Decades later, DNA testing and competing theories continue to challenge Albert DeSalvo's admission of guilt Getty In the 1960s, 13 women were killed in the Boston area by a killer dubbed the Boston ...

When Albert DeSalvo was arrested by Cambridge, Mass., police in November 1964, it wasn't for murder. Rather, the 33-year-old handyman was wanted for robbery and sexual assault. But while DeSalvo was ...

Fifty years after the Boston Strangler -- or perhaps several stranglers -- stalked the streets, LIFE recalls the era with ...

Boston-area residents were gripped by fear in the early 1960s, as a serial rapist and killer targeted women in their homes. Watch The Boston Strangler: Unheard Confession any time on the Oxygen app.

Casey Sherman speaks about the importance of doing real-world research and investigation on the Boston Strangler.

Someone was terrorizing the quiet neighborhoods of Boston — single women, quietly getting ready for bed, turning into victims of a nighttime predator who left no easy clues behind. "That confession ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone was terrorizing the quiet neighborhoods of Boston — single women, quietly getting ready for bed, turning into victims of a ...

Years later, Albert DeSalvo confessed to the murders, but he was only linked to the final victim with DNA evidence in 2013 As Oxygen re-examines the case on Oct. 26, doubts still remain about the ...