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[Loretta] I'm writing a story about how Albert DeSalvo
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Boston Strangler

I'm writing a storyabout how Albert DeSalvo got a high-priced defense lawyer

[Loretta] I'm writing a story
about how Albert DeSalvo got a high-priced defense lawyer

Full Transcript

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[Loretta] I'm writing a story about how Albert DeSalvo
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got a high-priced defense lawyer.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:47
Uploaded
Apr 14, 2025
Genres
crime, drama, history
Production
20th Century Studios,LuckyChap Entertainment,Langley Park Productions,Scott Free Productions

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Movie Summary

Loretta McLaughlin was the reporter who first connected the murders and broke the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early 1960s to report on the city's most notorious serial killer.
[birds squawking] - Boston Strangler 00:12
[birds squawking]
She didn't recognize him? - Boston Strangler 00:09
She didn't recognize him?
Murdered a gas station attendant during a robbery. - Boston Strangler 00:09
Murdered a gas station attendant during a robbery.
It's not him. Been in custody for over a year. - Boston Strangler 00:06
It's not him. Been in custody for over a year.
[reporters clamoring] - Boston Strangler 00:08
[reporters clamoring]
- [reporter 1] Is it true Mr. Bailey? - [reporter 2] He's telling the truth? - Boston Strangler 00:05
- [reporter 1] Is it true Mr. Bailey? - [reporter 2] He'...
[Bailey] I obtained five details only the killer could know. - Boston Strangler 00:05
[Bailey] I obtained five details only the killer could know.
When you've done as many interrogations as I have, you develop an ear for bullshit. - Boston Strangler 00:06
When you've done as many interrogations as I have, you ...
[reporters laughing] - Boston Strangler 00:06
[reporters laughing]
We're still negotiating his confession. If you'll excuse me. - Boston Strangler 00:05
We're still negotiating his confession. If you'll ...
- [shutter clicks] - [reporters clamoring] - Boston Strangler 00:06
- [shutter clicks] - [reporters clamoring]
[Bottomly] Mr. DeSalvo, we are here today - Boston Strangler 00:09
[Bottomly] Mr. DeSalvo, we are here today
If there hadn't been a spot, I never would have got her. - Boston Strangler 00:06
If there hadn't been a spot, I never would have got her...
Bailey used you guys to pressure the attorney general, - Boston Strangler 00:08
Bailey used you guys to pressure the attorney general,
They didn't have a choice after you put DeSalvo on the front page. - Boston Strangler 00:06
They didn't have a choice after you put DeSalvo on the ...
But they think they can get life on the rape charges. - Boston Strangler 00:05
But they think they can get life on the rape charges.
And I haven't even told you the punch line yet. - Boston Strangler 00:06
And I haven't even told you the punch line yet.
[Loretta] They're washing their hands of it, - Boston Strangler 00:06
[Loretta] They're washing their hands of it,
They botched the biggest investigation in the city's history, - Boston Strangler 00:07
They botched the biggest investigation in the city's hi...
The police are washing their hands of it, and you expect us to move on. - Boston Strangler 00:05
The police are washing their hands of it, and you expect us ...