Loretta McLaughlin

Loretta June McLaughlin
Born
Loretta June McDermott

1928
Died (aged 90)
Alma materBoston University (BA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Spouses
  • James J. McLaughlin
    (divorced)
  • James P. Becker
    (died 2002)
Children3

Loretta McLaughlin (1928 – November 23, 2018) was an American journalist, author and newspaper editor. As a journalist at the Boston Record American, McLaughlin, along with Jean Cole, covered the Boston Strangler murders in 1962. She was the first journalist to connect the murders and break the story about the serial killer. In 1992, she was appointed as Editorial Page Editor for the Boston Globe, only the second woman to serve in this role.