The Boston Strangler by Gerold Frank6/11/2023 Kirkus Reviews One of the most remarkable chronicles of true crime ever published. It is a mad genius stroke and Franks book will contribute to a legend and literature of Americas Jack the Ripper. It takes will power to lay the book down, almost as much as it would have required of the victims to keep their doors closed to the man who said hed been sent to repair their plumbing and repaint their apartments. Who was this madman? How was he entering womens 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. The police could find no discernable motive or clues. None of the victims exhibited any signs of struggle, nothing was stolen from their homes, and there were no signs of forcible entry. Over the next two years, twelve more bodies were discovered in and around Boston: all women, all sexually assaulted, and all strangled. 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. On June 14, 1962, twenty-five-year-old Juris Slesers arrived at his mothers apartment to drive her to church. Now a Hulu true crime thriller starring Keira Knightley. Book Synopsis The New York Times- bestselling account of the serial killers rampage and the ensuing manhunt.
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