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The Boston Strangler Gerold Frank

The Boston Strangler By Gerold Frank

The Boston Strangler by Gerold Frank


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The Boston Strangler Summary

The Boston Strangler by Gerold Frank

The New York Times-bestselling account of the serial killer's rampage and the ensuing manhunt. Now a Hulu true crime thriller starring Keira Knightley.

On June 14, 1962, twenty-five-year-old Juris Slesers arrived at his mother's apartment to drive her to church. But there was no answer at the door. When he pushed his way inside, Juris found Anna Slesers dead on the kitchen floor, the cord of her housecoat knotted tightly around her neck.

Over the next two years, twelve more bodies were discovered in and around Boston: all women, all sexually assaulted, and all strangled. None of the victims exhibited any signs of struggle, nothing was stolen from their homes, and there were no signs of forcible entry. The police could find no discernable motive or clues. Who was this madman? How was he entering women's homes? And what insanity was driving him?

Drawn from hundreds of hours of personal interviews, as well as police, medical, and court documentation, this is a grisly, horrifying, and meticulously researched account of Albert DeSalvo-an American serial killer on par with Jack the Ripper.

The Boston Strangler Reviews

Stock up and stand back. . . . It takes will power to lay the book down, almost as much as it would have required of the victims to keep their doors closed to the man who said he'd been sent to repair their plumbing and repaint their apartments. . . . It is a mad genius stroke and Frank's book will contribute to a legend and literature of America's Jack the Ripper. -Kirkus Reviews

One of the most remarkable chronicles of true crime ever published. A classic in its genre! -John Barkham Reviews

A superb true crime account . . . The book tells a sensational story; it tells it simply, candidly, faithfully, and as completely as one could want. Chilling reading . . . An engrossing book and creepy tale. -The New York Times

About Gerold Frank

Gerold Frank (1907-1998) was an American author and ghostwriter. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Frank attended Ohio State University. After graduation, he moved to New York with dreams of becoming a poet, and then moved back to Cleveland to work as a newspaperman. Later, he returned to New York to work for the Journal-American. During World War II, Frank was a war correspondent in the Middle East. He won two Edgar Awards for Best Fact Crime, for his books The Deed and The Boston Strangler, the latter of which was adapted into a film starring Tony Curtis. He was a pioneer of the contemporary literary form of the as-told-to celebrity biography. Frank's books number in the dozens, and include collaborations with Lillian Roth, Mike Connolly, Diana Barrymore, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Judy Garland.

Table of Contents

  • A Note to the Reader
  • The Dead
  • Part One
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
  • Part Two
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
  • Part Three
    • 12
    • 13
    • 14
    • 15
    • 16
    • 17
  • Part Four
    • 18
    • 19
    • 20
    • 21
    • 22
    • 23
    • 24
    • 25
  • About the Author

Additional information

GOR012970832
9781504049375
1504049373
The Boston Strangler by Gerold Frank
Used - Like New
Paperback
Open Road Media
2018-02-20
364
N/A
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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