Albert Henry DeSalvo ( September 3, 1931 – November 25, 1973 ) was a criminal in Boston, Massachusetts, who confessed to being the " Boston Strangler ", the murderer of thirteen women in the Boston area.

DeSalvo was not imprisoned for these murders, however, but for a series of rapes.

DeSalvo was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, to Frank and Charlotte DeSalvo.

In November 1943, the 12-year-old DeSalvo was first arrested for battery and robbery.

He re-enlisted and, in spite of being tried in a court-martial, DeSalvo was again honorably discharged.

The woman's description led police to identify the assailant as DeSalvo and when his photo was published, many women identified him as the man who had assaulted them.

DeSalvo was not initially suspected of being involved with the murders.

Though there were some inconsistencies, DeSalvo was able to cite details which had not been made public.

For the 1967 trial, DeSalvo was mentally evaluated by Dr. Harry Kozol, also of Eugene O ' Neill and Patty Hearst fame.

Bailey was angered by the jury's decision to put DeSalvo in prison for life: " My goal was to see the Strangler wind up in a hospital, where doctors could try to find out what made him kill.

DeSalvo was sentenced to life in prison in 1967.

Robert Wilson, who was associated with the Winter Hill Gang, was tried for the murder of DeSalvo, but the trial ended in a hung jury.

Lingering doubts remain as to whether DeSalvo was indeed the Boston Strangler.

Sherman wrote about this in his book A Rose for Mary ( 2003 ) and stated DeSalvo was not responsible for her death.

The results of a 2001 forensic investigation has cast doubts over whether DeSalvo was the Boston Strangler.

Ames Robey, a former prison psychologist who analyzed both DeSalvo and Nassar, has said Nassar was a misogynistic, psychopathic killer, and was a far more likely suspect than DeSalvo.

Some followers of the case said Nassar was the real strangler and fed DeSalvo details of the murders so DeSalvo could confess and gain notoriety or through Nassar get the reward money to help support DeSalvo's family of wife and two children.

* DeSalvo was the subject of the 1968 Hollywood film The Boston Strangler, starring Tony Curtis as DeSalvo, and Henry Fonda and George Kennedy as the homicide detectives who apprehend him.

Though the crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo after his confession to the murders was revealed in court during a separate case, parties investigating the stranglings have since suggested the murders ( sometimes known as the silk stocking murders ) were not committed by one person.

John E. Douglas, the former FBI special agent who was one of the of the first criminal profilers, wrote that he doubted that DeSalvo was The Boston Strangler.

* 1931 – Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer ( d. 1973 )

" The part reinforced his reputation as a serious actor with his " chilling portrayal " of serial killer Albert DeSalvo.

Brussel ’ s profile led the Boston Police to the apprehension of Albert DeSalvo, the notorious serial sex murderer known as the Boston Strangler.

In the late 80s Macero tried his hand at country music, producing an album by a New York based band called Sixgun, whose members included Joe Spena, Phil Gelfer, Kenny Davis ( Leichtling ), Ed Jennings, and Pete DeSalvo.

Forensic pathologist Michael Baden observed DeSalvo also got the time of death wrong — a common inconsistency with several of the murders pointed out by Susan Kelly.

The movie was highly fictionalized: It assumed DeSalvo was guilty, and it portrayed him as suffering from multiple personality disorder and committing the murders while in a psychotic state.

Forensic pathologist Michael Baden observed that DeSalvo also got the time of death wrong — a common inconsistency with several of the murders pointed out by Susan Kelly.

Although a different man was convicted, Junger raises the possibility that the real killer was Albert DeSalvo, who eventually confessed to committing several Strangler murders, but not Goldberg's.

While defendant Albert DeSalvo was in jail for the " Green Man " sexual assaults, he confessed his guilt in the " Boston Strangler " murders to Bailey.

In 1971, the Texas legislature unanimously passed a resolution honoring DeSalvo in an April Fool's Day joke made by Waco Representative Tom Moore, Jr .. Moore admitted to the joke – made to prove his colleagues were not putting due diligence into researching legislation they were passing – and withdrew the resolution.

Though there were some inconsistencies, DeSalvo was able to cite details which had not been made public.

He formerly had been the long term doctor for Eugene O ' Neill and evaluated the confessed Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, a case defended in 1967 by Bailey.

* The spirit of DeSalvo is summoned by sheriff Lucas Buck to destroy the ghost of Caleb's sister on the American Gothic episode Strangler.

* The Rolling Stones ' song " Midnight Rambler " was inspired by DeSalvo and quotes his confession in its lyrics.

The waxwork ( along with others of Albert DeSalvo, John Christie and Jack the Ripper ) comes to life in a fantasy sequence, trying to persuade the character David Sowerbutts to kill a man using sulphuric acid, rather than methods suggested by the other waxworks.

The core line-up was joined on tour by John DeSalvo, Nivek Ogre, and Tim Sköld.

Written by Sullivan's nephew, Casey Sherman, the book presents DNA evidence that suggests DeSalvo was not the Boston Strangler.

It marked the first time that a regular character died in the show ; it would be followed by the deaths of Charlie DeSalvo and Richie Ryan.

During this episode, Mac takes Richie to a martial arts gym, or " dojo ", run by Charlie DeSalvo, where they intend to train.

* 1967 – Albert DeSalvo, the " Boston Strangler ," is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.

** Albert DeSalvo ( The Boston Strangler ) is convicted of numerous crimes and sentenced to life in prison.

He gained 30 pounds and had his face " rebuilt " with a false nose to look like the real DeSalvo.

Curtis ' comedies include Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ), Sex and the Single Girl ( 1964 ) and The Great Race ( 1965 ), and his dramas included playing the slave Antoninus in Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus ( 1960 ) co-starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier, The Outsider ( 1961 ), the true story of WW II veteran Ira Hayes, and The Boston Strangler ( 1968 ), in which he played the self-confessed murderer of the film's title, Albert DeSalvo.

Members of the Borough Council are Council President Thomas Menapace, Michael DeNofa, Jeff DeSalvo, William Dodge, Peter Meyer and Anthony Pellegrino.

His murder confession has been disputed, and debate continues regarding which crimes DeSalvo actually committed.

DeSalvo tortured animals as a child and began shoplifting and stealing in early adolescence, frequently crossing paths with the law.

After completing his second sentence, DeSalvo joined the Army.

Earlier on October 27, DeSalvo had posed as a motorist with car trouble and attempted to enter a home in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

The homeowner, future Brockton Police Chief Richard Sproles, became suspicious and eventually fired a shotgun at DeSalvo.

The motive for DeSalvo confessing to the crimes remains the same whether he actually committed them or not.

DeSalvo also hoped that that the notoriety of the case would make him world famous ; Robey testified that " Albert so badly wanted to be the Strangler.