65 years old Helen Blake was a divorced elderly woman, living alone. The same day, another victim was discovered about few miles north of Boston. Why would a burglar go through this victim staging? And why are there no signs of forced entry.
The victim’s body was left in an indecent posture and with her stocking tops tied in a bow.
Like the first murder, it was considered a burglary gone wrong, but police wasn’t able to make sense of the fact that valuable jewelry was left at the scene. Just two days later, another body was discovered in the same area. On June 28, 1968, 85 year old Mary Mullen was found murdered in her apartment. Her house looked as if someone went through it looking for something and despite the fact that valuable objects were still in plain sight, the murder was considered to be a robbery gone wrong. Homicide Detectives James Mellon and John Driscoll found Anna Slesers nude, as if the victim was stripped of her dignity. She was discovered lying dead in the bathroom with the cord of her bathrobe tied around her neck. When her son arrived, he did not get an answer while knocking on the door, but being certain that she is at home and getting worried, he forced the door open. On the evening of June 14, 1962, 55 years old Anna Slesers was just finishing her dinner when she decided to get a bath before her son picks her up to attend a Latvian memorial service being held at her church. What is interesting to know is that the killings were not considered by police to have been committed by one person, but rather the city was convinced by the media of the existence of a serial killer. If DeSalvo is indeed the Boston Strangler, than he is considered to be one of the firsts modern serial killers in U.S. The killings were also referred to as “the silk stocking murders” and the media at that time “confiscated” the Boston Strangler phenomenon and created widespread panic in the area.
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