Were shoplifted dog repellant, hammer tools of the Golden State killer?

Joseph DeAngelo's six-year career as a cop came swiftly to an end after being busted for shoplifting a can of dog repellant and a hammer from a Pay N' Save store in a Sacramento suburb in 1979. Authorities are now wondering if the items he snatched were intended as tools for the sinister rash of crimes he's suspected of carrying out.

First survivor of East Area Rapist - Golden State Killer recalls encounter

The first known victim of the East Area Rapist and serial murderer, who terrorized California in the 1970's and early 1980's recalls encountering the man 40 years ago, at 4:00 a.m. on June 18, 1976 in Rancho Cordova.  She was recorded during an interview in June 2016.

Who is Joseph James DeAngelo, the ex-cop suspected as Golden State Killer?

Call him the Golden State Killer, the East Area Rapist or the Original Night Stalker, a state-wide investigation has led officials to say “it’s our pleasure to call him defendant.” On Wednesday a 72-year-old former police officer was taken into custody and accused of being the Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and killer who terrorized residents of the Bay Area, Sacramento...

Man in Golden State Killer case lived with daughter, granddaughter

As media crews descended on a quiet, middle class neighborhood in the Sacramento suburb of Citrus Heights, neighbors learned they had been living by an alleged prolific serial killer. Neighbors on Canyon Oak tell KTVU Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, lived in the home with his daughter and 15-year-old granddaughter.