Joseph James DeAngelo
American serial killer and serial rapist
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| 2020 | DeAngelo pleads guilty to the murder of Claude Snelling. |
| 2020 | DeAngelo pleads guilty to the murder of Claude Snelling. |
| November 2020 | DeAngelo was transferred to North Kern State Prison and is currently incarcerated in protective custody at California State Prison, Corcoran. |
| November 2020 | DeAngelo was transferred to North Kern State Prison and is currently incarcerated in protective custody at California State Prison, Corcoran. |
| August 21 2020 | Sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, also admitting to numerous uncharged crimes including rapes. |
| August 21 2020 | Sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, also admitting to numerous uncharged crimes including rapes. |
| June 29 2020 | As part of a plea bargain, DeAngelo pleaded guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of kidnapping to avoid the death penalty. |
| June 29 2020 | DeAngelo pleaded guilty to the Maggiore murders. |
| June 29 2020 | As part of a plea bargain, DeAngelo pleaded guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of kidnapping to avoid the death penalty. |
| June 29 2020 | DeAngelo pleaded guilty to the Maggiore murders. |
| March 4 2020 | DeAngelo offered to plead guilty if the death penalty was excluded, which was not initially accepted. |
| March 4 2020 | DeAngelo offered to plead guilty if the death penalty was excluded, which was not initially accepted. |
| 2019 | DeAngelo's divorce was finalized. |
| 2019 | DeAngelo's divorce was finalized. |
| April 10 2019 | At a court proceeding, prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty, and the judge allowed cameras inside the courtroom during the trial. |
| April 10 2019 | At a court proceeding, prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty, and the judge allowed cameras inside the courtroom during the trial. |
| August 2018 | Charged with thirteen kidnapping and abduction attempts due to California's statute of limitations on pre-2017 rape cases. |
| August 2018 | Charged with thirteen kidnapping and abduction attempts due to California's statute of limitations on pre-2017 rape cases. |
| August 23 2018 | DeAngelo was arraigned in Sacramento for 13 counts of murder and 13 counts of kidnapping. |
| August 23 2018 | DeAngelo was arraigned in Sacramento for 13 counts of murder and 13 counts of kidnapping. |
| August 13 2018 | DeAngelo is formally charged with first-degree murder of Claude Snelling. |
| August 13 2018 | DeAngelo is formally charged with first-degree murder of Claude Snelling. |
| July 2018 | Several months after his arrest, DeAngelo's wife filed for divorce. |
| July 2018 | Several months after his arrest, his wife Patricia Huddle filed for divorce. |
| July 2018 | Several months after his arrest, his wife Patricia Huddle filed for divorce. |
| July 2018 | Several months after his arrest, DeAngelo's wife filed for divorce. |
| May 10 2018 | Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office charged DeAngelo with four additional counts of first-degree murder. |
| May 10 2018 | Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office charged DeAngelo with four additional counts of first-degree murder. |
| April 24 2018 | California authorities charged 72-year-old DeAngelo with eight counts of first-degree murder based on DNA evidence, including the first connection to Visalia Ransacker crimes. |
| April 24 2018 | Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested by Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies in the side yard of his Sacramento home, charged with eight counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances. |
| April 24 2018 | Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested by Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies in the side yard of his Sacramento home, charged with eight counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances. |
| April 24 2018 | California authorities charged 72-year-old DeAngelo with eight counts of first-degree murder based on DNA evidence, including the first connection to Visalia Ransacker crimes. |
| April 18 2018 | A DNA sample was surreptitiously collected from DeAngelo's car door handle, which was later matched to samples from Golden State Killer crimes. |
| April 18 2018 | A DNA sample was surreptitiously collected from DeAngelo's car door handle, which was later matched to samples from Golden State Killer crimes. |
| 2017 | DeAngelo retired from his job as a truck mechanic at the Save Mart Supermarkets distribution center. |
| 2017 | DeAngelo retired from his job as a truck mechanic at the Save Mart Supermarkets distribution center. |
| December 2017 | Investigators led by detective Paul Holes and FBI lawyer Steve Kramer began the identification process by uploading the killer's DNA profile to GEDmatch, a personal genomics website. |
| December 2017 | Investigators led by detective Paul Holes and FBI lawyer Steve Kramer began the identification process by uploading the killer's DNA profile to GEDmatch, a personal genomics website. |
| June 15 2016 | The FBI released new information about the crimes, including composite sketches, crime details, and announced a $50,000 reward to support the investigation. |
| June 15 2016 | FBI and local law enforcement held a news conference offering a $50,000 reward for the Golden State Killer's capture. |
| June 15 2016 | The FBI released new information about the crimes, including composite sketches, crime details, and announced a $50,000 reward to support the investigation. |
| June 15 2016 | FBI and local law enforcement held a news conference offering a $50,000 reward for the Golden State Killer's capture. |
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