Amateur Sleuth Identifies Golden State Killer—and Now He's Behind Bars

A Perfect Match

A desperate search ensued. Their goal was to find a male relative who might fit the Golden State Killer's description, location, and timeline. Finally, they stumbled across one particular descendent in April 2018—two months after the publication of I'll be Gone in the Dark. His name was Joseph James DeAngelo.

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