I felt a little duped by this film. Had I read up on it beforehand it I would have known to expect a highly fictionalized account of the investigation into the Boston Strangler. I thought it would be more or less historically accurate. Clues along the way kind of tipped me off. The idea that the two lead investigators would just happen to cross paths with the killer in custody (on unrelated charges) in an elevator… well, that was a signal that this might not be 100% historically accurate. The encounter with the psychic was… predictable. But I stuck with this movie because I figured a serial killer flick from the 1960s had to have at least one payphone or phone booth scene. Here it is.

Spoiler alert: the dude making this creeper phone call was not the Boston Strangler.

Also mildly interesting is the appearance of an actual phone number in the film, albeit using the old telephone exchange name format. In the film the phone number was setup as a hotline to call with tips on the strangler. RIchmond 2-1818 today leads to a private banking and investment company. Who knows if they know that an ancient version of their phone number shows up in a film from 1968? Does that bank get calls today from people offering clues about this case?