This film begins in 1962 with a several females over the age of 55 found dead in their apartments having been strangled by their attacker. Since some of the bodies had a nylon stocking tied around their necks the police used the type of knot as a way to identify his victims. Complicating matters for the police was the fact that the murders occurred in several different jurisdictions and as a result a man by the name of "John S. Bottomly" (Henry Fonda) was appointed by the Attorney General of Massachusetts, "Edward W. Brooke" (William Marshall) as the point-man of the investigation. Yet in spite of their best efforts the murders continue and soon the murderer begins to change his pattern by focusing on younger women as well. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film started off real well but got less interesting once "the Boston Strangler" (played by Tony Curtis) was identified and apprehended. Likewise, the fact that it wasn't historically accurate was also quite disappointing. In any case, I thought this film turned out to be sufficient for the time spent to watch and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
Review of The Boston Strangler
