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Golden State Killer Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Possibility Of Parole

2:55pm August 21, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Joseph James DeAngelo, now 74, admitted to committing more than a dozen murders in the 1970s and '80s after investigators identified him using public genealogy websites to trace his DNA.

Accused Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo (center) pleaded guilty on Monday in Sacramento, Calif., to 13 murders and other related charges.

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Golden State Killer Suspect Pleads Guilty To More Than A Dozen Murders

3:06pm June 29, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The string of killings in the 1970s and '80s terrorized California. Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, sat in a wheelchair on Monday as he rasped out "yes" and "I admit" to charges in 13 murders.

DNA sleuthing helped identify Joseph James DeAngelo, the suspected East Area Rapist, who was arraigned in a Sacramento, Calif., courtroom in April.

Easy DNA Identifications With Genealogy Databases Raise Privacy Concerns

4:50pm October 11, 2018

by Rob Stein

A majority of Americans of European descent could be linked to third cousins, or closer relatives, using genealogy databases, a study finds. Soon it may be possible to identify nearly everyone by DNA.

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Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who authorities suspect is the so-called Golden State Killer responsible for at least a dozen murders is arraigned in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday.

In Hunt For Golden State Killer, Investigators Uploaded His DNA To Genealogy Site

7:31pm April 27, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

After failing to find a match within criminal databases, law enforcement uploaded the killer's DNA profile to a no-frills website used to trace ancestry. The tactic has spurred privacy concerns.

A sketch of the Golden State Killer, an individual associated with a spree of rapes and killings between 1976 and 1986. On Tuesday, police arrested Joseph James DeAngelo and named him as the suspect.

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After Arrest Of Suspected Golden State Killer, Details Of His Life Emerge

4:32pm April 26, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

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.

Joseph James DeAngelo, a suspect in a series of killings in California, was arrested Tuesday.

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'Golden State Killer,' Suspected Of Terrorizing California For Years, Arrested

6:13pm April 25, 2018

by Amy Held

Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was taken into custody at his home outside Sacramento, not far from where officials say a decade-long crime spree of dozens of rapes and murders began in the 1970s.