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Ida Irga

Case from Boston, MA dated Aug 19, 1962

Victim Details

Ida Irga

Female

Boston

MA

1962-08-19

75

Ida

Irga

07/07/2026

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In the summer of 1962, a palpable fear had begun to creep into the city of Boston as a series of baffling and brutal murders targeting women living alone left the public on edge. It was during this time of heightened anxiety, on August 19th, that 75-year-old Ida Irga, a shy and retiring widow, became a victim in her own West End apartment on Grove Street. There were no signs of a forced entry, suggesting that she had, for some reason, opened her door to her killer.

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  • Was the Boston Strangler ever caught? - The Independent
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