Albert DeSalvo

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Albert DeSalvo was an American criminal who confessed to being the "Boston Strangler," a notorious serial killer linked to a series of murders in the Boston area during the early 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal
human
serial killer
activeIn Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
alias The Green Man NERFINISHED
The Measuring Man NERFINISHED
associatedWith Boston Strangler NERFINISHED
birthDate 1931-09-03
birthPlace Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stabbing
childhoodResidence Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
confessedTo Boston Strangler murders NERFINISHED
confessionYear 1965
controversy disputed responsibility for all Boston Strangler murders
convictedOf armed robbery
assault
burglary
sexual offenses
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge armed robbery
assault
burglary
sexual offenses
deathDate 1973-11-25
deathPlace Walpole, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
dnaEvidenceLinkedTo 1964 murder of Mary Sullivan
education left school in early teens
ethnicity Italian American
familyName DeSalvo NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Albert NERFINISHED
knownFor confessing to series of strangulation murders in Boston area
mannerOfDeath homicide
methodOfKilling strangulation
militaryService United States Army
name Albert Henry DeSalvo NERFINISHED
notableFor Boston Strangler case NERFINISHED
numberOfVictimsClaimed 13
occupation criminal
penalty life imprisonment
placeOfImprisonment Walpole State Prison NERFINISHED
spouse Irmgard Beck NERFINISHED
subjectOf The Boston Strangler (1968 film) NERFINISHED
multiple true crime books
timePeriodOfCriminalActivity early 1960s
victimProfile women

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Buffalo Bill inspiredBy Albert DeSalvo
this entity surface form: Ted Bundy
The Boston Strangler portrays Albert DeSalvo