SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On June 29, Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, will be put on trial for crimes linked to the Golden State Killer (also known as the East Area Rapist in Sacramento and Original Night Stalker in Orange County).
The Golden State Killer has long eluded authorities and is accused of committing at least 13 murders, more than 50 rapes, and over 100 burglaries in the state of California from 1974 to 1986.
DeAngelo is a US Navy veteran and former police officer, having worked in Auburn and Exeter, California in the early to late 1970s. In Exeter, DeAngelo was part of and eventually led the department's burglary unit, presumably investigating crimes that have now been connected to the Golden State Killer (then known as the Visalia Ransaker).
On April 24, 2018, authorities charged the 72-year-old with eight counts of first-degree murder based on DNA evidence.
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Context & Depth
- Timeline of crimes and events
- DNA leads to former police officer being named suspected Golden State Killer
- Need to Know: The latest Golden State Killer developments
- Mapping out the Golden State Killer's alleged crimes
- Golden State Killer vs East Area Rapist: What's in the name?
- Golden State Killer suspect allegedly identified through DNA on National DNA Day
- How Michelle McNamara's book renewed interest in the Golden State Killer
- 10 notorious crimes in Sacramento history
- DNA available on genealogy website helped break Golden State Killer case
- Which Golden State Killer crimes will go to trial?
- What's in a rape kit?
- Who is Joseph James DeAngelo?
- Original detective in Golden State Killer case talks changes in Sacramento since 1970s
- Suspected Golden State Killer slumps in wheelchair at arraignment, health called into question
- Accused Golden State Killer charged with two counts of murder with special circumstances
- 5 things to know about the Golden State Killer's case
- Which Golden State Killer crimes will go to trial?
- Verify: Is suspected East Area Rapist connected to photo of 1977 meeting?
Reaction from victims & neighbors
- HBO Golden State Killer documentary to focus on survivors
- Neighbors react to suspected East Area Rapist living next to them
- Rancho Cordova neighbors gripped by fear of East Area Rapist for decades
- Stockton woman believes she was nearly a Golden State Killer victim
- Victim's brother on Golden State Killer's crimes: 'It was an awful situation'
- Golden State Killer case changed how people protected themselves
- Their love story had just begun, then it was cut short by the Golden Sate Killer
- Woman describes encounter with Golden State Killer: 'I felt like he had been watching'
- Modesto residents remember the fear after East Area Rapist attacked
- Residents discuss constant police presence near alleged Golden State Killer home
WATCH MORE: A young girl from Exeter, California was brutally murdered in 1975. The jury convicted local handyman Oscar Clifton of the crime, but did the real killer get away? Was Clifton framed by Joe DeAngelo, the man police say later became the Golden State Killer? An ABC10 Originals investigation by Lilia Luciano.