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Arrest Made in 40-Year-Old Golden State Killer Cold Case
April 25, 2018
A possible suspect in the notorious East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer case, a series of murders, sexual assaults and home burglaries that gripped California in the 1970s and ‘80s, has been arrested, according to reports. Police and FBI had cordoned off the Citrus Heights home of 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. after his arrest early Wednesday, a Fox affiliate in California reported. He was arrested on two counts of murder and booked into the Sacramento County Jail, online records show.