George Henry Nassar was an American murderer, known for his claim that Albert DeSalvo allegedly confessed to being the Boston Strangler to him in late 1965, while both were cellmates at a prison psychiatric ward.
21 Facts About George Nassar
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George Nassar was involved in sports, and was a Boy Scout.
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George Nassar confessed to the shooting and gave his motive as "for excitement".
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George Nassar's parole was criticized by several Massachusetts political figures.
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Robey would later voice strong suspicions that George Nassar could have committed the Boston Strangler killings, as he was released a year before the murders began.
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On September 29,1964, George Nassar murdered 44-year-old Texaco station owner Irvin Hilton in Andover, in full view of Rita Buote and her 14-year-old daughter Diane.
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George Nassar then approached Buote's car and aimed his gun at her, firing twice before realizing it was out of bullets.
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On spotting the drawing, George Nassar's former arresting officer Charles Keenan was struck by its familiarity.
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George Nassar went through his files and came up with a photograph of Nassar, which the Buotes positively identified as the man they saw shooting Hilton.
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George Nassar was found living in the Mattapan section of Boston.
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George Nassar was arrested and sent to Bridgewater to await his trial.
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Five supporters of George Nassar, who believed in his innocence in the Hilton murder, raised $7,000 to cover some of his legal fees.
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George Nassar delivered a statement following the verdict, in which he continued to plead his innocence and specifically addressed witness Diane Buote, saying "I know what it's like to be young and surrounded in a courtroom, where the innocent are guilty".
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George Nassar was placed on death row at Walpole State Prison pending appeal.
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George Nassar was convicted in 1967 of murder in the first degree and that conviction was upheld following plenary or de novo review.
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In 1982, George Nassar filed an unsuccessful pro se motion for a new trial.
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When that motion was denied George Nassar filed a one-sentence "motion for leave to appeal", which was effectively abandoned.
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George Nassar was being held in federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, as late as 1983.
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George Nassar's appeal was denied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on February 15,2008.
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George Nassar maintained his innocence for Hilton's murder for the rest of his life.
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Prison officials told her that George Nassar was dead but did not initially provide further information.