Judge weighs release of warrants in Golden State Killer case

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A judge on Tuesday weighed how much information to release about the arrest of a former police officer accused of being the Golden State Killer. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael Sweet began considering the issue after a hearing where attorneys for suspect Joseph DeAngelo argued that sharing the details could lead to an unfair trial.

Genealogy websites can share personal information with law enforcement

Investigators said they captured Golden State Killer suspect Joseph James DeAngelo using a little known public genealogy website by uploading his DNA profile and getting a hit that matched a distant relative, however, the website said it didn’t know the public database was being used to try to catch a serial killer.

Search for Golden State Killer led to wrong man in 2017

Investigators hunting down the so-called Golden State Killer used information from genetic websites last year that led to the wrong man, court records obtained Friday by The Associated Press showed.

Genealogy site didn't know it was used to seek serial killer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A genealogy website that investigators used to find the former police officer they believe was one of California's most terrifying serial killers had no idea its services were being used to pursue a suspect who eluded law enforcement for four decades.

'I took the calls:' Alameda Co. DA was a rape crisis volunteer during Golden State Killer era

Sometimes the crime becomes personal. For Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, the pursuit and the capture of the alleged Golden State Killer this week struck a chord deep within. "I was a person who took the calls," O'Malley recalled back to when she was in college in Contra Costa volunteering for a rape crisis center. "I took some of the calls from some of...

1977 recording of suspected East Area Rapist

Recording of telephone call by suspected East Area Rapist - Golden State Killer, a serial offender who terrorized California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Courtesy: FBI - Audio was edited for content.