You've probably heard of the Boston Strangler, a serial killer who terrorized the Boston area

in the 1960s, but something that might surprise you is that even after 13 murders had a confession

to this day, almost all of those murder cases are considered unsolved. This is Matt Guttman,

and I want to tell you about our new podcast Truth in Lies, the Boston Strangler from my colleagues

at ABC News. Listen and hear why even today so many questions were main unanswered. We're about

to play you the trailer for Truth in Lies, the Boston Strangler, and while you're listening,

I hope you'll click on the link on our episode description to follow the show for the rest of the

story, and make sure to watch Boston Strangler starring Kira Knightley streaming on Hulu.

In the early 1960s, a killer held Boston in a state of fear. Women were taking coke bottles,

breaking them up, and putting the broken jagged glass on their window sills so that if somebody

tried to commit a window, they were going to step on the broken glass. It was a crime spree that

stumped police for years. It was novel to have a serial killer continue to kill while the police

are looking for him. They had hundreds and hundreds of suspects.

I'm Dick Lair. I'm an author and journalist in Boston, where more than a half century ago,

13 women opened their doors to the man who would end their lives. The killer's signature brutal

method, strangling them with their own nylon stockings, bathrobe ties, and scarves. Another body

in Boston. Mary Sullivan's 44-A Charles Street apartment two. His rampage vexed investigators.

A story of the Boston Strangler continues to have a hold on the popular imagination.

Perhaps because even when a killer confessed, it never closed the case.

Here comes a guy already in prison who was willing to not only confess to my aunt's murder,

but he'll confess to all the murders. Well, I've always believed that he was responsible for

at least some probably most. He was desperate for attention. He needed to be recognized. He wanted

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