History's Secrets — Season 1, Episode 2: The Hunt for the Boston Strangler

Episode synopsis

Police closed the case of the infamous Boston Strangler when Albert De Salvo confessed to the grisly murder of 13 women. But recent forensic evidence reveals the Strangler could still be at large.

About History's Secrets

Mysterious events, compelling figures, and great unanswered questions from the past are explored in this National Geographic series.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Hunt for Hitler
• E3The Romanovs
• E4The Real Roswell
• E5The Secrets Of J. Edgar Hoover
• E6Where's Amelia Earhart?
• E7Howard Hughes Revealed
• E8The Unabomber: Ted Kaczynski
• E9Secrets of the Moon Landing
• E10CIA Secret Experiments
• E11Secret History of the Atomic Bomb
• E12Vanished from Alcatraz
• E13Secret Life of Charles Lindbergh