Editing Boston Strangler (section)

==In popular culture==
* [[Philadelphia 76ers]] player [[Andrew Toney]] was dubbed "the Boston Strangler" because of his outstanding performances against the [[Boston Celtics]]; a notable example is Game 7 of the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals.
* The 1964 film ''[[The Strangler]]'' was inspired by the unsolved killings.<ref name="Weaver">{{cite book|last=Weaver|first=Tom|title=Earth vs. the sci-fi filmmakers: 20 interviews|publisher=McFarland|year=2005|page=367|chapter=Burt Topper on ''The Strangler''|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kGLtcc_pJxQC&q=%22the+strangler+%22boston+strangler%22+%22victor+buono%22&pg=PT377|access-date=October 5, 2009 | isbn=978-0-7864-2210-4}}</ref>
* [[William Goldman]]'s 1964 novel ''[[No Way to Treat a Lady (novel)|No Way to Treat a Lady]]'' and its [[No Way to Treat a Lady (film)|1968 film adaptation]] were both inspired by the multiple-killer theories of the Boston Strangler.<ref name="wickedlocal/39268572007">{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Kathryn |title=FROM THE VAULT: Recalling the 'Boston Strangler' |url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/observer-advocate/2013/07/11/from-vault-recalling-boston-strangler/39268572007/ |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=[[Wicked Local]] |date=2013-07-11}}</ref>
* The [[rock and roll]] band [[The Standells]] referred to the Boston Strangler in their 1965 Boston-themed song "[[Dirty Water]]" with the lines "have you heard about the Strangler?" and "I'm the man, I'm the man."
* The 1968 film ''[[The Boston Strangler (film)|The Boston Strangler]]'' starred [[Tony Curtis]] as [[Albert DeSalvo]]. [[Henry Fonda]] co-starred.
* The 1995 film ''[[Copycat (1995 film)|Copycat]]'' makes reference to the Boston Strangler.
* The 2007 novel ''The Strangler'' by William Landay depicts the family of an attorney on the Strangler task force.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-385-33615-4|title=Fiction Book Review: The Strangler}}</ref>
* The 2007 novel ''Strangled'' by Brian McGrory depicts a Boston newspaper reporter receiving evidence and notes from potentially the same murderer, over 40 years later, and police efforts to suppress the idea that they did not solve the original case.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McGrory |first=Brian |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/ocm72799788 |title=Strangled |date=2007 |publisher=Atria Books |isbn=978-0-7434-6368-3 |edition= |location=New York |oclc=ocm72799788}}</ref>
* A 2008 film ''The Boston Strangler – The Untold Story'' stars [[David Faustino]] as De Salvo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1198054/|title = Boston Strangler: The Untold Story (Video 2008) - IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
* The 2010 television film ''The Front'', starring [[Andie MacDowell]] and [[Daniel Sunjata]], depicts a detective who reopens an unsolved 1960s murder of a woman who may have been the first victim of the Boston Strangler. The plot suggests that DeSalvo was not the only perpetrator of these Boston murders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://crimefeed.com/2016/11/serial-killer-cinema-6-movies-inspired-boston-strangler/|title=Serial Killer Cinema: 6 Movies Inspired by the Boston Strangler|website=CrimeFeed|access-date=March 3, 2017|archive-date=June 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610115521/http://crimefeed.com/2016/11/serial-killer-cinema-6-movies-inspired-boston-strangler/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The Boston Strangler made an appearance in the episode "Strangler" of [[CBS]]'s ''[[American Gothic (1995 TV series)|American Gothic]]'', where he was summoned by the antagonist sheriff Lucas Buck to get rid of Merlyn Temple. When Lucas leaves town to attend a convention, Albert De Salvo -aka The Boston Strangler- decides to do more than just try to kill Merlyn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0511801/|title = "American Gothic" Strangler (TV Episode 1998) - IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
* The Boston Strangler was featured as a central figure in the second episode of TNT's ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]'', starring [[Angie Harmon]] and [[Sasha Alexander]]. The episode was called "Boston Strangler Redux", featuring a new serial killer who killed women with the same names as the original Strangler's victims. He is eventually revealed to have been one of the original detectives investigating the case who tried to frame the man whom he believed to be the real Boston Strangler.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1686407/|title=Rizzoli & Isles: Boston Strangler Redux|website=IMDB}}</ref>
* He and the [[Zodiac Killer]] are featured in [[Image comics]]' ''The Roberts''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shady|first1=Justin|last2=Chinsang|first2=Wayne|last3=Rose|first3=Erik (Illustrator)|title=The Roberts: one retirement home, two serial killers|date=2009|publisher=Image Comics, Inc.|location=Berkeley, Calif.|isbn=978-1607060673}}</ref>
* A waxwork of Albert DeSalvo was featured in an episode of the British comedy series ''[[Psychoville]]''. The waxwork comes to life in a fantasy sequence (along with those of [[John George Haigh]], [[John Christie (murderer)|John Christie]], and [[Jack the Ripper]]), trying to persuade character David Sowerbutts to kill a man by strangling. The others accused him of having several personalities, referencing the 1968 movie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/jul/16/psychoville-episode-five|title=Psychoville episode five: 'The Key'|last=Dean|first=Will|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=July 16, 2009}}</ref>
* In the 13th episode of the second season of ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' titled "Strangled", the characters have a Cold Case party where they role play the investigation into two murders that fit the MO of the Boston Strangler.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.episodeworld.com/episode/14250/Crossing_Jordan/2x13/Strangled|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304051558/http://www.episodeworld.com/episode/14250/Crossing_Jordan/2x13/Strangled|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 4, 2017|title=Crossing Jordan (2001) - 2x13 - Strangled|website=Episode World}}</ref>
* A [[Boston hardcore]] band is named the Boston Strangler.<ref name=saladdays>{{cite web|title=Boston Strangler Interview|url=http://www.saladdaysmag.com/boston-strangler-interview-original-version/|website=Salad Days Magazine|archive-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208175119/http://www.saladdaysmag.com/boston-strangler-interview-original-version/}}</ref>
* The [[Rolling Stones]] released "[[Midnight Rambler]]" on the album ''[[Let It Bleed]]'' in 1969. The song is a loose biography of Albert DeSalvo; "the Boston Strangler" is mentioned in the lyrics once.
* A 2016 [[podcast]] titled ''[[Stranglers (podcast)|Stranglers]]'' delves into the Boston Strangler investigation and features clips of the DeSalvo confession tapes and interviews with relatives of the key players in the investigation, including chief investigator Phil DiNatale's sons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/31/obituaries/phillip-j-dinatale-67-dies-led-boston-strangler-inquiry.html|title=Phillip J. DiNatale, 67, Dies; Led Boston Strangler Inquiry|date=31 January 1987|access-date=18 January 2018|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wkbw.com/news/national/boston-strangler-murders-get-serial-treatment-in-new-true-crime-series|title=Boston Strangler murders get 'Serial' treatment in new true-crime series|first=Clint|last=Davis|date=17 November 2016|access-date=18 January 2018|publisher=WKBW Buffalo}}</ref>
* ''[[Boston Strangler (film)|Boston Strangler]]'' is a 2023 American drama starring [[Keira Knightley]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/keira-knightley-boston-strangler-movie-20th-century-studios-matt-ruskin-scott-free-luckychap-producing-1234847537/|title=Keira Knightley To Star In 20th Century Studios' ''Boston Strangler''; Scott Free, LuckyChap Producing|date=October 4, 2021|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref> [[Carrie Coon]], [[Alessandro Nivola]], [[Chris Cooper]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/carrie-coon-alessadro-nivola-chris-cooper-20th-century-lucky-chaps-boston-strangler-1234876003/|title=Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola & Chris Cooper Join 20th Century's ''Boston Strangler''|date=November 17, 2021|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref> and [[David Dastmalchian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-dastmalchian-boston-strangler-cast-1235054113/|title=David Dastmalchian Joins Keira Knightley in ''Boston Strangler'' (Exclusive)|date=November 30, 2021|first=Aaron|last=Couch|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref> The film was shot in the Boston area. It was theatrically released in the United States by [[20th Century Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/06/lifestyle/dispatches-boston-strangler-set-production-begins-filming-belmont/|title=Dispatches from 'Boston Strangler' set: Filming continues in the South End|date=December 8, 2021|first=Brittany|last=Bowker|website=[[The Boston Globe]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref>