Police in California may have arrested the Golden State Killer, ending one of the nation’s most infamous cold cases. The killer was recently the subject of an intensively researched true crime book by the late Michelle McNamara, wife of comedian Patton Oswalt.
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In the 1970s and 80s, a man dubbed by police as the East Area Rapist (EAR) committed 45 rapes, 120 home burglaries, and 12 murders. He would sneak into houses while the owners were home, then shine a flashlight into his victims’ faces to temporarily disable them before tying them up and raping the women.
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Police arrested Joseph James DeAngelo on Wednesday on two counts of murder. At a news conference scheduled to take place Wednesday afternoon, authorities are expected to confirm that they believe the 72-year-old DeAngelo is the same man who escaped their grasp decades ago. DeAngelo is a former police officer, who was suspended after he was caught trying to shoplift a hammer and a can of dog repellant.
Oswalt tweeted after the news of the arrest broke:
If they’ve really caught the #GoldenStateKiller I hope I get to visit him. Not to gloat or gawk — to ask him the questions that @TrueCrimeDiary wanted answered in her “Letter To An Old Man” at the end of #IllBeGoneInTheDark. pic.twitter.com/32EHSzBct5
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 25, 2018
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