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Metro
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
'Chilling' film about shocking true crime quietly added to free streamer
A true crime film about a journalist who broke the news about the Boston Strangler is now streaming in the UK for free on Channel 4. Released in 2023, Boston Strangler stars Keira Knightley as Loretta McLaughlin, the Boston Record American reporter who connected the murders about the serial killer. The Boston Strangler was the name given to the murderer of 13 women in the Massachusetts capital in the early 1960s. Between June 14, 1962, and January 4, 1964, 13 women aged between 19 and 85 were killed, with most being sexually assaulted and strangled in their apartments. The police quickly suspected one man was the perpetrator of all the crimes. There had been no sign of forced entry into the women's homes, leading authorities to believe the victims knew the man or let him in, thinking he was a service provider. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The crimes shook the city, with many residents rushing to buy tear gas and new locks and deadbolts for their doors. Some women even moved out of the area due to safety concerns. McLaughlin was one of the first journalists to report on the murders and coined the term for the serial killer. Her work was the focus of the movie, which also detailed conflicting theories that the man who eventually confessed to all crimes was not the only killer. In its review, The Hollywood Reporter called the movie 'smart and powerfully understated'. 'It's a crime drama, ticking away softly as events unfold. Some scenes unnerve, slowly, breathing in order to allow the impact to become clear,' Screen Anarchy shared. 'The Boston Strangler is a standard but solid approach to the true-crime drama, anchored by a great Keira Knightley performance and strong direction,' CBR added. Viewers called it 'fascinating', 'chilling' and 'compelling' too. Boston Strangler also stars The White Lotus' Carrie Coon as Jean Cole, a reporter who also covered the case, while David Dastmalchian was Albert DeSalvo, who confessed to the crime. More Trending Although physical evidence confirmed his claims, he was only prosecuted in 1967 for a series of unrelated rapes, for which he was convicted and imprisoned. In 1973 he was found stabbed to death in the Massachusetts Correctional Institution prison infirmary. Fellow inmates later claimed he'd been killed for selling amphetamines in the prison for less than the inmate-enforced syndicate price. Boston Strangler is streaming on Channel 4. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Amazon Prime adds 'wildly entertaining' and action-packed crime thriller MORE: Celebs Go Dating star Eden Blackman dies aged 57 after 'long illness' MORE: Netflix's controversial new thriller watched 2,400,000 times gets second season
Scotsman
04-06-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
A9 dualling: Drivers face 43 miles of roadworks as huge road upgrade ramps up
Construction of next section due to start next spring Sign up for the latest news and analysis about Scottish transport Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Drivers will face more than 40 miles of roadworks on the A9 between Perth and Inverness when dualling work reaches its peak, Transport Scotland officials have revealed. That means there will be restrictions over one third of the 110 miles between the cities within a few years. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Scottish Government agency said 'very extensive' traffic management measures, such as reduced speed limits, would be required over up to 43 miles simultaneously to complete the hugely delayed project by the new deadline of 2035. How the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig section is expected to look when completed by the end of 2028 | Transport Scotland However, each stretch of roadworks will be limited to 15 miles, with at least a ten-mile gap between them. The measures were announced in Perth on Wednesday as part of an annual update on the £3.7 billion scheme, which should have been completed by the end of this year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad More than 80 miles have still to be dualled between the two cities, with work on the latest six-mile section, between Tomatin and Moy south of Inverness, getting underway in April. Construction of the next stretch to be widened, between the Tay crossing north of Dunkeld and Ballinluig, is due to start next spring. That will be followed by four other sections, whose contracts are due to be awarded between 2028 and 2030. Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: 'There will be continuous work from the north to the south. The scheduling of it has been done to try and avoid as much driver frustration in terms of road traffic management, but road safety management is important for drivers and the construction workers involved. 'You cannot build a major dualling project like this without having some disruption. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'That will be managed as carefully as possible, but we want to take drivers with us, and for them to understand in planning their timing and their routes what will be involved. 'We are trying to spread out the areas of disruption, but need to be conscious that that will be a regular feature of the coming years. That allows us to deliver almost 50 per cent of dualling by 2030, 85 per cent by 2033 and completion by the end of 2025.' Loretta McLaughlin, who chairs Killiecrankie, Fincastle and Tummel Community Council, said: 'This means that most of the project is going to be under construction at the same time. 'Drivers obviously want it dualled, but I don't know if they appreciate what that's going to mean. But if they want it done by 2035, that's what's going to have to happen.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ms McLaughlin said driver frustration during work on the most recent section to be completed, between Luncarty and Pass of Birnam four years ago, had been 'horrendous'. She said: 'Everyone complained about the delays because we had 40mph limits for years.' However, Laura Hansler, who lives in Kincraig, near Aviemore, and runs the A9 Dual Action Group, said: 'I have not heard anything negative about the work on the Tomatin to Moy stretch. 'I think it's going to come down to driver education because you're going to have to break a few eggs to make this cake. It's a massive project and drivers are just going to have to accept that this is part and parcel of us delivering the project on time.
