Description
In 1963, the murder of an elderly woman in the quiet Boston suburb of Belmont appears to be the work of the Boston Strangler, setting off a chain of events that will irrevocably alter three lives. At the center are Roy Smith, a Black house cleaner hastily convicted of the crime; Albert DeSalvo, the man who confessed to the Strangler murders; and the author’s own family, who narrowly escaped a terrifying encounter with DeSalvo. Combining investigative journalism, true crime, and memoir, the narrative examines the volatile intersections of race, class, law enforcement, and justice in 1960s America. With lucid, suspenseful prose, it probes how fear and prejudice can shape a criminal case—and destroy lives.
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paperback
W.W. Norton & Co.
Published Jan 1, 2006
272 pages
ISBN: 9780007200054
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First Published
2006
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger.