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A Rose for Mary: The Hunt for the Real Boston Strangler Hardcover – September 18, 2003

by Casey Sherman (Author), Dick Lehr (Foreword)

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An analysis of the Boston Strangler case also offers an insider perspective on the murder of final victim Mary Sullivan, as told by her nephew, and discusses how the chief suspect had no physical evidence linking him to the crimes and was killed before he was charged.

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In January 1964, 19-year-old Mary Sullivan became the last victim in the so-called Boston Strangler case. Nearly 40 years after her murder (for which no one has ever been charged), her nephew, a broadcast journalist, takes a fresh look at her death and at the strangler case. While many of the author's revelations are not blindingly original, the story is rich in detail. Few people today believe that Albert DeSalvo, who confessed to all of the murders, actually committed any of them, but Sherman shows why experts' thinking has changed, and he makes a compelling case that there was more than one murderer. His portrait of DeSalvo as a pathetic braggart is strangely reassuring (somehow we want him to be pathetic), and his presentation of the authorities as (mostly) eager to let this hapless fellow shoulder the blame for the murders is depressing if chillingly realistic. Exhaustively researched, this is a must-read for true-crime aficionados. David Pitt
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Northeastern University Press; First Edition (September 18, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 155553578X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1555535780
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches

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Casey Sherman is a New York Times Bestselling Author of 13 books including The Finest Hours (now a major motion picture starring Casey Affleck & Chris Pine), Boston Strong (the basis for the film Patriots Day starring Mark Wahlberg), Animal & Hunting Whitey.

Sherman is also the author of 12, Search for the Strangler, Animal, Bad Blood, Black Irish, Black Dragon, Above & Beyond and The Ice Bucket Challenge.

Sherman is a contributing writer for TIME, Esquire, Washington Post, Boston Herald and Boston Magazine and has appeared as a guest an analyst on more than 100 television news programs.

Sherman is a graduate of Barnstable High School (Cape Cod), Fryeburg Academy (Fryeburg, Me.) and Boston University.

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Sherri

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Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2023

Great book

As a former Bostonian I found this a fascinating book ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2017

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M. Sullivan

DNA evidence linking DeSalvo to the murder

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2013

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Looks like there is now DNA evidence linking DeSalvo to the murder.

From today's Boston Herald:

DNA tests have linked Albert DeSalvo to the 1964 murder of Mary Sullivan, the last of 13 women whose deaths were attributed to the Boston Strangler, authorities said today.

Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley and Boston Police have called an 11 a.m. press conference to announce what they called a major development in the decades-old case of the Boston Strangler, who terrorized the Hub from 1962 to 1964 and was blamed for the silk-stocking slayings of 13 women in their teens to age 75.

"While the man widely believed to be guilty of the murders - Albert DeSalvo - has never been formally charged with any of homicides, history is about to change that," police said in a statement announcing the press conference. "Now, some 50 years later, the miracle of science and DNA evidence has put law enforcement officers in a position to formally charge the Boston Strangler with the murder of Mary Sullivan."

Sullivan, 19, was found raped and murdered in her Charles Street apartment on Jan. 4, 1964, and was believed to be the last of DeSalvo's alleged victims.

DeSalvo confessed to the killing but was never charged because his confession was ruled inadmissable in court, the statement said. He was sentenced to life on unrelated convictions for armed robbery and sexual assault, only to be stabbed to death behind bars in 1973.

Sullivan's nephew, Casey Sherman, wrote "A Rose for Mary," in 2003, casting doubt on DeSalvo's claim that he murdered Sullivan.

A press conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Boston Police Headquarters. Conley, Attorney General Martha Coakley and Police Commissioner Edward Davis are expected to attend.

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Jean

A story well told

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2018

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I had the pleasure of meeting the author Casey Sherman at a fundraiser on Cape Cod a few months ago. He spoke about all his books but this one stood out because Mary was his aunt and the last victim of the Boston Strangler. It truly took the audience by surprise. I hung on Casey's every word that night as I did when I read this book. He is a fabulous speaker and great author. I have more of his books waiting in the wings.

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P. F. Soto

Rose for Mary - a must read

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2012

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A terrific look behind the scenes at what goes in our 'legal' system - and it isn't justice. The author was well versed in his subject, and wrote a gripping tale of lawlessness on the part of the judiciary & court system in Boston, MA. It's heartbreaking, but also a wake up call for reform. [which unfortunately is as unlikely as it is that we will gain freedom and democracy from the corrupt regime in DC. Americans have been grossly brainwashed; thankfully, finally many are catching on... This book should help, on a local level.]

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Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2012

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Thank you for prompt delivery this is a gift for my son in law. He is interested in the Boston area. He will love it.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2016