Affleck will serve as executive producer and likely star in the true story of the serial murders that claimed more than a dozen women's lives in Boston in the early 1960s. Albert DeSalv, was later arrested and confessed to the crimes, although there's significant doubt as to whether or not he was the only party involved.
The film follows an ambitious detective who is willing to risk career and life in a race to bring down the most notorious sexual predator of the day, while battling a political cover-up by corrupt politicians and lawyers trying to save their careers.
Ben Affleck’s affinity with Boston is clear, with the actor / director having directed Gone Baby Gone and The Town, both of which were set in his birth place of Boston. Casey Affleck also starred in Gone Baby Gone and will now make his return to Boston with this new thriller.
