the name given by newspapers, etc. to Albert DeSalvo, a US man who attacked and killed 13 women in Boston , Massachusetts, between 1962 and 1964. He killed the women by strangling them (= squeezing their throat tightly). He was sent to prison for his crimes and was killed by another prisoner.
BOSTON STRANGLER
Meaning of BOSTON STRANGLER in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005