This is no Zodiac Killer, Son of Sam, Hillside Strangler, or Angel of Death.

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The song seems perfect for Matthews - in fact, it was co-written by Strangler Hugh Cornwell, and has never been recorded.

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And in 1971 it unanimously passed a motion honouring the Boston Strangler, which a playful member had sponsored to demonstrate that his colleagues passed bills without reading them.

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At Ta Prohm, to the northeast of Angkor Wat, strangler figs spill like liquid over 39 temples in various stages of ruination, creating a tangle of tipsy roofs and dark hallways.

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Known as "the strangler, " diphtheria is especially fatal to children.

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We do know about figure formation in one specific tree: When strangler figs wrap their vines tightly around young mahogany trees, the resultant struggle gives birth to drape figure.

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Boston, MA: A bewitching past hangings at Boston Common, Civil War dungeon prisons, pirate executions, the Boston Strangler, tales of being buried alive has fostered a spirited present, say many ghost-hunting pros.

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