It took a long time for police in the US state of California to find that the gruesome killers and rapists “Visalia Ransacker”, “East Area Rapist”, “Original Night Stalker” and “Diamond Knot Killer” could be the same person.
According to investigators, the signature of the masked serial killer who was later nicknamed “Golden State Killer” was breaking into married couples in the suburbs. Furthermore, he tied them up, put plates on the man’s back, and threatened to kill them both if either fell while raping his wife.
78-year-old indicted
On Monday, former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, who was arrested in 2018, is expected to plead guilty to “Golden State Killer” misdemeanors, which are spread across 11 U.S. counties in the years 1974 to 1986. The court hearing will The coronavirus will be held at Sacramento State University, in the same room where DeAngelo graduated when he was studying, the Los Angeles Times writes.
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If he pleads guilty, he will avoid the death penalty for the 13 killings and 13 kidnappings he is charged with, but will then remain in jail for the rest of his life. In addition, it is expected that he will confirm that he is behind more than 60 cases that are outdated and which he cannot be punished in any case. At the same time, the evidence against him will not be made public and the victims will not receive the level of detail they had expected.
His defenders have previously stated publicly that they want an agreement to avoid the death penalty, but have not answered Time Magazine’s inquiries about what they intend to do on Monday.
– Of course, deserves to die
“This is so uncomfortable because our lives have again been linked to his,” Jennifer Carole told Time Magazine.
She is the daughter of attorney Lyman Smith, who was killed in 1980. Smith’s wife Charlene was also raped and killed.
– Death doesn’t help anything. But getting him to sit through an entire court hearing would help, says Carole.
But not all the survivors and victims agree with Carole in this.
– Of course, he deserves to die. The way I see it is that he exchanges the death penalty with death in prison. It will be good to put this behind us. I never think he will serve the sentence we have done, the one we have served for the last 42 years, says Gay Hardwick, who along with the man Bob was one of the serial killer’s victims.
According to Time Magazine, the death penalty is in any case unrealistic, as the state’s Gavin Newsom has suspended this. The prosecuting authority has also stated that they believe a full trial will take years, and it will cost taxpayers over NOK 193 million, and that they would prefer to reach an agreement.
Friend shocked
The Los Angeles Times has spoken to Jim Hurdle, 69, one of the few who has been close to DeAngelo throughout much of his life.
– We were like brothers. It is strange that such a nice man can be so evil, says Hurdle.
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He also says that DeAngelo, who later married his sister, introduced him as his brother to others, and that later in life he also called his parents for mom and dad.
Hurdle describes DeAngelo as nice, but he didn’t seem to have any deeper feelings.
He says he has seen previous experiences with his brother-in-law in recent years, including his love for morbid scenes in horror movies, the way he had chased away two people with guns, and all the gold he hid in the garage, which DeAngelo claimed stemmed from South African coins that had been minted.
Shortly after DeAngelo married Hurdle’s sister, a series of burglaries began in the area, which ended in 1975 when a man was killed when a masked person attempted to kidnap his daughter, the Los Angeles Times writes.
He worked as a cop for several periods, but was fired in 1979 when he was fired when he stole a dog-repellent spray and a hammer. According to the brother-in-law, he later stated that he wanted to kill his chief of police.
Taken after DNA analysis
It was not until two years ago that investigators got on the trail of DeAngelo, then using a new way to analyze DNA traces, writes Time Magazine. According to investigators, this was a time-consuming process that eventually made sure they got him on track.
According to Time Magazine, the method the investigators used later was used in other major cases.
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