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THE BOSTON STRANGLER
Gerold Frank
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THE BOSTON STRANGLER

by Gerold Frank

New American Library · 2016

Peak rank

#5

Weeks on list

19

Chart History

#15101519661967
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19 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, peaking at #5

The New York Times–bestselling account of the serial killer's rampage and the ensuing manhunt. Now a Hulu true crime thriller starring Keira Knightley. On June 14, 1962, twenty-five-year-old Juris Slesers arrived at his mother's apartment to drive her to church. But there was no answer at the door. When he pushed his way inside, Juris found Anna Slesers dead on the kitchen floor, the cord of her housecoat knotted tightly around her neck. Over the next two years, twelve more bodies were discovered in and around Boston: all women, all sexually assaulted, and all strangled. None of the victims exhibited any signs of struggle, nothing was stolen from their homes, and there were no signs of forcible entry. The police could find no discernable motive or clues. Who was this madman? How was he entering women's homes? And what insanity was driving him? Drawn from hundreds of hours of personal interviews, as well as police, medical, and court documentation, this is a grisly, horrifying, and meticulously researched account of Albert DeSalvo—an American serial killer on par with Jack the Ripper.

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ISBN-13
9781504038980
ISBN-10
1504038983
Published
2016
Pages
336
Publisher
New American Library
Categories
True Crime

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