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A series of rapes and murders paralyzed Boston. No woman felt safe in her own home. Local reporters gave this serial rapist and murderer a name: the Boston Strangler. His methods were as gruesome as his victims random. Many looked at him as America s Jack the Ripper. No one knew when and where he would strike next. Families of thirteen women in the Boston area grieved the horrific nature in which their loved ones were sexually assaulted and killed.

Albert DeSalvo, an inmate at the Bridgewater State Hospital declared he was the real Strangler. Was it the confession of a tortured soul? Or an attempt to cash in on the notoriety? This class unpacks the killings and assaults of the Boston Strangler, the investigation, and how the legal system provided answers, if not justice, in this tale of one of America s first serial killers. Yet you will have to decide, was the real Boston Strangler ever caught? Make up your own mind – register today!

This program is being designed in conjunction with attorney Joel Oster, Comedian of Law and True Crime Podcaster.