Albert DeSalvo was born September 3, 1931 in Chelsea Massachusetts. Albert had a very rough upbringing, his father was an alcoholic and wife beater. He also had four siblings. In his early years he was in and out of prison for crime and violence. He also had a history of breaking and entering. After serving in the military, he was discharged for disobeying orders. Soon after he met and married a girl from Germany, Irmgard Beck. Together they had a handicap child and later a boy. DeSalvo appeared to be a family man and was like and appreciated by his peers. June 14, 1962 Anna Slesers was found in her bathroom with a cord around her neck tied in a bow. This was the first of 13 murders believed to have been committed by Albert DeSalvo, the Strangler. Slesers was …show more content…
Bottomly, being the highest-ranking law enforcement in the state had the best chance of catching the Strangler. After great work from the police department the Strangler was found on accident. DeSalvo broke into a woman's apartment, tied her up and held a knife to her throat. He raped her and then ran away. The victim gave the police a good report and DeSalvo was brought in later. While in custody he admitted to robbing hundreds of apartments and raping a few women before finally admitting to being the Boston Strangler. After informing the police that he was in fact the Boston Strangler they did not believe him. Instead they sent him to Bridgewater State Hospital for assessment. His attorney F. Lee Bailey questioned him in great detail about the murders to find out if he was in fact the Boston Strangler. After many hours of DeSalvo explaining the murders in great detail, even to the furniture in the rooms, Bailey concluded that he was in fact the killer. DeSalvo was sentenced to life in prison in 1967. November 1973 he was found stabbed to death in his