[CRIME]. DESALVO, Albert (1931–1973). Archive of Original Crime Scene Photographs from Boston Strangler Case. 1960s. Archive of original Boston Police Department photographic material related to the Boston Strangler serial murder case from 1962–1964. Approximately 30 pages of over 85 crime scene photographs arranged in contemporary binder (with some duplicate prints). Includes film negative portraits of the victims, crime scene photographs showing the interiors of victims' homes, several graphic images of the victims' bodies in their homes, DeSalvo's mugshot, and paper negative copies of DeSalvo's criminal record, previous arrests, and one page of his FBI file. Many silver gelatin prints are stamped with Boston PD “Identification Section" stamps verso with handwritten dates, times, and locations of the photographs, including the known addresses of multiple victims. Includes: Patricia Jane Bissette. Photos stamped verso 515 Park Drive, 12/31/1962, 11:30am. — Beverly Florence Samans. Many photos stamped verso 4 University Rd., 5/8/1963, 9:00pm. — Group of photos from a house not identified verso. Likely the home of Sophie L. Clark. — Anna Elza Slesers. Photos labeled in pencil verso 77 Gainsborough Street. —Jane Sullivan. Photos stamped 435 Columbia Rd., 8/30/1962, 7:00pm. — Paper negative copy of Albert DeSalvo FBI file (one page), with signature of J. Edgar Hoover. — City of Boston Police Department Prisoner's Record for DeSalvo from 1/8/1958, several years before he confessed to the string of murders. — DeSalvo's criminal record from 1943–1959 showing multiple breaking and entering (B&E) charges. And DeSalvo's Record of Criminal Arrest with his fingerprints. — These crime scene photographs are rare, with some likely never seen by the public. Photos approx. 4 x 5". Provenance: From the private collection of a former police officer, photographer, and finger-printer for the Boston Police Department.