'Boston strangler's body' to face DNA tests

Tests were today under way on the body of the man dubbed the Boston Strangler in a bid by his family to clear his name.

'Boston strangler's body' to face DNA tests
Mon, 29 Oct, 2001 - 14:38

Tests were today under way on the body of the man dubbed the Boston Strangler in a bid by his family to clear his name.

Albert DeSalvo confessed to the brutal murders of 11 women in Boston between 1962 and 1964, but was never put on trial and was stabbed to death in prison.

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