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Some of the statements DeSalvo made over the course of 50-plus hours of interviews, which amounted to 2,000 pages of transcripts, were unprovable. But relatively speaking, he didn’t get much wrong, and investigators were able to verify most of the details he provided.
On June 30, 1966, DeSalvo was found competent to stand trial for the “Green Man” rapes (so called because victims recalled their attacker wearing green work pants).
He pleaded not guilty and Bailey argued that the…
