Golden State Killer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Golden State Killer

American serial killer, serial rapist, serial burglar

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1945

Place of Birth: Bath, New York, United States

Profession: military personnel, police officer, serial killer, auto mechanic, thief, damage controlman

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Golden State Killer

  • The Golden State Killer is a serial killer, serial rapist, and burglar who committed at least 13 murders, more than 50 rapes, and over 100 burglaries in California from 1974 to 1986.
  • He is believed to be responsible for at least three crime sprees throughout California, each of which spawned a different nickname in the press, before it became evident that they were committed by the same person.
  • In the Sacramento area he was known as the East Area Rapist, and was linked by modus operandi to additional attacks in Contra Costa County, Stockton, and Modesto.
  • He was later known for his southern California crimes as the Original Night Stalker.
  • He is suspected to have begun as a burglar (the Visalia Ransacker) before moving to the Sacramento area, based on a similar modus operandi and circumstantial evidence.
  • He taunted and threatened his victims and police in obscene phone calls and other communications. During the decades-long investigation, several suspects have been cleared through DNA evidence, alibi, or other investigative methods.
  • In 2001, DNA testing indicated that the East Area Rapist and the Original Night Stalker were the same person.
  • The case was a factor in the establishment of California's DNA database, which collects DNA from all accused and convicted felons in California and has been called second only to Virginia's in effectiveness in solving cold cases.
  • To heighten awareness that the uncaught killer operated throughout California, crime writer Michelle McNamara coined the name "Golden State Killer" in early 2013.The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local law-enforcement agencies held a news conference on June 15, 2016, to announce a renewed nationwide effort, offering a $50,000 reward for his capture.
  • On April 24, 2018, authorities charged 72-year-old United States Navy veteran and former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo with eight counts of first-degree murder, based upon DNA evidence.
  • This was also the first announcement connecting the Visalia Ransacker crimes to the Golden State Killer.
  • Due to California's statute of limitations on pre-2017 rape cases, DeAngelo cannot be charged with 1970s rapes, but he was charged in August 2018 with 13 related kidnapping and abduction attempts.

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