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SACRAMENTO — The dramatic arrest in 2018 of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was all the more astounding because of how detectives said they caught the elusive Golden State Killer — by...
Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. (born November 8, 1945) is an American serial killer, serial rapist, burglar, peeping tom, [3][4] former police officer and mechanic who committed at least 13 murders, 51 rapes, and 120 burglaries across California between 1974 and 1986. [5][6][7] He is responsible for three known separate crime sprees throughout the ...
1978-1981. In February 1978, the "Golden State Killer" shot and killed Brian and Katie Maggiore, who were walking their dog in the Sacramento area. After Brian Maggiore was shot, Katie...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The dramatic arrest in 2018 of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was all the more astounding because of how detectives said they caught the elusive Golden State Killer — by harnessing genetic technology already in use by millions of consumers to trace their family trees.
Here's how the Golden State Killer was finally caught. All serial killers are evil, but the Golden State Killer was particularly terrible. In early 2020, the four-decade-old case came to a close and it gave a lot of people a lot of hope — hope that there's always still a chance for justice.
The Golden State Killer committed at least 51 rapes and 13 murders across California throughout the 1970s and 1980s. On June 29, 2020, Joseph DeAngelo pleaded guilty to 26 charges in a raping and killing spree.
Published May 3, 2024. Updated May 21, 2024. From 1974 to 1986, an ex-cop named Joseph DeAngelo terrorized California as the Golden State Killer — and lived a normal family life for decades before being caught.
The Golden State Killer carved a trail of horrifying crimes across California, but decades passed before investigators finally tracked him down through his family tree.