Joseph James DeAngelo and Sacramento, California
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DeAngelo committed the majority of his sexual assaults in Sacramento-area communities.
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Joseph James DeAngelo
person
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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Sacramento, California
location
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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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 served as an Exeter police officer from 1973-1976, committing crimes while employed in law enforcement.
DeAngelo committed at least 13 murders in Southern California from 1979 to 1986.
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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