Crime & Justice

Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo, Arrested After 40-Year Hunt, Authorities Say

BREAKTHROUGH

Police arrested a 72-year-old former cop who they say terrorized California in the 1970s and ’80s, carrying out 12 murders and at least 45 rapes.

Olivia Messer
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