bottle2lip no he definitely is a serial killer , if you kill a person prior 30 days and then kill some later and it needs to be more the 3 so generally he is a serial killer.
He was a serial killer he killed 12 people males included and all it makes you being a serial killer is that he had time in between the killings to kill again it's all it makes you to be a serial killer
Bruised Banana it happens all the time. Especially in families. They’re usually sociopath and can hide it very well. It was also a different time, he knew the tactics cops used. What was his undoing was new technology.
''looks bad for police'' More often than not, whenever you hear of a cold case in which a crime went unsolved it is because a cop committed it and suppressed evidence. At the same time very often when a person was wrongfully convicted of a crime it is because cops suppressed or manufactured evidence or because they forced someone to confess to a crime they never committed. Cops are among the most corrupt forces in society. As Frank Serpico said many years ago, it is corrupt NYC cops who control the drug trade in that city. Without the cops there would be no drugs on the streets. For far too long, too many people have put their trust in the police even though those corrupt cops are the ones who spread drugs leading to many crimes, and they promote racial injustices which cause social division. In the USA we need reform, and I mean MAJOR reform, to change this sad but true fact.
He was only a cop for s short period of time (twice I believe, each period only lasting three years) and was fired for stealing from his last law enforcement position (1979). There was no such thing as DNA testing back then. Stop maligning the policemen/women who honestly and professionally perform their duties on a day-to-day basis.
Khyyam granted. That stated, it is still a black eye to the entire force. A bad apple spoiling the orchard. It is not fair but it is our reality and we all know life is not fair.
I watch a lot of forensic shows and there's a lot of cops who kill and rape. Male and female. They think they can hide behind that badge and do whatever they want. It's a shame because naturally we want to trust the police. They're supposed to protect and serve. So you can see why a lot of people don't trust them. Speaking of those shows, the ID channel is airing a show Friday night called, The Golden State killer, CAUGHT! At 10 pm EST. I'm wondering how much info they'll share!?
Ash&Misty So you'd rather that they not have found him? It's not his life that matters, it's the peoples lives he took & the families who lost their loved ones. They deserve justice, age has nothing to do with it.
This just in, according to the comments, age excuses crimes!!! Cool beans. You can commit many rapes and murders as much as you want if you're old enough!!!
Boy he's right cops are taking full credit for this one. They ever said they weren't surprised he was a cop, even though it took them more than 40 years to catch him!
Of course they never looked at him, the thin blue line and all. I curse all bad cops to hell, and all the cops that cover for them to hell too. That's like 99% of the force around the USA.
everyone needs to repent (stop sinning) and have a personal relationship with God. ask God to forgive u for ur sins. "good" ppl dnt go to heaven. we're all sinners on our way to hell if u dont ask God to forgive u, turn away from ur sins and place ur trust and faith in Jesus. its time to start serving God and stop serving the devil. money is of the devil. Do u kno where ull go after u die? heaven or hell. its ur choice. theres only 1 way to heaven and thats through Jesus Christ. Jesus took the punishment for u on the cross so that u wont have to go to hell for ur own sins. read ur bible starting in the new testament in the book of John. hell is real. only a few ppl make it to heaven. mostly everyone goes to hell. do u kno Jesus personally? does Jesus kno u? or will he tell u i never knew u, depart from me u evil doer into everlasting fire! please turn to Jesus now that there is time. tomorrow could be ur last day on earth. CHOOSE JESUS. HES THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN. only ppl with the Holy Spirit inside of them and whose sins are washed by the BLOOD OF JESUS can enter heaven. all others wont make it to heaven. theyll be cast into the lake of fire
Knock knock. Who is it? Jesus, let me in. Why should i let you in? Because of what I will do to you if you don't. ..... You can keep your bronze age desert nomadic tribal fairy tales from people that were probably only experts in skinning a goat and fucking.
Vada Ann How many of them get caught stealing Dog repellant and a hammer? At least they managed to save a dog's life. Look, I'm no detective but even I know that stealing items like that when you can afford them means you on some bullshit.
Vada Ann Not necessarily stupid but in the habit of not investigating their own. So much that they overlook too much. The brotherhood needs some chill and not just in this instance.
Impish Noire you give them too much credit. You seem like a kind spirited person. I’m jaded and hard hearted towards bad cops. It’s gonna take a lot for them to win back my trust. I appreciate your POV, though.
Aimee Willard was most likely killed by the cop...they pinned her murder on a black guy but there's no way in hell she would've ever stopped and got out of her car for a black man...so his DNA was planted in her car......the white cop is the most likely killer!
The 'Zodiac Killer' was several perps. Cops consider the Vallejo and Benicia murders solved, they just didn't have enough evidence to prosecute. EARONS was one man with matching dna and MOs - it was only a matter of time before he was caught.
Teddy Rattlesnake Hahahaha! That was a great comment. They actually think they could have done a better job at apprehending this guy. They're obviously a child or someone with a extremely low IQ. 😁
@ eyextraction, Did you perform a physical examination on the police officer's? Do you have access to their personnel files? Why haven't you caught Jack The Ripper yet?
Fixa Troll they CLAIM!!!!!!!!! They found him through ok get ready for it you ready? ...................Ancestry.com ........ Which I think is a load of Bullshit. I will tell you one thing they keep it in the public eye for a while because he was a prolific serial killer and let’s admit he was the worst in California’s History he never blipped off the radar So he was still on a lot of investigators minds even 40 years later.What I think is somebody had a hunch it was him by the way he acted because he used to shout expletives at his wife his children and the neighbors kind of had an idea it might’ve been him. So some genius took his disgaurded DNA (could of been anything) and compared it to DNA they had on profile and boom a match.
@@pauliether.c.guy.3349 He was found because they had his DNA on file. A family member sent off to have a DNA test done and the lab had been informed to let police know if a close match came up. So someone else getting their DNA done is how he got caught.
Fixa Troll it was NOT through ancestry.com that would be ridiculous but they do have their own dna systems that are more reliable. A podcast called “crime junkie” covers a similar case of “the monster in fort Wayne” (ep. 72) where they interview a cop that goes through the process of catching a murder. It was a cold cast of 30 years
@@pjvelasquez24 Nope, they found him using DNA results were uploaded to help find other relatives, it was a coincidence that the person who uploaded them was a third cousin to the killer but the match helped to narrow down the suspects. They were then able to gather DNA of the DeAngelo and match it to the DNA that had been kept from various rapes he had committed.
The forensic technology of today didn't exist in the 70s or 80s. Cold cases started getting solved more often in the mid to late 90s when forensic breakthroughs came into existence .
They've had his complete DNA profile since the 90s, it was just a matter of matching it to somebody. I've read that his daughter or granddaughter was arrested on felony drug charges, and their DNA was added to a database and was matched to his.
One theory is that a family member was arrested and that family member;s DNA showed a family link to the killer. I believe California recently passed law that called for DNA testing for anyone arrested.
Mosey Burns I know they've had it this whole time.. But they didn't just magically figure out who to do surveillance on to try to match the DNA. Asking how they figured it out
Crazy World You’re right, he was an awful cop, that’s why he only lasted three years or so. He was fired after he was arrested for shoplifting dog repellant and a hammer. One report says that at a community meeting a local resident had stood up and expressed reservation about how one man could overtake two individuals in the way police had claimed he did when this unknown was killing couples. Just three weeks later that same person who questioned police at that community meeting, and his wife, became victims of this serial murderer. Which means this DeAngelo was at that meeting and targeted that local resident for questioning how he was able to overtake two people at once. Scary, this whole case.
There's justice, yeah it took hella long but in the end he was caught. I bet he thought no one would ever find out. Now his friends and family know what kind of a monster he really is. Do you think that's sitting well with him? No, not at all. It doesn't matter that he's 72, he's not some frail little man. Even if he only lives for a few more years, it's gonna totally suck being behind bars till he dies. No more freedom for this guy. 👏👏👏
NativeNYerChicHK I believe the guy asked how any man could lay there with dishes on him and not stop his wife from being raped. It then happened 7 months later to the guy who proclaimed that at the meeting. He put dishes on them so he could hear if they moved.
He was a cop for a couple of years. He was a low-level patrol cop. It's great to see this savage get caught now after all of this time though. Go online (not RUclips) and look at some of the capabilities we now have
THAT is some kinda evil right there. Sexually assaulted 50+ people, killed at least 12, taunted law enforcement about it, & even in his later years he didn't get caught bcuz guilt FINALLY got to him. It's bcuz they caught him. Just EVIL. SMH I hope this brings his victims & their loved ones some sort of comfort.
I can't help wondering how many of his peers on the force had suspicions but gave him the benefit of the doubt simply because he was one of them. Especially when he was arrested for trying to steal dog repellent and a hammer after detectives stated that they wondered why dogs hadn't opposed him and the victims described him as having a peculiar stench. I wonder if anyone will ever admit that they thought it was him but chose to ignore their instincts because they put loyalty to the uniform above public safety. It certainly wouldn't be the first time that happened.
@@nickmessick5471 Every time a cop turns crook. I know of at least one other serial killer that was a cop and first only got a slap on the wrist for abducting and attempting to murder two young teenagers. Gérard Schaefer. The only reason he first got off so lightly - just 6 months - was because he was a cop. The judge even permitted a 6 months bail period so he could get his affairs in order. 6 whole months he was allowed to roam free after being sentenced to laughable 6 months in jail. And guess what he did during these 6 months.
I’m so glad this cold case is finally solved! Although it’s sad and infuriating that this monster escaped justice for forty long years, I truly wish that he was caught earlier, as this monster didn’t deserve anything more than a cold prison cell with the key thrown away. As I said though, I am glad that the case can finally be closed as it is always relieving for a cold case to be finally closed. I wish the families peace and comfort, and I hope the victims can finally Rest In Peace.
Danny Buntin I heard it's because they found out who he was from Familial DNA from one of those ancestor agency's. One of his kids had submitted their dna, for obvious reasons. The police decided to go that route and they got a match. Then they acquired another sample of his blood through something he discarded and got a match. Got him! 😀
Danny maybe because they are trying to use this new "innovative technique" to capture other killers and don't wanna expose their ways to the loose killers. Who knows
Monkey Boy ~ I just heard the author's (McNamara) husband say that's what they were doing and won't ever give her credit. She went through 37 boxes of evidence which includes 3000 pages of information on this case. Too bad she passed away without witnessing his arrest. I hope the victims have some sort of closure to their pain & trauma.
McNamara's book had nothing to do with the EAR being caught. Don't get me wrong, it's a great book, and I'm glad she brought it back into the spotlight, but her book listed all the information we already knew for decades. This guy got caught through a relative's DNA being put on file.
Seriously, just because she died and had a famous husband, apparently Michelle McNamara is the first true crime writer in history or something. Plenty of other people wrote books on the EAR before her and she didn't reveal any new information.
I believe this monster cop could not have committed the 12 murders and more than 50 rapes from 1974 to 1986 had it not been for the institutional apathy and corruption of the officials in charge of the Sheriff's and police departments in dealing with complaints against police brutality and abuse of power.
Today afternoon, I received a few harassment phone calls in which the caller just stayed on the phone without saying anything. Then in the evening I received another phone call. This time the caller said he wanted to talk to Simon. I asked him who is calling. He claimed that he called from the police association. I asked him the purpose of his call. Then he remained silent and did not say anything as I was saying "Hello. hello, hello...".So I made a statement saying" This is phone harassment. I don't care who you are. Phone harassment is illegal." before I hung up the phone. From the tone of the voice, the man did sound like a cop. I hope he was not stupid enough to harass me with the phone because of my comment scathing the officials in charge of the sheriff's and the police department when the monster cop was able to rape and murder undetected. Any law enforcement officer with a conscience should understand i was telling the truth and appreciate it instead of harassing me out of grudge.
Why is no one saying why D'Angelo was ever considered to be a suspect? And did him being a former police officer serve to deter investigators from looking at him much earlier?
No he just never came up. They interviewed some other cops and highway patrolmen as potential suspects but DeAngelo was a cop during the Visalia Ransacker and East Area Rapist crimes but not for the majority of the 13 murders by which point he had been fired. He worked in a different jurisdiction and those cops had nothing to do with the investigations. Also communication was much less common in those days, no Internet, no mobile phones and even short distance phone calls by todays standards were considered long distance.
drewzifer Well he was fired from his last police position bc he got arrested for stealing from a store, so I’m guessing after that they had him in their system. If they did, they would have found a match once they ran the DNA through their database.
They got him through familia dna. His kids did the ancestor dna thing and the police are allowed to use everyone's samples. So they ran his dna through and got a match. Then they got a recent sample of his dna that was discarded and compared it and bingo! Got him! His kids are cooperating with the authorities. They are adults. I wonder if he got married and had kids and that's why he stopped raping and killing people? Or maybe he was already married and when the kids got older, like his wife didn't need to tend to them at night, he started his crime spree? Soooo many questions! I can't wait for the answers.
The real questions is HOW...... how did they (the police) get this "discarded" DNA and why do they think testing and input it into the system matters? what trigger this DNA testing? In my experience, US bureaucracy don't do unnecessary work for no reasons..... usually there's is a backend channel involve.
Daniel L Well getting discarded DNA isn’t difficult at all. They would just have to wait for him to throw out his trash. A wad of gum, a paper cup, an envelope that he licked... after it has been placed outside it becomes anyone’s property and the police have an absolute right to dig through it if they felt the need.
I just wrote this above as well, but what triggered it appears to be: What I've heard is they had found familial DNA (through something like Ancestry DNA or 23 and Me maybe?) with enough similar markers that it pointed to a group of potential suspects. This led them to look into this guy and when they got his DNA, it was confirmed! They said it was a needle in a haystack, so someone was looking at DNA that was gathered in databases from the type of sites mentioned just hoping it would lead somewhere, nd it did. :) This is just what I've heard- it's not 100%.
I know how to extract the DNA... but it's HOW they pin point on the guy they are extracting the DNA from?? it's not like the police just randomly picking up gum, coffee cup and cigarette butt on the street.... the police must have a reason to wait for DeAngelo to discard his DNA. Like I said from before...... US bureaucracy don't do unnecessary work for no reasons.
They found duplicate rape kits, which allowed for more DNA testing (some had already been done, but they needed more). They put the info into a public DNA database and found matches to 3rd cousins. Then, a forensic ancestral researcher worked backwards to find the common great-grandparents. Then, they worked forwards to find ancestors living in California. They had 9 suspects, but from DNA they knew eye and hair color, so they ran it through the California DMV and he is the only one of the 9 who popped. They began surveillance and dug into his background. He had an ex named Bonnie (a name which he had shouted during one attack), a service record in the Navy (the women were tied using a diamond knot- something sailors would know) and a brief history in law enforcement. So, they followed him, swabbed his car door handle for dna and got the match. The full story is quite fascinating. But also shows just how futile their efforts were earlier on before DNA profiling.
@@jccaine7522 They actually investigated several of the 9 suspects. DeAngelo was not the first of those 9 that they focused on since it was thought he was too old to have been the killer. It was the prevailing theory among investigators and online sleuths that he was up to 10 years younger than he actually turned out to be. He was very good at throwing off the investigation with redherrings and had a baby face and high pitched voice.
They created a profile of his DNA and uploaded it to GEDmatch and constructed a family tree based on the closest relatives and triangulated possible suspects and eventually narrowed it down to him.
A cousin did an ancestory check, which requires them to give their DNA to find their ancestory. On january one of the police officers tried to contact a private ancestory company and told them to be on a look out (essentially) for similar DNA. And they got a hit once the cousin did the DNA check. There was a lot of DNA evidence from all his crimes. So this lead them to him being a suspect then they cross referenced the golden state killers DNA and his from that discarded tissue and it was a match. Hope it cleared it up for you
The 60s and 70s scare me. I read often about cold cases and during that time, it is amazing how many cold cases there were, the lack of DNA testing and I guess, different times, less security, no phone cameras. It baffles me how often I read that families during the 60s used to sleep with their doors unlocked.
MarbleWhornets And that's so that celebrities and politicians have nothing to fear. But, they are sadly mistaken. Military tribunals are a very short time away.
The picture of him when he was young doesn’t look like all of the composite sketches, just that one. Also curious as to how they got him. They didn’t get him with DNA...the DNA only proved it was him.
What I've heard, what led them to him is they had found familial DNA (through something like Ancestry DNA or 23 and Me, maybe?) with familial markers that pointed to a group of potential suspects. This led them to look into this guy and when they got his DNA, it was confirmed!
I wonder if his daughters spoke up they would say they felt weird around him growing up?? Maybe they can speak out and talk about what they noticed as children.
Everyone thinks they know everything about this case because of a book no more than 2 years old. Everyone needs to watch bill Curtis cold case files and American justice episodes to see what inspired the book and learn the facts as opposed to one aurthers opinion. He's been known as "The Original Night Stalker" since the 80's until 2016. When he was givin the name "golden state killer".
A lot is mentioned that ain't in that book. What gets me is everyone keeps referring to him as "the golden state killer" he's only been giving that name for 2 years. He's been known as the original night stalker for prob 30. I still can't believe it. I figured he died in a car wreck or something years ago.
Billy The Kid you are so right and yes it freaked me out as well but he was just living I don't know how in the He'll he could just live after all he has done I always thought it was a official tho he was to darn clever I really hate what he put those people threw.
Hiding in plain site like he had done nothing wrong :-/ how's a man manage to get away with so much, yet he can't shoplift a can of dog spray successfully. Or make another mistake for 40 years. He should've moved to another country. If he'd noticed the surveillance he could have discarded a soda can of something with someone else's DNA. But nope, plain site, did nothing wrong. I hope they even charge him with shoplifting dog spray and the hammer. Charge him with every crime imaginable. And I hope he don't get one of those stupid sentences like 4343 years or some shi.
Okay, make a blockbuster movie explaining why it took so long and I nominate Robert Duval as the older man reflecting over his life. He got away with so much, why did the police not make every officer give DNA.
How are you going to make a police officer in the mid 70s DNA when DNA testing wasn't even used until the late 1980s... seriously DNA profiling is a very recent discovery and has only been refined in this past decade
Some of his family members submitted DNA to a commercial DNA history lab(like 23andMe) and it came to a close match to the DNA he left at crime scenes in the past.. They literally fished for his relatives DNA to find him and then got a score a saw that he was related to them and so on
Voice of Reason He wasn't a cop for long. He worked in a grocery store for 27 years before he retired. You're not paying attention to anything, are you?
Wow a bunch of know-it-all’s! Please, before you jump to blame people, I highly suggest you watch the series on the ID Channel called the Golden State Killer. Also they used genealogy. Find the actual facts before speaking. I know we’re all emotional about it, I agree. He’s a horrible man, and if you watch the show on ID, you’ll be shook to your core.
I think there were other dirty cops covering him up and someone finally had enough. I think that’s what got him caught. Also, those calls made to victims after the attacks are *horrifying*
He didn't work with the department that investigated the cases since he never committed any crimes where he worked, at least not any rapes or murders. The cops locally would have little info about the serial rapist in a neighbouring city and so had no reason to suspect anyone. This guy was a chameleon as many psychopaths are.
Elizabeth Covarrubias The point is that he's need to pay for what he did. He must be held accountable for his crimes by law. He ruined lives, so his life should be ruined.
Elizabeth, so naive, he's not a feeble 72, I can attest to my 72 yr old boyfriend dragging me thru his gravel driveway, bloodying my back and shredding my shirt, then punching me. The man is just as dangerous now as he was then. He should pay for the murders and rapes he committed. Your statement would let a lot of older people off the hook and free to do what they please. Smh
They really just allowed this man get away with murder all these years, because he was fired as a cop for stealing Dog Repellent and a freakin Hammer......that was only 2 years into him being a cop...women were being brutally beaten and the killer was able to get passed their dogs!!! He was given the benefit of the doubt because he was WHITE........I could've solved this damn case 38 years ago and I'm Black!!!!
MissWinner Look at Cosby, they gave him the sentence, was he right in his actions? No! But neither was Harvey Weinstein and the rest White men who ain’t prosecuted. The only punishment they received is being FIRED!!! 🤦🏿♂️
you should take a few minutes to wikipedia stuff like this so you don't look uninformed next time, this is embarrassing on your part. the GSK did not kill all of his victims and he has been reported to the police, they drew sketches of him. they even show the sketches in the video. he was confirmed to be white. Suspect profile Known physical characteristics These physical characteristics are considered factual based on crime-scene evidence and nearly-universal agreement by victims and law enforcement: White male About 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall Slender, athletic build Size 9 to 9 1⁄2 shoe Type A blood Non-secretor: Sperm does not contain blood-group antigens.[118] Physically agile and capable of sprinting, bicycling, and scaling fences
Vic Torri did you ever wonder why the world is messed up? Because of information. Just because you read something doesn’t make it true, regardless of how informed you are!!! Y’all act like you got it ALL figured out just by statistics, we know who they pin crimes on
I would have liked to see his face when the cops caught him. Probably in a state of shocked disbelief ! I really hope he starts talking immediately and reveals all the crimes he committed, even the ones not originally traced to him.
But is it really justice? I know technically it is but he's an old man now. It's like capturing 90 year old WWII German guards, they have lived long full lives already.
ShadowDrift It's as much justice as the victims' families can get at this point. It is way better than never finding him. I really don't get these comments. Family members who have spoken are filled with emotion. They are very happy he is in custody. If you had a family member raped and murdered by someone who was never caught, wouldn't you be looking over your shoulder wondering who the murderer was, did they live nearby, would they attack someone else in the family? It's wonderful that he has been found and arrested.
He is 72 not 102 he had plenty of freedom left, this fact is not lost upon him. He will not commit suicide. He will die a lonely feeble scared old man all by himself in a closet.
They may not have long to live but they don’t get to hide in the dark till they die. Everybody will know his true evil self and he doesn’t get to die and be called a “good “ man in his obituary.
Wait..can someone explain to me why they keep saying he was never a suspect or a name that came up but they decided to survey him? How'd they know that they should check him? The only way I can think of is they had his DNA already, matched it to crime scene and then what? Checked his DNA again thru something he presumably ate, or smokes or drank? I'm a little confused.
Yunus Ibrahim, some of his relatives submitted their DNA to a company that tells you about your ancestors and can put you in touch with lost relatives who have close DNA. Police had this guy's DNA from crime scenes. They submitted it to the same ancestry DNA company and it matched his family members' DNA, so police knew to look at their relatives. He came to police notice because he is related to those people. Then they got some of his discarded DNA, maybe from a cup, cigarette, chewing gum etc., and tested it. Police said they had surveilled him for 5 days. It's perfectly legal.
... there are millions of potential suspects. They haven't found countless other serial killers because unless a suspicious looking dude happens to live and work right where the crimes were committed or you catch him in the act then its very hard to narrow it down. He didn't live where he committed the crimes, though he later moved there. He was a cop in a different jurisdiction.
These cops knew or had some idea it was him. They just didn’t want to believe it. I’d bet my last dollar he was a suspect. If he was never a suspect why are they collecting his DNA, it makes no sense. They are excited about something they already knew. What made them suddenly look at him? Who told it?
They had his DNA from some of the murders According to Paul Holes he uploaded some of that DNA and created a profile on an ancestry DNA site. They got a hit from one of DeAngelo a distant relatives. They used a geneologist to trace the family members lineage and then came across DeAngelo. They found out he was a Po-Po for some police department so using various records they were able to determine his location durrimg the various crime sprees.
Ok,so they got him,great!but in all honesty the guy is 72 yrs old now,he's got to live the best yrs of his life and not to mention it took them 44 yrs to get him,yea 44 yrs!!all the damage is done,why are these detectives and cops patting themselves on the back!!I mean like this guy saying no one is gonna be climbing thru the window tonight!really,dude yea well he's 72 yrs old it does not look like he's been doing that lately,bud!!I mean if it does give some people closure,ya know the ones that are still alive after all these yrs then that's great,but imo they're about 4 decades to late!!
You are so right. All those lives lost they can throw him in an open fire it would seem meaningless to me now, At age 72 killing him would be an act of kindness
Wecan Watersports My point is that cops (not all) get away with committing crimes and abuse of power always! Even if you felt the need to protect yourself against an evil one, you’ll never see freedom again. Because in American culture, a cop can do no wrong!
Wecan Watersports You can't say for sure that those people would be alive today. It would be nice if they were, but unfortunately this guy rolled up on them and shot them. They didn't even have a chance. A few years ago there was a woman in my state who carried a gun, openly. She even wore it to her kids soccer games and you could see her gun on her hip. A lot of people raised hell about it but she had a license to carry. A few months later someone rolled up on her and shot her, dead. Her gun couldn't save her.
A lot of the people he attacked in their homes were armed. He would break into their homes before the attacks when they weren't around and take the bullets out of the guns. Dude was a criminal genius.
Trust me cross DNA check all police department officers present and past and you will find plenty serial killers...
bottle2lip no he definitely is a serial killer , if you kill a person prior 30 days and then kill some later and it needs to be more the 3 so generally he is a serial killer.
He was a serial killer he killed 12 people males included and all it makes you being a serial killer is that he had time in between the killings to kill again it's all it makes you to be a serial killer
Tin foil hat idiot.
@bottle2lip well he killed more then 3 ppl. So technically he is a serial killer
Doubt
This looks so bad for the police. 40 years to find him and he's an ex cop.
Guess cops are not always observant of character. Watch videos about stupid cops stopped by cops.
Bruised Banana it happens all the time. Especially in families. They’re usually sociopath and can hide it very well. It was also a different time, he knew the tactics cops used. What was his undoing was new technology.
''looks bad for police''
More often than not, whenever you hear of a cold case in which a crime went unsolved it is because a cop committed it and suppressed evidence. At the same time very often when a person was wrongfully convicted of a crime it is because cops suppressed or manufactured evidence or because they forced someone to confess to a crime they never committed. Cops are among the most corrupt forces in society. As Frank Serpico said many years ago, it is corrupt NYC cops who control the drug trade in that city. Without the cops there would be no drugs on the streets. For far too long, too many people have put their trust in the police even though those corrupt cops are the ones who spread drugs leading to many crimes, and they promote racial injustices which cause social division. In the USA we need reform, and I mean MAJOR reform, to change this sad but true fact.
Totally. And most of the time they don't like to mention that he's an ex cop. They really try to tone that down.
Advance forensics didn't exist even 30 years ago dummy. It takes a long time to catch someone that committed different crimes back in the 70s and 80s.
This is how he went undetected for so long - he was a cop.
He was only a cop for s short period of time (twice I believe, each period only lasting three years) and was fired for stealing from his last law enforcement position (1979). There was no such thing as DNA testing back then. Stop maligning the policemen/women who honestly and professionally perform their duties on a day-to-day basis.
Steve,
That wasn't my point at all. I merely wanted to point out that one shouldn't malign all LEOs because of the despicable behavior of one.
Khyyam granted. That stated, it is still a black eye to the entire force. A bad apple spoiling the orchard. It is not fair but it is our reality and we all know life is not fair.
Not true. Many officers have been and are jailed all the time.
I watch a lot of forensic shows and there's a lot of cops who kill and rape. Male and female. They think they can hide behind that badge and do whatever they want. It's a shame because naturally we want to trust the police. They're supposed to protect and serve. So you can see why a lot of people don't trust them. Speaking of those shows, the ID channel is airing a show Friday night called, The Golden State killer, CAUGHT! At 10 pm EST. I'm wondering how much info they'll share!?
Doesn't matter that he lived a long full life, he gets to die knowing that he did in fact get caught. He doesn't get the last laugh!
Rita R is cute af
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Ash&Misty So you'd rather that they not have found him? It's not his life that matters, it's the peoples lives he took & the families who lost their loved ones. They deserve justice, age has nothing to do with it.
Ash&Misty What makes you think 72-year-olds have nothing to live for? If you're fortunate enough to live to 72, you'll change your tune.
This just in, according to the comments, age excuses crimes!!! Cool beans. You can commit many rapes and murders as much as you want if you're old enough!!!
Boy he's right cops are taking full credit for this one. They ever said they weren't surprised he was a cop, even though it took them more than 40 years to catch him!
Billy The Kid lo
Of course they never looked at him, the thin blue line and all. I curse all bad cops to hell, and all the cops that cover for them to hell too. That's like 99% of the force around the USA.
John Phantom exactly. about 1% are good and they live in Mayberry nc.
everyone needs to repent (stop sinning) and have a personal relationship with God. ask God to forgive u for ur sins. "good" ppl dnt go to heaven. we're all sinners on our way to hell if u dont ask God to forgive u, turn away from ur sins and place ur trust and faith in Jesus. its time to start serving God and stop serving the devil. money is of the devil. Do u kno where ull go after u die? heaven or hell. its ur choice. theres only 1 way to heaven and thats through Jesus Christ. Jesus took the punishment for u on the cross so that u wont have to go to hell for ur own sins. read ur bible starting in the new testament in the book of John. hell is real. only a few ppl make it to heaven. mostly everyone goes to hell. do u kno Jesus personally? does Jesus kno u? or will he tell u i never knew u, depart from me u evil doer into everlasting fire! please turn to Jesus now that there is time. tomorrow could be ur last day on earth. CHOOSE JESUS. HES THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN. only ppl with the Holy Spirit inside of them and whose sins are washed by the BLOOD OF JESUS can enter heaven. all others wont make it to heaven. theyll be cast into the lake of fire
Knock knock. Who is it? Jesus, let me in. Why should i let you in? Because of what I will do to you if you don't. ..... You can keep your bronze age desert nomadic tribal fairy tales from people that were probably only experts in skinning a goat and fucking.
Wow. He was fired for stealing dog repellant and a hammer but was never a suspect. Wow. 😐
Impish Noire because lots of cops get caught stealing believe it or not.
Vada Ann How many of them get caught stealing Dog repellant and a hammer? At least they managed to save a dog's life. Look, I'm no detective but even I know that stealing items like that when you can afford them means you on some bullshit.
Impish Noire totally agree. Cops are super stupid.
Vada Ann Not necessarily stupid but in the habit of not investigating their own. So much that they overlook too much. The brotherhood needs some chill and not just in this instance.
Impish Noire you give them too much credit. You seem like a kind spirited person. I’m jaded and hard hearted towards bad cops. It’s gonna take a lot for them to win back my trust. I appreciate your POV, though.
Now I wonder how many more cold cases were done by cops🤔🤔🤔
Aimee Willard was most likely killed by the cop...they pinned her murder on a black guy but there's no way in hell she would've ever stopped and got out of her car for a black man...so his DNA was planted in her car......the white cop is the most likely killer!
You are more likely to be killed by a cop then a stranger
@@eefsss4603 how does that make sense.. A cop only kills (shoots) if he hasnt no other choice
Check out Deputy Steven Calkins
Ee Fsss how do you figure champ
He got caught too late, he already lived his life.
N/A WASD facts
@Wheatie Sweetie hey!🤨! The r great cops out there to. Is like saing all mexican are drog dealers. Etc
@Jcam Camarij no such thing as hell
haha no he has a long road of hell ahead of him
All law enforcement officers should be required to give their DNA
Mmmm how many would be found guilty
Especially if they have a criminal record
They'd never let that happen, there would be no more police
Lol, it's happening for long years!!! This guy left police in1979.
now we got to find out who the zodiac killer is
😂😂😂
go watch Zodiac
The 'Zodiac Killer' was several perps. Cops consider the Vallejo and Benicia murders solved, they just didn't have enough evidence to prosecute.
EARONS was one man with matching dna and MOs - it was only a matter of time before he was caught.
+BRENTTAGZ - good film, but almost entirely fictitious. Graysmith is a hack and a liar.
Arthur Leigh Allen has been completely ruled out as a POI.
Arthur Leigh Allen remains the prime suspect and many insist they've received no calls from anyone claiming to be the Zodiac since his death.
There are more victims.
Maryjane Green
Would u b surprised if there was?
You got that right!
True! Why would he only murder, rape and burglar during that period.
exactlly
Maryjane Green And maybe recent victims. Funny how people think a 72-year-old man can't commit a serious crime.
I'm pissed off that this bastard could afford a nice house and a boat, while so many good people like his victims, are struggling to survive.
Same with Gary Ridgeway.
Super, he was a cop. Lovely.
Michelle Whitley so was dexter but that’s not real life and this guys a monster so fuck my comparison
A tv show on Netflix is not real life.
He probably murdered even more people while on duty!
He was a cop for 5 minutes. Most the time he wasn't
What? You think cops are saints? They’re just people, good and evil
Way to drop the ball California. Y not wait 3 more years and arrest a coffin
What would you have done that would have caught him before now? Was your crystal ball in the shop?
Teddy Rattlesnake Hahahaha! That was a great comment. They actually think they could have done a better job at apprehending this guy. They're obviously a child or someone with a extremely low IQ. 😁
Okay I know this isn’t a laughing matter but this comment made me laugh out loud
@ eyextraction, Did you perform a physical examination on the police officer's? Do you have access to their personnel files? Why haven't you caught Jack The Ripper yet?
Teddy Rattlesnake Everyone's an expert in the comments section. 🙄
How was it that he finally came to the authorities attention? They don't seem to want to answer this question.
Fixa Troll they probably been knew it was him
Fixa Troll they CLAIM!!!!!!!!! They found him through ok get ready for it you ready? ...................Ancestry.com ........
Which I think is a load of Bullshit.
I will tell you one thing they keep it in the public eye for a while because he was a prolific serial killer and let’s admit he was the worst in California’s
History he never blipped off the radar
So he was still on a lot of investigators minds even 40 years later.What I think is somebody had a hunch it was him by the way he acted because he used to shout expletives at his wife his children and the neighbors kind of had an idea it might’ve been him. So some genius took his disgaurded DNA (could of been anything) and compared it to DNA they had on profile and boom a match.
@@pauliether.c.guy.3349 He was found because they had his DNA on file. A family member sent off to have a DNA test done and the lab had been informed to let police know if a close match came up.
So someone else getting their DNA done is how he got caught.
Fixa Troll it was NOT through ancestry.com that would be ridiculous but they do have their own dna systems that are more reliable.
A podcast called “crime junkie” covers a similar case of “the monster in fort Wayne” (ep. 72) where they interview a cop that goes through the process of catching a murder. It was a cold cast of 30 years
@@pjvelasquez24 Nope, they found him using DNA results were uploaded to help find other relatives, it was a coincidence that the person who uploaded them was a third cousin to the killer but the match helped to narrow down the suspects.
They were then able to gather DNA of the DeAngelo and match it to the DNA that had been kept from various rapes he had committed.
40 years later....because POLICE DONT LOOK AT THEIR OWN!!
He was only a cop for a short while, that had nothing to do with it. Go spew you’re misguided hatred somewhere else
@@MsTinkerbelle87 stfu bitch
The forensic technology of today didn't exist in the 70s or 80s. Cold cases started getting solved more often in the mid to late 90s when forensic breakthroughs came into existence .
@@amanteheru8572 Has nothing to do with Police not looking at their own.
I never NEVER thought they would've solved this infamous case. Well done guys...
I'm curious is to how they caught him.. They didn't catch him through DNA, the DNA only proved it was him..
Kat Estelle that's my question... Why did they do surveillance on him? Was it a tip or what?!
They've had his complete DNA profile since the 90s, it was just a matter of matching it to somebody. I've read that his daughter or granddaughter was arrested on felony drug charges, and their DNA was added to a database and was matched to his.
One theory is that a family member was arrested and that family member;s DNA showed a family link to the killer. I believe California recently passed law that called for DNA testing for anyone arrested.
Mosey Burns I know they've had it this whole time.. But they didn't just magically figure out who to do surveillance on to try to match the DNA. Asking how they figured it out
Most likely someone in his family was arrested and had to give DNA.
His neighbors probably need therapy now. Living next to a monster in the suburbs, believing they were totally safe.
Gsk wasn't stupid enough to attack his own neighbors, it would lead straight to him
He got away with it. Hes old and on his last leg. I bet he was awful as a cop. No justice
Crazy World You’re right, he was an awful cop, that’s why he only lasted three years or so. He was fired after he was arrested for shoplifting dog repellant and a hammer. One report says that at a community meeting a local resident had stood up and expressed reservation about how one man could overtake two individuals in the way police had claimed he did when this unknown was killing couples. Just three weeks later that same person who questioned police at that community meeting, and his wife, became victims of this serial murderer. Which means this DeAngelo was at that meeting and targeted that local resident for questioning how he was able to overtake two people at once. Scary, this whole case.
There's justice, yeah it took hella long but in the end he was caught. I bet he thought no one would ever find out. Now his friends and family know what kind of a monster he really is. Do you think that's sitting well with him? No, not at all. It doesn't matter that he's 72, he's not some frail little man. Even if he only lives for a few more years, it's gonna totally suck being behind bars till he dies. No more freedom for this guy. 👏👏👏
Dee Elle Kay i guess but damn he got to live most of his life
Crazy World Yeah, he did. It sucks but I'm just glad his victims and their families finally get some justice. It's bittersweet.
NativeNYerChicHK I believe the guy asked how any man could lay there with dishes on him and not stop his wife from being raped. It then happened 7 months later to the guy who proclaimed that at the meeting. He put dishes on them so he could hear if they moved.
anybody surprised that is was a cop! I don't think so!
He was a cop for a couple of years. He was a low-level patrol cop. It's great to see this savage get caught now after all of this time though. Go online (not RUclips) and look at some of the capabilities we now have
He wasn't cop for very long he got fired 1976
79*
@@lexor521 he was at lest 4 years investigating himself, possibly getting reed of evidence and trying to mislead all the investigation.
THAT is some kinda evil right there. Sexually assaulted 50+ people, killed at least 12, taunted law enforcement about it, & even in his later years he didn't get caught bcuz guilt FINALLY got to him. It's bcuz they caught him. Just EVIL. SMH I hope this brings his victims & their loved ones some sort of comfort.
I can't help wondering how many of his peers on the force had suspicions but gave him the benefit of the doubt simply because he was one of them. Especially when he was arrested for trying to steal dog repellent and a hammer after detectives stated that they wondered why dogs hadn't opposed him and the victims described him as having a peculiar stench. I wonder if anyone will ever admit that they thought it was him but chose to ignore their instincts because they put loyalty to the uniform above public safety. It certainly wouldn't be the first time that happened.
What're the other times that happened?
@@nickmessick5471 Every time a cop turns crook. I know of at least one other serial killer that was a cop and first only got a slap on the wrist for abducting and attempting to murder two young teenagers. Gérard Schaefer. The only reason he first got off so lightly - just 6 months - was because he was a cop. The judge even permitted a 6 months bail period so he could get his affairs in order. 6 whole months he was allowed to roam free after being sentenced to laughable 6 months in jail. And guess what he did during these 6 months.
Unlikely. He was an officer in a different county and didn't commit any crimes where he actually worked.
These are prime examples of the extreme evils that law enforcement are allowed to get away with. They're untouchable for decades.
I’m so glad this cold case is finally solved! Although it’s sad and infuriating that this monster escaped justice for forty long years, I truly wish that he was caught earlier, as this monster didn’t deserve anything more than a cold prison cell with the key thrown away. As I said though, I am glad that the case can finally be closed as it is always relieving for a cold case to be finally closed.
I wish the families peace and comfort, and I hope the victims can finally Rest In Peace.
Annie no one gives a crap
Annie
Jason Jewell Davis, then why are you here, commenting and wasting time of you don't give a crap?
Why are the cops and DA being so vague about these "DNA techniques", that were used?
Danny Buntin I heard it's because they found out who he was from Familial DNA from one of those ancestor agency's. One of his kids had submitted their dna, for obvious reasons. The police decided to go that route and they got a match. Then they acquired another sample of his blood through something he discarded and got a match. Got him! 😀
Cops got a tip three weeks ago, checked him out and found him to be a compelling suspect, took stuff from his trash can, got a perfect DNA match.
Because they got his DNA from one of DNA companies where you send you spit or swab and they send back the results of your ancestry.
Danny maybe because they are trying to use this new "innovative technique" to capture other killers and don't wanna expose their ways to the loose killers. Who knows
@One Blue Boi you sick fucker
cops taking credit for a dead ladies book. the night stalker is what i remember
Monkey Boy ~ I just heard the author's (McNamara) husband say that's what they were doing and won't ever give her credit. She went through 37 boxes of evidence which includes 3000 pages of information on this case. Too bad she passed away without witnessing his arrest. I hope the victims have some sort of closure to their pain & trauma.
there were many books about this and McNamara's was nothing special or out of the ordinary. The cops broke this shit, not her.
McNamara's book had nothing to do with the EAR being caught. Don't get me wrong, it's a great book, and I'm glad she brought it back into the spotlight, but her book listed all the information we already knew for decades. This guy got caught through a relative's DNA being put on file.
Seriously, just because she died and had a famous husband, apparently Michelle McNamara is the first true crime writer in history or something. Plenty of other people wrote books on the EAR before her and she didn't reveal any new information.
Monkey Boy Suitable screen name for such a ridiculous comment. She did NOT solve the case. Where do you think she got her information?
I think somebody knew in his precinct what was going on.
@Barrier Boy hell yeah, a guilt got to them
When I heard this, I thought the Zodiac killer was captured. At least we got someone similar to the Zodiac.
Isaac Martinez Chavez perhaps George hodel was the real zodiac??
GSK was much more prolific and terrifying than Zodiac.
was going to comment this, now I don't need to.
Another reason to not trust any cop..
Jerry Hall so, I guess you trust BLM? LOL
Prudentone Lee,, No I dont. Do not trust anyone, People will screw you over if it benefits their cause.
More reasons not to trust any cop. Watch video playlist "Police Imitating Gangsters".
I believe this monster cop could not have committed the 12 murders and more than 50 rapes from 1974 to 1986 had it not been for the institutional apathy and corruption of the officials in charge of the Sheriff's and police departments in dealing with complaints against police brutality and abuse of power.
Today afternoon, I received a few harassment phone calls in which the caller just stayed on the phone without saying anything. Then in the evening I received another phone call. This time the caller said he wanted to talk to Simon. I asked him who is calling. He claimed that he called from the police association. I asked him the purpose of his call. Then he remained silent and did not say anything as I was saying "Hello. hello, hello...".So I made a statement saying" This is phone harassment. I don't care who you are. Phone harassment is illegal." before I hung up the phone.
From the tone of the voice, the man did sound like a cop. I hope he was not stupid enough to harass me with the phone because of my comment scathing the officials in charge of the sheriff's and the police department when the monster cop was able to rape and murder undetected.
Any law enforcement officer with a conscience should understand i was telling the truth and appreciate it instead of harassing me out of grudge.
Why is no one saying why D'Angelo was ever considered to be a suspect? And did him being a former police officer serve to deter investigators from looking at him much earlier?
No he just never came up. They interviewed some other cops and highway patrolmen as potential suspects but DeAngelo was a cop during the Visalia Ransacker and East Area Rapist crimes but not for the majority of the 13 murders by which point he had been fired. He worked in a different jurisdiction and those cops had nothing to do with the investigations. Also communication was much less common in those days, no Internet, no mobile phones and even short distance phone calls by todays standards were considered long distance.
Another solved case 🙌
Of course he was a cop
The DNA proves he is the killer, but why did the police go specifically after his DNA when he was never a suspect?
That is the big mystery. DA is not telling us the whole story.
Good question
drewzifer Well he was fired from his last police position bc he got arrested for stealing from a store, so I’m guessing after that they had him in their system. If they did, they would have found a match once they ran the DNA through their database.
Meadow Adkins Nah he got fired decades ago before they logged DNA
They got him through familia dna. His kids did the ancestor dna thing and the police are allowed to use everyone's samples. So they ran his dna through and got a match. Then they got a recent sample of his dna that was discarded and compared it and bingo! Got him! His kids are cooperating with the authorities. They are adults. I wonder if he got married and had kids and that's why he stopped raping and killing people? Or maybe he was already married and when the kids got older, like his wife didn't need to tend to them at night, he started his crime spree? Soooo many questions! I can't wait for the answers.
They need to pull all his cases!
The real questions is HOW...... how did they (the police) get this "discarded" DNA and why do they think testing and input it into the system matters? what trigger this DNA testing? In my experience, US bureaucracy don't do unnecessary work for no reasons..... usually there's is a backend channel involve.
Daniel L Well getting discarded DNA isn’t difficult at all. They would just have to wait for him to throw out his trash. A wad of gum, a paper cup, an envelope that he licked... after it has been placed outside it becomes anyone’s property and the police have an absolute right to dig through it if they felt the need.
I just wrote this above as well, but what triggered it appears to be: What I've heard is they had found familial DNA (through something like Ancestry DNA or 23 and Me maybe?) with enough similar markers that it pointed to a group of potential suspects. This led them to look into this guy and when they got his DNA, it was confirmed! They said it was a needle in a haystack, so someone was looking at DNA that was gathered in databases from the type of sites mentioned just hoping it would lead somewhere, nd it did. :) This is just what I've heard- it's not 100%.
I know how to extract the DNA... but it's HOW they pin point on the guy they are extracting the DNA from?? it's not like the police just randomly picking up gum, coffee cup and cigarette butt on the street.... the police must have a reason to wait for DeAngelo to discard his DNA.
Like I said from before...... US bureaucracy don't do unnecessary work for no reasons.
Daniel L Which is a fair point and I completely agree. Something is definitely shady about the whole case.
Daniel L I'm wondering the same thing too.. Was it a tip or what that they got to know to do surveillance on him to begin with?
So still no sight of the zodiac killer ?
you rang?
😎
Nah almost everybody knows who he is, he ran for president like a year ago.
MotorHead Tech
He's 6 feet under dude. You probably can't 'see' him.
He was in Chicago this summer dude
What tipped them on to him? Why did they do surveillance on him?
The inference: a civilian. Possibly McNamara.
And likelihood that he was always a suspect is high
Lisa Boliaris I mean unofficially.... just been waiting for more corroborating evidence....
They found duplicate rape kits, which allowed for more DNA testing (some had already been done, but they needed more). They put the info into a public DNA database and found matches to 3rd cousins. Then, a forensic ancestral researcher worked backwards to find the common great-grandparents. Then, they worked forwards to find ancestors living in California. They had 9 suspects, but from DNA they knew eye and hair color, so they ran it through the California DMV and he is the only one of the 9 who popped.
They began surveillance and dug into his background. He had an ex named Bonnie (a name which he had shouted during one attack), a service record in the Navy (the women were tied using a diamond knot- something sailors would know) and a brief history in law enforcement. So, they followed him, swabbed his car door handle for dna and got the match.
The full story is quite fascinating. But also shows just how futile their efforts were earlier on before DNA profiling.
@@jccaine7522 They actually investigated several of the 9 suspects. DeAngelo was not the first of those 9 that they focused on since it was thought he was too old to have been the killer. It was the prevailing theory among investigators and online sleuths that he was up to 10 years younger than he actually turned out to be. He was very good at throwing off the investigation with redherrings and had a baby face and high pitched voice.
What put him on the radar
Avion Mech i believe his dna was found at different crime scenes and then it was matched with dna he voluntarily supplied in ancestry.com
They created a profile of his DNA and uploaded it to GEDmatch and constructed a family tree based on the closest relatives and triangulated possible suspects and eventually narrowed it down to him.
A cousin did an ancestory check, which requires them to give their DNA to find their ancestory. On january one of the police officers tried to contact a private ancestory company and told them to be on a look out (essentially) for similar DNA. And they got a hit once the cousin did the DNA check. There was a lot of DNA evidence from all his crimes. So this lead them to him being a suspect then they cross referenced the golden state killers DNA and his from that discarded tissue and it was a match. Hope it cleared it up for you
The 60s and 70s scare me. I read often about cold cases and during that time, it is amazing how many cold cases there were, the lack of DNA testing and I guess, different times, less security, no phone cameras. It baffles me how often I read that families during the 60s used to sleep with their doors unlocked.
I don’t think he could climb Into a window now
Death penalty, everybody vote death penalty.
if they vote death penalty then he will probably live longer than natural life!
No i dont want him to die i want him to fucking get tortured
They have pretty much abolished the death penalty in California by wrapping it with red tape.
MarbleWhornets And that's so that celebrities and politicians have nothing to fear. But, they are sadly mistaken. Military tribunals are a very short time away.
Milwa97 _ death penalty easy way out let him suffer
*May* have been living right here?? He was living right there!
The picture of him when he was young doesn’t look like all of the composite sketches, just that one. Also curious as to how they got him. They didn’t get him with DNA...the DNA only proved it was him.
I wonder that too. It's even said on this video that he wasn't on any list, then how did they match the DNA?
I'm starting to think he might've gotten one of the women pregnant or something. I wish they said what exactly the dna was from.
I've only heard it referred as "old, discarded DNA", and Wikipedia says he is a "non-secretor". It sounds really sketchy.
What I've heard, what led them to him is they had found familial DNA (through something like Ancestry DNA or 23 and Me, maybe?) with familial markers that pointed to a group of potential suspects. This led them to look into this guy and when they got his DNA, it was confirmed!
LMAO what??? His DNA matches DNA left at a murder scene.
I wonder if his daughters spoke up they would say they felt weird around him growing up?? Maybe they can speak out and talk about what they noticed as children.
Everyone thinks they know everything about this case because of a book no more than 2 years old. Everyone needs to watch bill Curtis cold case files and American justice episodes to see what inspired the book and learn the facts as opposed to one aurthers opinion. He's been known as "The Original Night Stalker" since the 80's until 2016. When he was givin the name "golden state killer".
Billy The Kid your right I watched it more than once he was horrible
A lot is mentioned that ain't in that book. What gets me is everyone keeps referring to him as "the golden state killer" he's only been giving that name for 2 years. He's been known as the original night stalker for prob 30. I still can't believe it. I figured he died in a car wreck or something years ago.
Billy The Kid you are so right and yes it freaked me out as well but he was just living I don't know how in the He'll he could just live after all he has done I always thought it was a official tho he was to darn clever I really hate what he put those people threw.
Hiding in plain site like he had done nothing wrong :-/ how's a man manage to get away with so much, yet he can't shoplift a can of dog spray successfully. Or make another mistake for 40 years. He should've moved to another country. If he'd noticed the surveillance he could have discarded a soda can of something with someone else's DNA. But nope, plain site, did nothing wrong. I hope they even charge him with shoplifting dog spray and the hammer. Charge him with every crime imaginable. And I hope he don't get one of those stupid sentences like 4343 years or some shi.
Billy The Kid lol right
the book had nothing to do with his capture , Patton Oswald shut up , stop taking credit
Okay, make a blockbuster movie explaining why it took so long and I nominate Robert Duval as the older man reflecting over his life. He got away with so much, why did the police not make every officer give DNA.
How are you going to make a police officer in the mid 70s DNA when DNA testing wasn't even used until the late 1980s... seriously DNA profiling is a very recent discovery and has only been refined in this past decade
Home grown murders and rapists in our own backyard?? trump won't bother touching this one!!!!
Why they keep saying suburban neighborhood it's more like a lower to middle class white neighborhood
He not the only one...
Brian Tolbert What do you mean by that comment?
I mean they have more killer cops out there that's doing that. He not the only one that out there doing that as a cop.
Brian Tolbert I agree.
How many killers are hiding behind uniforms and nobody suspect them....and nobody gives a fuck and stop them....
So they went through his trash to obtain the DNA, but they still won’t say why they had him as a suspect. Why?
Some of his family members submitted DNA to a commercial DNA history lab(like 23andMe) and it came to a close match to the DNA he left at crime scenes in the past.. They literally fished for his relatives DNA to find him and then got a score a saw that he was related to them and so on
Creep... Only regret I'm sure is being caught.
Some cops hardly ever suspect each other of criminal activity. That's how he got away with it for so long.
Voice of Reason He wasn't a cop for long. He worked in a grocery store for 27 years before he retired. You're not paying attention to anything, are you?
Dee Elle Kay Doesn't mean I'm not wrong about what I said in general.
The cop was later found guilty and was suspended 30 days without pay.
Wow a bunch of know-it-all’s! Please, before you jump to blame people, I highly suggest you watch the series on the ID Channel called the Golden State Killer. Also they used genealogy. Find the actual facts before speaking. I know we’re all emotional about it, I agree. He’s a horrible man, and if you watch the show on ID, you’ll be shook to your core.
Brookita's Adventures “before you jump to blame people” - are you saying they got the wrong guy?
After 40 years, !?!?
Those phone messages he left his victims. Omg, I got scared hearing them now 😨
Why is nobody ask why they started looking at this guy?
DNA from his kids who were looking into their ancestry
ttrev007 because no one gives a crap
ttrev007 So how does an ancestry site confirm? Something ain't right about this.
it was distant relatives and they used GEDmatch, not ancestry or 23andme.
Those phone calls are terrifying
I think there were other dirty cops covering him up and someone finally had enough. I think that’s what got him caught.
Also, those calls made to victims after the attacks are *horrifying*
He didn't work with the department that investigated the cases since he never committed any crimes where he worked, at least not any rapes or murders. The cops locally would have little info about the serial rapist in a neighbouring city and so had no reason to suspect anyone. This guy was a chameleon as many psychopaths are.
Imagine how shocked are his family members?! 3 kids and grandchildren
“We found the needle in the haystack.. he was right in front of us” lol 😂
He was a Cop , is the moral of this tragedy
So glad they got him
Levon Sarkisian hey I'm white too!!! But I'm not a killer!! Lol
Ex cop ,jeez .to think.you put your trust in them.
He’s done with life already. What’s the point.
Shut the fuck up. Stupidest comment in the world. So he shouldn't be charge you 16 year old?
Elizabeth Covarrubias The point is that he's need to pay for what he did. He must be held accountable for his crimes by law. He ruined lives, so his life should be ruined.
Elizabeth Covarrubias Worst part is CA has a libtard appeal process when it comes to the death penalty. He’ll probably die of old age in prison.
Elizabeth, so naive, he's not a feeble 72, I can attest to my 72 yr old boyfriend dragging me thru his gravel driveway, bloodying my back and shredding my shirt, then punching me. The man is just as dangerous now as he was then. He should pay for the murders and rapes he committed. Your statement would let a lot of older people off the hook and free to do what they please. Smh
Elizabeth Covarrubias You wouldn't be saying that if it was one of your family members he murdered
Thank you for your hard work.....and diligence.....Rest in Peace!!
They probably had been looking for a Black Guy!!!
They really just allowed this man get away with murder all these years, because he was fired as a cop for stealing Dog Repellent and a freakin Hammer......that was only 2 years into him being a cop...women were being brutally beaten and the killer was able to get passed their dogs!!! He was given the benefit of the doubt because he was WHITE........I could've solved this damn case 38 years ago and I'm Black!!!!
MissWinner Look at Cosby, they gave him the sentence, was he right in his actions? No! But neither was Harvey Weinstein and the rest White men who ain’t prosecuted. The only punishment they received is being FIRED!!! 🤦🏿♂️
you should take a few minutes to wikipedia stuff like this so you don't look uninformed next time, this is embarrassing on your part. the GSK did not kill all of his victims and he has been reported to the police, they drew sketches of him. they even show the sketches in the video. he was confirmed to be white.
Suspect profile
Known physical characteristics
These physical characteristics are considered factual based on crime-scene evidence and nearly-universal agreement by victims and law enforcement:
White male
About 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall
Slender, athletic build
Size 9 to 9 1⁄2 shoe
Type A blood
Non-secretor: Sperm does not contain blood-group antigens.[118]
Physically agile and capable of sprinting, bicycling, and scaling fences
Vic Torri did you ever wonder why the world is messed up? Because of information. Just because you read something doesn’t make it true, regardless of how informed you are!!! Y’all act like you got it ALL figured out just by statistics, we know who they pin crimes on
Rafe Hollister Intelligent? I know you’re right because Blacks are more than intelligent
Wow, he's just as one detective said..😵
Yeah, 40 years later, you can sleep well, ladies....SMH
40 years to catch a cop....NICE WORK!
If he had done it while in uniform, he could’ve gotten away with it!
I would have liked to see his face when the cops caught him. Probably in a state of shocked disbelief ! I really hope he starts talking immediately and reveals all the crimes he committed, even the ones not originally traced to him.
They confirmed what they already knew lol. How long have they been knowing tho 🤔
Since 6 days before he was arrested...
I have a family member who was one of his early victims.....so very sad and it just brings back bad memories
But is it really justice? I know technically it is but he's an old man now. It's like capturing 90 year old WWII German guards, they have lived long full lives already.
ShadowDrift It's as much justice as the victims' families can get at this point. It is way better than never finding him. I really don't get these comments. Family members who have spoken are filled with emotion. They are very happy he is in custody. If you had a family member raped and murdered by someone who was never caught, wouldn't you be looking over your shoulder wondering who the murderer was, did they live nearby, would they attack someone else in the family? It's wonderful that he has been found and arrested.
He is 72 not 102 he had plenty of freedom left, this fact is not lost upon him. He will not commit suicide. He will die a lonely feeble scared old man all by himself in a closet.
They may not have long to live but they don’t get to hide in the dark till they die. Everybody will know his true evil self and he doesn’t get to die and be called a “good “ man in his obituary.
HOW AM I JUST HEARING ABOUT THIS! Honestly never thought they would catch him. Crazy.
It's about time, jesus
Can you just imagine your grandpa being a famous cold case serial killer... I dont know whether to be proud or horrified
He’s a monster. Stay sexy and don’t get murdered
Mary Jensen shut the hell up 😂
Why didn't neighbors, relatives, friends and coworkers turn him in ??? WHY!!!
Wait..can someone explain to me why they keep saying he was never a suspect or a name that came up but they decided to survey him? How'd they know that they should check him? The only way I can think of is they had his DNA already, matched it to crime scene and then what? Checked his DNA again thru something he presumably ate, or smokes or drank? I'm a little confused.
Yunus Ibrahim, some of his relatives submitted their DNA to a company that tells you about your ancestors and can put you in touch with lost relatives who have close DNA. Police had this guy's DNA from crime scenes. They submitted it to the same ancestry DNA company and it matched his family members' DNA, so police knew to look at their relatives. He came to police notice because he is related to those people. Then they got some of his discarded DNA, maybe from a cup, cigarette, chewing gum etc., and tested it. Police said they had surveilled him for 5 days. It's perfectly legal.
"he isnt coming through the window"
I think theyve realized that by now.
So as any the simple explanation why this one got away for so long
"He doesn't fit the Profile"
katap catpeq ....hes a cop the thin blue line , means ..dont snitch
... there are millions of potential suspects. They haven't found countless other serial killers because unless a suspicious looking dude happens to live and work right where the crimes were committed or you catch him in the act then its very hard to narrow it down. He didn't live where he committed the crimes, though he later moved there. He was a cop in a different jurisdiction.
paul Holes..is the real hero in catching this animal.
These cops knew or had some idea it was him. They just didn’t want to believe it. I’d bet my last dollar he was a suspect. If he was never a suspect why are they collecting his DNA, it makes no sense. They are excited about something they already knew. What made them suddenly look at him? Who told it?
They had his DNA from some of the murders According to Paul Holes he uploaded some of that DNA and created a profile on an ancestry DNA site. They got a hit from one of DeAngelo a distant relatives. They used a geneologist to trace the family members lineage and then came across DeAngelo. They found out he was a Po-Po for some police department so using various records they were able to determine his location durrimg the various crime sprees.
This is why rape shouldn't have a time limit for charging.
Ok,so they got him,great!but in all honesty the guy is 72 yrs old now,he's got to live the best yrs of his life and not to mention it took them 44 yrs to get him,yea 44 yrs!!all the damage is done,why are these detectives and cops patting themselves on the back!!I mean like this guy saying no one is gonna be climbing thru the window tonight!really,dude yea well he's 72 yrs old it does not look like he's been doing that lately,bud!!I mean if it does give some people closure,ya know the ones that are still alive after all these yrs then that's great,but imo they're about 4 decades to late!!
You are so right. All those lives lost they can throw him in an open fire it would seem meaningless to me now, At age 72 killing him would be an act of kindness
He still needs to pay for his crimes
How could this MONSTER be comfortable as a cop and how could other cops be comfortable around him?
typical American policeman-maniac
It doesn’t matter, he is 72 years old! Another 200 years sentence means nothing to him! If he gets death penalty, it’s a easy way out!
Jerry Brown is the zodiac killer 🤫
He's not the only one.
This is exactly why we should carry side arm.
Wecan Watersports if you pull it on a cop, you’ll never get justice!
Joe T At least those people would be alive today.
Wecan Watersports My point is that cops (not all) get away with committing crimes and abuse of power always! Even if you felt the need to protect yourself against an evil one, you’ll never see freedom again. Because in American culture, a cop can do no wrong!
Wecan Watersports You can't say for sure that those people would be alive today. It would be nice if they were, but unfortunately this guy rolled up on them and shot them. They didn't even have a chance. A few years ago there was a woman in my state who carried a gun, openly. She even wore it to her kids soccer games and you could see her gun on her hip. A lot of people raised hell about it but she had a license to carry. A few months later someone rolled up on her and shot her, dead. Her gun couldn't save her.
A lot of the people he attacked in their homes were armed. He would break into their homes before the attacks when they weren't around and take the bullets out of the guns. Dude was a criminal genius.
the only question I have is..what made them look at him in the first place?
He used being a police officer as an advantage. What a sick man.
Yeap, and he even investigated many of his own crimes. I just made a video about him today if you want to check it out. His story is so crazy.
He got the best retirement plan after living to the fullest. As most Americans would say, thank god.
trust me I am a police officer i won't hurt you biggest lie in America
Sad thing is he won't spend enough time in jail,he is 72.