In the early 1960s, 13 women were found dead in and around Boston, Massachusetts. Between June 1962 and January 1964, each victim – aged between 19 and 85 – was found strangled, with most having also been sexually assaulted.
With each case there appeared to be no signs of forced entry, leading authorities to believe the killer was known to the victims or had duped them into gaining entry into their homes. The crimes were later attributed to one person, dubbed by the press as the Boston Strangler.
The moniker was first published in the Record-American newspaper by the journalists who broke the story, investigative reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole. Now, Disney+ has released a new film that follows the two trailblazing reporters who connected the murders.
