The Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo, operated as a serial offender across 14 separate jurisdictions in California during the late 1970s and early 1980s, evading capture for over four decades because shared criminal databases had not yet been invented, making it nearly impossible for law enforcement to connect the crimes to a single individual.
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He Was a Police Officer by Day, Serial Killer by Night | Joseph DeAngelo!Added:
History will remember him best as the Golden State Killer.
So remember that in the late 70s and early 1980s, no one knew they were dealing with a single prolific offender.
According to retired detective Larry Crompton, author of Sudden Terror, a book about the East Area Rapist, said, "We were hunting a ghost. We didn't suspect he would pop up across the state under new names >> because each year I've been praying for the victims and their families that we find out who he is.
>> D'Angelo operated in 14 separate jurisdictions. Shared databases hadn't even been invented
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