Keira Knightley hunts down a serial killer in 'Boston Strangler' trailer
Keira Knightley once again steps back in time - and this time to a particularly terrifying slice of history: 1960s Boston, when a killer known as the Boston Strangler was on the prowl. The film's first trailer, titled "Boston Strangler," was released on February 21, and in it Knightly plays journalist Loretta McLaughlin, who was the first to realize there was a connection between a series of murders. This eventually leads her to a serial killer who would become known as the Boston Strangler.
The Boston Strangler killed a total of at least 11 women between 1962 and 1964, per biography. Eventually, a man named Albert DeSalvo confessed to the murders while already in prison, although he was not charged in the case and was found dead in his cell in 1973. In 2013 , according to New Scientist, DNA evidence ultimately proved he was the killer. .
"I wasn't quite sure how to approach the film until I heard an interview with Loretta McLaughlin, one of the reporters who broke the story and was among the first to make the connection between the murders," director Matt Ruskin told People. decision to center McLaughlin in the narrative. "She and her partner Jean Cole worked tirelessly to keep people informed at a time when the police department was running out of steam. The more I learned about these women, the more I admired the work they did and the lives they did. 'they led... At its core, it's a real crime thriller, but it's also a story about how these journalists were willing to defy the norms of the time to do the work that was so important to Ruskin's representatives did not immediately respond to POPSUGAR's request for comment.
Ahead, check out the trailer plus what we know about the plot, cast, release date, and more.
"Boston Strangler" Trailer [embedded content] The cast of "Boston Strangler"Knightley plays McLaughlin, the reporter who first realizes that a series of seemingly random murders in Boston were actually connected. Carrie Coon plays her colleague Jean Cole, who worked with McLaughlin on his investigation and efforts to uncover the murderer's story. Alessandro Nivola, David D...
Keira Knightley once again steps back in time - and this time to a particularly terrifying slice of history: 1960s Boston, when a killer known as the Boston Strangler was on the prowl. The film's first trailer, titled "Boston Strangler," was released on February 21, and in it Knightly plays journalist Loretta McLaughlin, who was the first to realize there was a connection between a series of murders. This eventually leads her to a serial killer who would become known as the Boston Strangler.
The Boston Strangler killed a total of at least 11 women between 1962 and 1964, per biography. Eventually, a man named Albert DeSalvo confessed to the murders while already in prison, although he was not charged in the case and was found dead in his cell in 1973. In 2013 , according to New Scientist, DNA evidence ultimately proved he was the killer. .
"I wasn't quite sure how to approach the film until I heard an interview with Loretta McLaughlin, one of the reporters who broke the story and was among the first to make the connection between the murders," director Matt Ruskin told People. decision to center McLaughlin in the narrative. "She and her partner Jean Cole worked tirelessly to keep people informed at a time when the police department was running out of steam. The more I learned about these women, the more I admired the work they did and the lives they did. 'they led... At its core, it's a real crime thriller, but it's also a story about how these journalists were willing to defy the norms of the time to do the work that was so important to Ruskin's representatives did not immediately respond to POPSUGAR's request for comment.
Ahead, check out the trailer plus what we know about the plot, cast, release date, and more.
"Boston Strangler" Trailer [embedded content] The cast of "Boston Strangler"Knightley plays McLaughlin, the reporter who first realizes that a series of seemingly random murders in Boston were actually connected. Carrie Coon plays her colleague Jean Cole, who worked with McLaughlin on his investigation and efforts to uncover the murderer's story. Alessandro Nivola, David D...
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