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

Skilled Robber

A string of burglaries occurred in Visalia with the same MO as the ones that had occurred where DeAngelo used to live. In 1975, he killed a college professor who caught him trying to kidnap his daughter. Less than two years later, DeAngelo committed approximately 120 break-ins. DeAngelo's crimes worsened...

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