Golden State Killer: Ex-cop Joseph James DeAngelo arrested as suspect in serial murder-rapes

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  1. Charlie Work
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    A 72-year-old ex-cop has been arrested in a decades-long search for the Golden State Killer who terrorized California communities in the 1970s and 1980s with a series of murders and rapes, authorities said Wednesday.

    Sacramento police arrested Joseph James DeAngelo in connection with the infamous cases, Sheriff Scott Jones announced at a news conference.

    The elusive, masked killer, also known as the East Area r--ist and the Original Night Stalker, is believed to have killed 12 people, r---d 45 people and ransacked more than 100 area homes.

    "For over 40 years, countless victims have waited for justice,Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said at the news conference Wednesday.

    "We all knew as part of this team that we were looking for a needle in a haystick, but we all knew the needle was there," she said.

    Schubert credited the passion and persistence of investigators, particularly those who toiled with DNA analysis.

    Sacramento County jail records show DeAngelo was arrested and charged early Wednesday with two counts of murder. He was arrested under a warrant from the Ventura County sheriff's department, according to the jail records.

    FBI and California officials last year renewed their search for a suspect in the cases and announced a $50,000 reward for an arrest and conviction.

    Armed with a gun, the masked r--ist would break into homes while single women or couples were sleeping. He would tie up the man and pile dishes on his back, then r--- the woman while threatening to k--- them both if the dishes tumbled.

    He often took souvenirs, notably coins and jewelry, from his victims, who ranged in age from 13 to 41.

    The Sacramento Bee reports DeAngelo lived there for at least two decades. The newspaper also reports that he was fired from the Auburn Police Department in California in 1979 after being charged with shoplifting.


    A woman, now living in South Carolina, who was sexually assaulted by a man believed to be the East Area r--ist in 1976 told The Island Packet newspaper Wednesday that two detectives had informed her about the arrest.

    Jane Carson-Sandler, of Sun City, was the fifth victim of the serial r--ist in her Citrus Heights, Calif. home. She said two detectives she has kept in touch with over the years emailed her with news of the arrest.

    "I just found out this morning," she told the paper. "I'm overwhelmed with joy. I've been crying, sobbing."

    "I just can't tell you how I feel," she said. "After 42 years — wow!"
     
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Apr 25, 2018
    it's almost like.......cops are bad
     
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    King of Kings Who Dey

    Apr 26, 2018
    so why did he stop and what was the motive?
     
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