Albert Henry DeSalvo (September 3, 1931 – November 25, 1973) was a criminal in Boston, Massachusetts, who confessed to being the "Boston Strangler", the murderer of thirteen women in the Boston area. DeSalvo was not imprisoned for these murders, however, but for a series of rapes. His murder confession has been disputed and debate continues as to which crimes DeSalvo had actually committed.

The Boston Strangler is a name given to the murderer (or murderers) of 13 women in the Boston area, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, in the early 1960s. The crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo based on his confession, details revealed in court during a separate case, and DNA evidence linking him to the last murder victim. Since then, parties investigating the crimes have suggested that the murders (sometimes referred to as "the silk stocking murders") were committed by more than one person.

DeSalvo confessò di essere lo "strangolatore di Boston" che aveva terrorizzato la città dal 1962 al 1964, uccidendo tredici donne. Egli non fu però incarcerato per questi omicidi, ma per una serie di stupri commessi in precedenza. La sua confessione fu oggetto di dispute, e il dibattito circa la sua reale colpevolezza continua ancora oggi.