Joseph James DeAngelo and Exeter Police Department
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DeAngelo served as an Exeter police officer from 1973-1976, committing crimes while employed in law enforcement.
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Joseph James DeAngelo
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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.
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Exeter Police Department
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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 committed over 100 burglaries. DeAngelo is believed to have been the Visalia Ransacker, committing his earliest known crimes while serving as a sworn officer. He transferred to the Auburn Police Department in 1976.
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DeAngelo committed over 100 burglaries as the Visalia Ransacker while serving as a police officer in nearby Exeter.
DeAngelo committed at least 50 sexual assaults across the Sacramento area from 1976 to 1979.
DeAngelo committed at least 13 murders in Southern California from 1979 to 1986.
DeAngelo committed the majority of his sexual assaults in Sacramento-area communities.
DeAngelo pleaded guilty to 13 counts of murder and admitted to the full scope of his crimes.
DeAngelo committed murders across Southern California counties as the Original Night Stalker.
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