Boston's history is checkered with violence and heinous crimes. In 1845, a woman lured into prostitution was murdered at the hands of her jealous lover who used sleepwalking as his defense at trial. A leg was found floating along the Boston Harbor, wrapped in a burlap bag that would later be connected to a woman who was brutally murdered and dismembered by her handyman. In the 1970s, a string of seemingly unconnected murders led to a killer who became known as the Giggler. Christopher Daley explores the tragic events that turned peaceful Boston neighborhoods into disturbing crime scenes.

Christopher Daley has been lecturing all over New England for over twenty years on historical topics of interest at libraries, historical societies, schools, clubs and organizations. He is the author of several articles dealing with historical events in Massachusetts's history. He holds a BA in political science and an MAT in history from Bridgewater State University. He is currently a history teacher in the Silver Lake Regional School System in Kingston Massachusetts and lives in Wareham.