Albert DeSalvo

Albert DeSalvo was an American criminal known as the "Boston Strangler," who was believed to have murdered 13 women in Boston during the early 1960s. He confessed to the crimes in 1964, but some doubts remain about whether he was truly responsible for all the murders. DeSalvo also had a complex personal history, including multiple arrests for various offenses. He was killed in prison in 1973 before he could be tried for the murders. His case remains one of the most infamous unsolved serial killer cases in U.S. history, highlighting the challenges of criminal investigations and confessions.