Golden State Killer · Collection

Golden State Killer & Crime Sprees

The three phases of DeAngelo's crime spree: the Visalia Ransacker, the East Area Rapist, and the Original Night Stalker.

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  • Original Night Stalker Murders (1979-1986) · Series of 13 murders across Southern California

    From October 1979 to May 1986, the offender later known as the Original Night Stalker committed at least 13 murders in Southern California, including couples in their homes in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Orange, and other counties. The…

  • Exeter Police Department · DeAngelo's first police employer, Visalia Ransacker jurisdiction

    The Exeter Police Department in Tulare County employed Joseph DeAngelo as a police officer from 1973 to 1976. During this period, the nearby city of Visalia was terrorized by a prolific burglar known as the Visalia Ransacker, who…

  • East Area Rapist Attacks (1976-1979) · Series of 50+ rapes across Sacramento area

    Series of home-invasion sexual assaults in Sacramento and the East Bay from June 1976 to July 1979, later tied by DNA to the Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo.

  • Joseph James DeAngelo · Golden State Killer, former police officer

    Former California police officer who pleaded guilty in 2020 to 13 murders as the Golden State Killer and was sentenced to life without parole after a 2018 arrest based on genetic genealogy.

  • Southern California Crime Scenes · Original Night Stalker murder locations (1979-1986)

    After the East Area Rapist attacks in Sacramento ceased, a series of murders began in Southern California from 1979 to 1986. The killer, dubbed the "Original Night Stalker," committed murders in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County…

  • Visalia Ransacker Spree (1974-1975) · DeAngelo's earliest known crime spree

    From 1974 to 1975, a burglar dubbed the "Visalia Ransacker" committed over 100 burglaries in Visalia, Tulare County. The burglar ransacked homes in a distinctive pattern, stealing personal items and women's undergarments. In September…

  • Sacramento, California · Primary area of East Area Rapist attacks (1976-1979)

    The East Area Rapist attacks began in eastern Sacramento County in 1976; Joseph DeAngelo was arrested in Citrus Heights in 2018 and pleaded guilty at Sacramento State in 2020.

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