The Boston Stranglers

By Susan Kelly

Book Overview

An infamous murder spree. A monstrous hoax. The definitive book - updated with new evidence. 'DeSalvo Is the Strangler!' declared the headlines after handyman Albert DeSalvo confessed to eleven brutal rape/murders that terrorized Boston from 1962 to 1964. The repeat sex offender boasted he had raped an additional 2,000 women. His story became the subject of a bestselling book and major Hollywood movie. But DeSalvo was not The Boston Strangler. Author Susan Kelly's detailed investigation shows us the true DeSalvo - a pathological liar whose hunger for celebrity drove him to false confessions - and indicates that the stranglings were committed by more than one killer. In an eye-opening update that explores stunning DNA findings, a shocking re-autopsy, and expert profiling evidence, she shows why this savage, unsolved case continues to fascinate and haunt us. With 16 Pages Of Powerful Photos 'Taut with suspense . . . crackles like a bestselling novel.' Barry Reed, author of The Verdict 'Prodigious research.' Publishers Weekly

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786032510
• ISBN13: 9780786032518
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 525 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Susan Kelly's "The Boston Stranglers"

I very much enjoyed this extremely well-researched, suspense-filled account of the saga of Albert De Salvo. The writing is marvellous - one forgets that this is non-fiction, as it runs as smoothly as a novel from evidence to evidence and crime to crime. It really reads like a superb piece of detective fiction. I am impressed by the research involved, and by the wealth of detail that never bogs down the reader, but rather keeps us turning pages. The "Update" is particularly interesting, as it combines a suspenseful journey with gruesome detail and real hillarity. This is a standout in the works of true crime.

Groundbreaking Research and a Great Read

This updated edition contains the latest evidence in the persistently fascinating tale of the Boston Strangler. Kelly's theory that Albert DeSalvo did not commit these gruesome murders has been proven correct by recent DNA evidence. "The Boston Stranglers" is a true-crime narrative that brings class and dinstinction to the genre. It's well written, meticulously researched--and prophetic. Her writing is sensitive to the victims and exploits neither the tragedies of their deaths nor the pathos of DeSalvos' apparently bogus confessions. Even if you have read the earlier work, it's worth a second read for the new information in this new edition. Susan Kelly is the expert in the study of DeSalvo. She should take on other unsolved mysteries.

Please Reprint This Book!

I read this book several years ago--and I am shocked to see it is no longer available. This is the definitive examination of the case: author Kelly looks at all the evidence, the sensationalism, and DeSalvo himself, with a scholar's objective eye. Her conclusions are disturbing and cannot be ignored. If you want to have a genuine sense of the terror in Boston from those days, this is the book. Some publisher ought to put this book out and give it the attention it so deserves.

Shocking and compelling read!

This true crime story truly puts together the pieces of a strange puzzle. Well-written, exciting and fast-paced. Also shows how the criminal justice and legal systems can really turn things around for their own convenience, even if it means sending an innocent man to jail. Anyone interested in reading about how politics and law converge and result in disaster should read this book.