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 seemingly average life as a husband and small town cop.
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Oct 12
Lizzie Borden Took an Axe...Or Did She?
Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother 40 whacks… The popular schoolyard rhyme has withstood the test of time, despite it getting a few details wrong. Over 130 years later, we still don’t really know who killed Andrew and Abby Borden. Lizzie was acquitted, and yet most peop ... Show More
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Oct 5
Secret Agent Scam: The Lies, Lives, and Wives of Will Jordan
For nearly twenty years, a charming con man poses as a globe-trotting CIA operative, seducing women and draining their savings in the name of “classified missions”—until one wife uncovers his lies and helps bring down the man she thought she would share her life with. Sources for ... Show More
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Feb 2019
Timeline Of A Killer - Building The Case Against Joseph James DeAngelo
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 br ... Show More
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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
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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
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Feb 2019
Training Of A Killer - Good Cop. Bad Cop & Hiding Behind The Badge
Golden State Killer suspect, Joseph James DeAngelo, was a former police Sergeant in Exter from May of 1973 to August of 1976, which overlapped with the Visalia Ransacking crime spree, and a patrol office for the Auburn Police Department from August of 1976 to October of 1979, the ... Show More
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