Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. (born November 8, 1945) is an American criminal who committed at least 13 murders, 51 rapes, and 120 burglaries across California between 1974 and 1986.

May 25, 2024 · Known as the Golden State Killer, former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo committed at least 13 murders and 51 rapes in California between 1974 and 1986. He's believed to have been responsible for at least a dozen murders and 50 rapes.

Aug 21, 2020 · Joseph DeAngelo, 74, who had eluded authorities for decades, pleaded guilty in June to 13 counts of first-degree murder and 13 rape-related charges in a deal that spared him the death...

Oct 30, 2020 · Suspected "Golden State Killer," Joseph James DeAngelo is the police officer on the right in a photo from 1979. He was fired for allegedly stealing a hammer and a can of dog repellent, The Associated Press reported, citing Auburn Journal articles from the time.

Jun 29, 2020 · DeAngelo, 74, accused of being the Golden State Killer, pleaded guilty to the murder of Cheri Domingo and 12 other victims 40 years ago during a sadistic series of assaults and slayings...

Aug 21, 2020 · Joseph James DeAngelo, a former California police officer convicted in a string of murders and rapes in the 1970s and '80s under the "Golden State Killer" nickname, was sentenced...

Apr 26, 2018 · Joseph James DeAngelo has been charged with eight murders, and is suspected in dozens of other crimes. He had recently retired after working 27 years in a supermarket distribution center.

Jun 18, 2020 · In 2018 Joseph DeAngelo, a former police officer, was arrested and charged with 13 murders and other crimes linked to the Golden State Killer. In June 2020, DeAngelo pleaded guilty...

Dec 8, 2020 · SACRAMENTO — The dramatic arrest in 2018 of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was all the more astounding because of how detectives said they caught the elusive Golden State Killer — by harnessing...

Aug 21, 2020 · Joseph James DeAngelo — the former police officer known as the “Golden Gate Killer” for his spree of rapes and murders across California in the 1970s and 80s — was sentenced Friday to 11...