also known as the "Silk Stocking Murders", the Strangler was responsible for the murders of 13 women. The bulk of the victims were discovered with their nylon tights wrapped around their necks, and had been strangled. The age of the victims ranged from 19 to 85 years old, and they were all sexually assaulted.
Albert DeSalvo was already in prison for a series of unrelated sexual assaults when he confessed to being the Strangler; although the balance of probability points towards DeSalvo's guilt, many experts still express doubts as to the true identity of the Strangler.

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