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Oh, my God. DeSalvo petitioned the judge
for early release. He said he had to get back
to his wife and kids. The judge let him out for good behavior. So, he was out in time? Two months before the first murder. A 33-year-old father of two
is considered a prime suspect in the Boston Strangler case. The suspect is presently confined
in a state mental hospital for allegedly assaulting a woman
last December
for early release. He said he had to get back
to his wife and kids. The judge let him out for good behavior. So, he was out in time? Two months before the first murder. A 33-year-old father of two
is considered a prime suspect in the Boston Strangler case. The suspect is presently confined
in a state mental hospital for allegedly assaulting a woman
last December
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Oh, my God.
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DeSalvo petitioned the judge
for early release.
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He said he had to get back
to his wife and kids.
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The judge let him out for good behavior.
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So, he was out in time?
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Two months before the first murder.
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A 33-year-old father of two
is considered a prime suspect
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in the Boston Strangler case.
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The suspect is presently confined
in a state mental hospital
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for allegedly assaulting a woman
last December.
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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.