JUST IN: Joseph DeAngelo, the man suspected of being the notorious Golden State Killer, has agreed to plead guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder at his court appearance, prosecutors say.
A man brazenly raped and robbed numerous women in their homes, at times in the presence of their husbands and children, beginning in 1976., has agreed to plead guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder at his court appearance, prosecutors said.
A police officer pushes the wheelchair of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. as he arrives at the Sacramento County courtroom for a hearing on crimes attributed to the Golden State Killer, in Sacramento, Calif., June 29, 2020. In this April 10, 2019, file photo, Joseph James DeAngelo, suspected of being the Golden State Killer appears in Sacramento County Superior Court as prosectors announce they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted in Sacramento, Calif.
When the crimes escalated to murder, the"Golden State Killer" targeted couples and would rape the woman before killing them both.A crime scene photo from an attack by the "Golden State Killer."The"Golden State Killer" crimes went unsolved until April 2018, when DeAngelo was arrested in Sacramento County.
This allows police to create a much larger family tree than using law enforcement databases, such as the Combined DNA Index System, aka CODIS, in which an exact match is usually needed.
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