New forensic testing has linked Albert DeSalvo to the last of the Boston Strangler's 1960s murders, Boston police announced Thursday.
Familial DNA evidence linked DeSalvo to the 1964 rape and murder of then-19-year-old Mary Sullivan, police said. It was the last of 11 murders attributed to a serial killer known as the Boston Strangler who terrorized the city for weeks.
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Only Sullivan's case has this forensic tie. "These developments give us hope that there can be finality if not accountability," says conley
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Familial DNA evidence linked DeSalvo to the 1964 rape and murder of then-19-year-old Mary Sullivan, police said. It was the last of 11 murders attributed to a serial killer known as the Boston Strangler who terrorized the city for weeks.
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SEE ALSO: SelectaDNA Gun Will Tag Criminals For Weeks
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Only Sullivan's case has this forensic tie. "These developments give us hope that there can be finality if not accountability," says conley
— Maria Cramer (@GlobeMCramer) July 11, 2013 Read more...
More about Boston, Murder, Police, Us World, and Us Reported by Mashable 7 hours ago.