
The Boston Strangler
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- Year:
- 1968
- 116 min
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[CHEERING]
TV ANNOUNCER:
This is John Cameron Swayze in Boston.
A turnout of Bostonians unsurpassed
in numbers and enthusiasm...
...roars its welcome for Al Shepard
followed by Gus Grissom...
...sharing the popular tribute with their
fellow astronauts of Project Mercury.
There's Johnny Glenn.
Joy in this usually reserved city
of Boston is unconfined.
Recognizing Glenn's
morale-boosting feat...
...that proved three men will have their
say in space when the chips are down.
There's a pandemonium of pride as the
Mercury astronaut arrives at City Hall...
...to be welcomed by the mayor
and other privileged dignitaries...
...a moment long to be remembered
by all who witness this stirring event.
Leaving the municipal center,
...and the triumphal motorcade
is cheered by additional city multitudes.
At the Hilton, where the luncheon
in honor of Glenn...
...and his astronaut associates
will be held...
...a thousand notables are seated
to supplement the public tribute...
...as Boston toasts another "well done"
for Al Shepard and Johnny Glenn.
[SIREN WAILS]
Come in. We're all finished.
- How long has she been dead?
- Four or five hours.
Rape?
There's no semen,
but she's been mauled and bitten.
[PIANO PLAYING]
All these taxes, and they still
can't deliver the mail on time.
They're too busy
blowing everything up with money.
they're cleaning up some African jungle.
Imagine, with parts of Boston
the way they look.
I guess Mara's stuck at the hospital
with another case.
No, she's home.
I heard her take the milk in.
Did I ever tell you, when I was nursing,
about Mr. Peavis?
- He was from Worcester, and I...
- You told me.
If... If she was home,
she'd come out and get her mail.
Mr. Harris, did you see Mrs. Edwards
go out this morning?
Nope.
The only thing he ever hears
is the racetrack reports.
Maybe she's sick.
You know she gets
those terrible migraines.
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
Mara? Are you there?
EDNA:
She wouldn't leave her door open.Mr. Harris!
Mr. Harris!
Usually in a homicide
where nothing's stolen...
...it's a personal enmity,
a grudge killing.
against two harmless old ladies...
...in the same neighborhood in one week?
Come on, captain.
Looks like a nut's loose.
Nuts don't ransack apartments.
Nothing was stolen. Was there?
Oh, let him have his story.
Maybe the nut was looking
for something imaginary.
- Uh-huh. Like what?
- SOSHNICK:
How do I know?A fire engine he thinks
someone stole from him...
...when he was 3.
Don't you watch television?
You know what that's called?
Double-square knot. Surgeon's knot.
Not a very commonly used knot, is it?
So the women were strangled
with a double-square knot.
What are you trying to tell us,
that it was a doctor or an Eagle Scout?
Okay.
What about the sex?
What did he actually do to them?
- What's the difference?
- People like to read about it.
Let them read paperbacks. We
withhold till we check out confessions.
- Do you have any?
- We have a group we rely on...
...to confess to any homicide
committed in greater Boston.
I'll see you later.
Thanks, captain. Gentlemen.
Teletype from the Lynn Police.
They found a 68-year-old retired nurse
by the name of Louise Penny...
...strangled.
Was she raped?
With a wine bottle.
We've got a full-blown maniac
on our hands.
I've got him all set up for you.
Now, this regular, the one in the bar,
his name's Arnie Carr, isn't straight.
I don't have any real straight ones,
but he is special.
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