The Boston Strangler

They called him the Boston Strangler. But what if the real story isn’t about just one man?

In this episode, we pull apart the mythology, the fear, and the failures surrounding one of America’s most infamous serial cases. From the string of brutal murders that terrorized Boston’s women in the 1960s, to the media frenzy, to the police’s desperate need to close the case — we follow the trail not just of a killer, but of a system that needed a neat ending more than it needed the truth.

We break down:

• Why Albert DeSalvo’s confession never lined up with the forensic evidence
• How police tunnel vision derailed real justice
• The overlooked survivors and the voices erased from history
• What this case tells us about gender, power, and the way true crime stories get told

This isn’t just about the man behind the killings. It’s about the city that allowed it. The media that sold it. And the questions still echoing today.

Raw. Investigative. Unapologetic.

This is Rot Beneath WV, and this time, we’re taking on Boston.