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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-4389948
pretty famous case back in the day,
another sucess for science?
pretty famous case back in the day,
another sucess for science?
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That link don't work What were the crimes? The Golden State Killer, also known as the East Area Rapist, Original Night Stalker, and the Diamond Knot Killer is believed to have carried out rapes and murders between 1976 and 1986, killing girls and women aged between 12 and 41. Prosecutors say the "reign of terror" began in Sacramento and spread to San Francisco and then on to central and southern California. Links between the cases were established by DNA evidence, police say. The attacker broke into homes at night and then tied up and raped his female victims. Before fleeing he stole items such as cash, jewellery and identification. The last case to be linked to the Golden State Killer was the rape and murder of an 18-year-old woman in Irvine, Orange County, in May 1986. Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said the suspect had been called many names but added: "Today, it's our pleasure to call him 'defendant'." |
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California police have arrested a former police officer for a notorious spree of murders, rapes and burglaries in the 1970s and 80s. Sacramento police say they arrested suspect Joseph James DeAngelo, 72.
The suspect has been living in the Sacramento area and was identified after new efforts to solve the case, investigators say. Police blame the so-called Golden State Killer for 12 murders, 51 rapes and more than 120 burglaries. Mr DeAngelo is being held on suspicion of four counts of murder - the 1978 deaths of Brian and Katie Maggiore in Sacramento and the 1980 killings of Charlene and Lyman Smith in Ventura County. Prosecutors say additional charges are likely to follow. What did police say? Police had been monitoring the suspect and used "discarded DNA" to match him to the crimes, according to Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones. Announcing the arrest, Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said: "The answer has always been in Sacramento." "The magnitude of this case demanded that it be solved," she added. Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten said that prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty. Two years ago the FBI offered a $50,000 (£36,000) reward to anyone who could help crack the case. Crime spree that terrorised communities By James Cook, BBC News Los Angeles correspondent After four decades of frustration for detectives, it turned out the suspect had been living under their noses all along. "We found the needle in the haystack and it was right here in Sacramento," said district attorney Anne Marie Schubert. Joseph James DeAngelo had apparently been living an ordinary life on a quiet suburban street, a former police officer with grown-up children who was "very surprised" when he was arrested and taken into custody. Details of his alleged crimes are deeply disturbing and collective psychological scars endure. Many police officers and prosecutors involved in the case vividly recall the terror of the crime spree in their communities. "Everyone was afraid," said FBI special agent Marcus Knutson, who was born and raised in Sacramento, as he announced a fresh appeal for information on the case two years ago. "We had people sleeping with shotguns, we had people purchasing dogs. People were concerned, and they had a right to be. This guy was terrorising the community. He did horrible things." What do we know about the accused? According to the Sacramento Bee newspaper, he had been living with his daughter and granddaughter in the city's Citrus Heights neighbourhood. He was fired from the Auburn Police Department in 1979 after he was charged with shoplifting, according to the Auburn Journal. Police say it was "very likely" that he was committing these crimes while employed as a police officer. He had also worked as an officer in Exeter, California from 1973 to 1976, during a time when several crimes were committed there, police say. What reaction has there been? Jane Carson-Sandler, who was the rapist's fifth victim in October 1976, told the Island Packet newspaper that detectives had emailed her on Wednesday to inform her of the arrest. "I just found out this morning," she said. "I'm overwhelmed with joy. I've been crying, sobbing." The case was investigated by author Michelle McNamara for her book I'll Be Gone in the Dark. McNamara died before the book could be published. Her co-author, Billy Jensen, tweeted on Tuesday night to say there would be a "rather large announcement tomorrow". Another contributor to the book, Paul Haynes, said: "Stunned. Excited. No other words right now." |
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cheers tobermory,
looks like my cut and paste missed a number off the end |
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72, There is No justice be a few years of Interest for him as Trial appeals etc take Place ..
The Electric chair for him to look forward to would be a Fitting final few years ,BURN THE BASTARD> |
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Amazing how you can do so much and not get caught yet commit one crime and are caught.
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Celebrity Status Beckons ...
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the guy would have had more publicity over here had we not been
looking for our own yorkshire ripper at the time. |
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What happened in 1986 to make him (or the real killer, let's not prejudge it) go straight? Why did the killings stop?
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Important question. If someone commits that number of murders and rapes it's unlikely they choose to stop. They're either caught or die.
We don't know why the Ripper murders of 1888 stopped. |
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maybe he realised dna was coming in, and might get caught
maybe he got married, or had kids, some criminals just stop, doubtless more will be told in this story |
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Todays detectives have it easy compared to years gone by,CCTV.DNA, ANPR.You would have to be a master criminal to get away with murder today.
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There is another side of that coin which is that there were more miscarriages of justice in the past, and some people will have been fitted up by police and prosecutors (of course, most of those fitted up were probably guilty anyway -- so-called noble cause corruption).
The first conviction using DNA fingerprinting was of Colin Pitchfork (recently back in the news as his sentence draws to its end) for the separate murders of two girls in Leicestershire. The police had a confession for one murder but he denied the other, so they asked Alec Jeffreys if DNA could prove the murders were linked. The twist was that while both murders were committed by the same person, it could not have been the guy who'd confessed. There is an ITV drama-doc about the development of DNA fingerprinting and its use in that case, Code of a Killer, on ITV Hub or whatever it's called. https://www.itv.com/hub/code-of-a-killer/2a3242 |
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Californian prosecutors say genealogy websites played a key role in tracking down a man accused of being a notorious serial killer.
Joseph DeAngelo, 72, is suspected of being the so-called Golden State Killer, blamed for a spate of murders and rapes in the 1970s and 1980s. DNA linked the crimes but police had struggled to identify the attacker. Investigators revealed the search was narrowed with genetic information from websites used to trace family ancestry. Mr DeAngelo, who was arrested on Tuesday, has been charged with eight counts of murder. He is due to make his first court appearance in Sacramento later on Friday. Steve Grippi, a prosecuting attorney for Sacramento County, said investigators had compared the DNA they had to information uploaded to genealogical websites by people searching for parents or other relatives. The DNA Doe Project, which helps trace unidentified murder victims and return them to their families, told the BBC that DNA sent to such a site by a relative of the murderer may have provided a crucial clue to police. It is not clear if the websites involved were ordered to provide the information or did so voluntarily. Authorities were then able to focus on a few individuals. They further narrowed the search by using profiling technique, including the probable age of the killer. Mr DeAngelo lived in a suburb of Sacramento that is not far from the scene of the first murders. Police said Mr DeAngelo, a former police officer, was placed under surveillance and then arrested when "discarded DNA" matched him to the crimes. |
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I guess we should remember that back in the 70s and early 80s, crime scenes and evidence would not have been protected against DNA contamination. We should not string this ex-copper up just yet. It might be that he handled evidence at the scenes or back at the police station and got his DNA on it that way.
Or they might have him bang to rights. |
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i think the dna matches are with the later victims , long after he had left the force
but , time will tell if he pleads guilty or goes to trial. |
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At 72, he might prefer a quick death and a legendary status that comes with having his face attached to labels like night stalker, diamond knox killer and so on. What's the point of achieving something as rare and exclusive as that and then dying without anyone knowing it was you?
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