Albert DeSalvo

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 13 women in the Boston area. DeSalvo was not imprisoned for these murders, however, but for a series of rapes. His murder confession has been disputed, and debate continues regarding which crimes DeSalvo actually committed. DeSalvo was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts to Frank and Charlotte DeSalvo. His father was a violent alcoholic who ... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]

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    Serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer tortured animals and impaled cats' and dogs' heads on sticks. The Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, used arrows to shoot cats and dogs who were trapped inside crates. Whether it occurs at home or in a war zone ...

  • Colorado Animal Abuse Registry Rejected By Lawmakers

    Source: Huffington Post

    Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, David Berkowtiz ("The Son of Sam"), Albert DeSalvo ("The Boston Strangler") and Dennis Rader (Kansas' "BTK killer") all abused animals before their other crimes, as did many of the teenagers who went on shooting ...

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    In 1967, Albert DeSalvo, who claimed to be the "Boston Strangler," was convicted in Cambridge, Mass., of armed robbery, assault and sex offenses. (Sentenced to life, DeSalvo was killed in prison in 1973.) In 1970, David Oman McKay, the ninth president of ...

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