Albert DeSalvo confessed to being the Boston Strangler . Score: 6 But a lawyer for the DeSalvos told CNN the family was `` outraged , disgusted and offended '' by the decision to secretly take a DNA sample of one of its members , a move she called `` unnecessary and creepy . '' He was never charged in those crimes , and he was killed in prison in 1973 . Authorities believe they have linked DeSalvo to one killing .
Albert DeSalvo confessed to being the Boston Strangler . Score: 6 He was never charged in those crimes , and he was killed in prison in 1973 . Authorities believe they have linked DeSalvo to one killing .