Merrick here...

The often inconsistent (but usually interesting) Brian De Palma is joining forces with producer
Gale Anne Hurd (ALIENS, THE ABYSS, the first 3 TERMINATOR films, the new HULK movie) to bring us THE BOSTON STRANGLERS.

The thriller will detail the early-'60s Beantown killings and their controversial resolution.

[EDIT]

The Strangler case continues to stir debate. Many question whether Albert DeSalvo -- a publicity hound who confessed to the murders and was later stabbed to death while incarcerated on unrelated charges -- was the actual killer.

...says THIS ARTICLE in Hollywood Reporter.

The project will be scripted by Alan Rosen, a writer on DIFF'RENT STROKES and HEAD OF THE CLASS. (shrugs)

These events have been dramatized on several previous occasions, including a 1968 Richard Fleischer film starring Tony Curtis as DeSalvo. The guy who built that schizo computer that took over Enterprise in an episode of THE ORIGINAL SERIES is also in it. He was also BLACULA.