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Boston Strangler cellmate recalls killer’s brutal life
Walpole State Prison inmate describes Albert DeSalvo, the Boston Strangler, in six weeks as his cellmate. He recalls DeSalvo’s violent childhood, prolific rapes claimed, and a turbulent, celebrated yet brutal existence before dying by a homemade shiv in prison.
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