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How DNA Analysis Caught The Golden State Killer (40 Years Later)

A few weeks ago, police in California arrested a 72-year-old man named Joseph James DeAngelo for the murder of 12 people and lots of other terrible stuff. Up until then, he was known as the Golden State Killer, or the Original Night Stalker. The latter of which makes you wonder how many others are vying for that name. He is now known as the world’s most evil grumpy old man.

By Dan Re, 5 yearsMay 14, 2018 ago
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