Confessions of the Boston Strangler
2014, English. Directed by Ben Avishai & Dan Mooney.
This two-hour documentary special for Investigation Discovery sends viewers back to a time when no woman in Boston felt safe. The city finally felt a sigh of relief when, in a recorded confession, Albert DeSalvo admitted to his savage rampage and the first known serial killer in America was put behind bars. But decades later, compelling DNA analysis revealed that DeSalvo may not in fact have committed the crimes.
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- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 29 December 2014
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ben Avishai, Amy Briamonte
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Confessions of the Boston Strangler runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Confessions of the Boston Strangler isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 December 2014. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Confessions of the Boston Strangler?
Confessions of the Boston Strangler (2014) was directed by Ben Avishai and Dan Mooney.