26 episodes
Truth and Lies: The Boston Strangler ABC News
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4.4 • 269 Ratings
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Thirteen victims. An inconclusive investigation. Sixty years later, the story of the Boston Strangler still has a hold on the public imagination. “Truth and Lies: The Boston Strangler” retraces the tragic fate of the victims and explores why a killer’s confession never closed this decades-old case.
Last season, “Truth and Lies: The Informant" told the story of an ordinary man who was recruited by the FBI to stop a domestic terror attack. Season 1 covered the rise and fall of the notorious sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein and told the stories of women who fought to bring Epstein to justice.
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Boston Strangler, E1: The Women
In June 1962, a woman opens the door to a stranger. What happens next will shock the country and haunt the streets of Boston for years to come.
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Boston Strangler, E2: The Search
The Boston Strangler's killing spree brings a torrent of pressure on law enforcement. Police try new techniques to catch the killer, but their methods raise questions among the press.
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Boston Strangler, E3: The Confession
When Albert DeSalvo confesses to the murders, it doesn't end the story of the Boston Strangler. Decades later, nearly all of the cases remain open.
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Boston Strangler, E4: Director Matt Ruskin
A conversation with the "Boston Strangler" film writer and director Matt Ruskin about why he chose to reexamine the Stranger story through the lens of two crusading women reporters who covered the crimes.
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Boston Strangler, E5: A Conversation with Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon
The stars of the new 20th Century Studios' film "Boston Strangler" discuss what drew them to the roles of Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole -- the real-life journalists who helped bring the cases to light -- and why the story needed to be retold.
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Introducing "Truth and Lies: The Boston Strangler"
Sixty years later, the story of the Boston Strangler still has a hold on the public imagination. "Truth and Lies: The Boston Strangler" retraces the tragic fate of the victims and explores why a killer’s confession never closed this decades-old case.
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Customer Reviews
Amazing investigative reporting
This is a truly remarkable podcast. The producers clearly did a deep dive into years of legal and financial documentation which they combined with extensive interviews to craft this unparalleled account of Epstein’s life and crimes. For some strange reason tho they inserted ominous-sounding background audio - to amp up tension perhaps? - that is distracting, annoying, and completely unnecessary. Otherwise, an excellent account of this super predator’s machinations.
CanaGirl
Not bad but not great
It’s weird where you interview a man who exploited a murder spree and made a corny Scooby Doo movie about it. Maybe he was desperate for producers but …wow. I was interested in finding out more about the case and you manage to male-gaze it . ABC is a massive joke.
Dan is a hero
This podcast was so well done! Love the narrator and the storyline- such a brave man putting himself at risk to save so many lives 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻