Joseph James DeAngelo stands accused of being the Golden State Killer, which includes the crime spree in Northern California known as the East Area Rapist, the string of murders in Southern California known as the Original Nightstalker, and The Visalia Ransackings, a series of break-ins and burglaries that culminated in murder between 1974 and 1975. How do D ... Show More
Nov 2022
Introducing: The James Brown Mystery
The Circus Singer In 2017, CNN reporter Thomas Lake receives a phone call from a circus singer who tells a wild, hard-to-believe story: James Brown didn’t die of natural causes in 2006; instead the Godfather of Soul was murdered. After months of calls from the circus singer, Lake ... Show More
43m 13s
Mar 2022
Introducing: Very Scary People
After Ron DeFeo Jr. finds his parents and younger siblings dead in their Amityville, New York, home, police begin to search for the killer. Host Donnie Wahlberg and local journalist Joel Martin revisit that horrific evening in 1974, the crime scene and the investigation — all in ... Show More
31m 43s
Apr 2020
Introducing "The Plot Thickens"
Peter Bogdanovich was a young cinephile who quickly rose to become one of Hollywood's top directors. But he soon found himself a victim of jealousy, hubris, public scorn – and a devastating crime. Now, he looks back on a life of fame and failure, and through it all, an enduring l ... Show More
4m 13s
Mar 2020
“The Golden State Killer” Pt. 1: Joseph DeAngelo
His crimes earned him the moniker of the “Visalia Ransacker” and the “East Area Rapist.” But Joseph James DeAngelo would become most notorious for his final nickname, the “Golden State Killer.” Between 1974 and 1986, DeAngelo committed untold atrocities, all while leading a seemi ... Show More
37m 41s
Sep 2021
Profiling Joe DeAngelo, Part 1
Known as the East Area Rapist, Original Night Stalker, and Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo terrorized California from 1974 - 1986. He was infamous for breaking into homes, ransacking them, and sexually assaulting female victims when their male companions were also home ... Show More
24m 7s
Apr 2025
SERIAL KILLER: The Golden State Killer Pt. 1
Burglary. Stalking. Rape. Murder. Before the world knew him as the Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo instilled fear across California. In Part 1, we explore his dark past, twisted relationships, and how his obsession with control escalated into cold-blooded murder.Killer ... Show More
48m 26s
Nov 2021
What Does it Take to Actually Solve a Case Like the Golden State Killer?
The Golden State Killer committed at least 13 murders, 50 rapes, and 120 burglaries during the 70s and 80s, and eluded law enforcement for 32 years. On April 24, 2018, Joseph DeAngelo was arrested. But what tips the scales and makes the difference in finally solving these types o ... Show More
33m 25s
Apr 2025
SERIAL KILLER: The Golden State Killer Pt. 2
For years, the Golden State Killer haunted California—and then simply vanished. But he wasn’t gone. He was hiding in plain sight. In Part 2, we follow the decades-long investigation that finally unmasked Joseph James DeAngelo, the DNA that cracked the case, and the shocking momen ... Show More
42m 49s