June 30 2020
RAHUL SHARMA DEBT CONNECT IN MANCHESTER, UK,
Joseph DeAngelo, the man known as the Golden State Killer, has admitted to 13 murders in a deal with US prosecutors meant to spare him the death penalty.
DeAngelo, who was a Californian police officer during his crimes in the 1970s and 80s, was arrested in 2018 after his DNA was found via a genealogy website.
The hearing in Sacramento took place in a large university ballroom, to allow for victims and families to attend.
He also admitted to numerous rapes, burglaries and other crimes.
DeAngelo, 74, is expected to be sentenced to life in prison in August at a second court hearing, where people hurt by his crimes will be allowed to read victim impact statements.
The sentencing is expected to be the culmination of a crime investigation that began in the 1970s and attracted worldwide attention.
DeAngelo's crimes stretched across the state of California and led to nicknames such as the Visalia Ransacker, the Diamond Knot Killer, the Original Night Stalker and the East Area Rapist. Officials only later realised the crimes were all the work of one man.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53226327
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