DNA advances link Boston strangler suspect to victim

A prosecutor in the U.S. says DNA advances have allowed investigators to link long-time suspect Albert DeSalvo to the last of the slayings attributed to the Boston strangler.

19-year old Mary Sullivan was found strangled in her Boston apartment in January 1964, and was the last of 11 women whose deaths were believed to be connected to the Boston strangler.

She was also the only victim for which DNA evidence is available.

Thursday’s announcement is the most definitive evidence linking DeSalvo to the case.