![]() ![]() He sometimes tied up the man and piled dishes on his back, then raped the woman while threatening to kill them both if the dishes tumbled. His crimes began in the summer of 1976 with burglaries and rapes.Īrmed with a gun, the masked attacker would break into homes while single women or couples were sleeping. He said that they closed in on him after the DNA match and realizing he had an ex-fiance named Bonnie.Īccording to the FBI, the Golden State Killer terrorized southern California between 19. 'We always thought there was a Bonnie significant in his life, it could be a mother, a wife, a girlfriend, a childrhood crush,' Holes said. Holes, who has been a key investigator in the case since 1994, said he helped test DNA from the various crime scenes and tie them all together. ![]() ![]() I don't know what made him that way, but you've got to think Bonnie dumped him, he's not happy about that, he still had feeling for her, who knows? But something along those lines must have happened.' ![]() Pictured is crime scene evidence from one of the attacks The Golden State Killer is suspected of committing dozens and dozens of crimes in Sacramento County in the late 1970s. Instead of directing his anger at what's making him angry, he's directing it sideways onto someone else to be able to satisfy that anger,' Holes told The Mercury News. 'Most certainly if he's making the statement, 'I hate you, Bonnie,' while he's attacking another female, he is what we call an anger retaliatory rapist. Paul Holes, an investigator who has been linked to the case for years, said one of the critical clues linking DeAngelo was that he yelled out 'I hate you Bonnie' during one of his first alleged rape attacks.ĭeAngelo was once engaged to a woman named Bonnie. Police are now working to link the 72-year-old unequivocally to the rest of the crimes that profilers have attributed to the Golden State Killer through his modus operandi. He was later also charged with the murders of Lyman and Charlene Smith who were found dead in their home by their 12-year-old son in 1980. He was taken into custody by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday night on two murder charges for the 1978 deaths of Brian Maggiore and his wife Katie, who are believed to be the Golden State Killer's first victims. Police said DeAngelo was shocked to see officers at his home and that when they went to arrest him he told them he had a roast in the oven. Investigators compared the DNA collected from a crime scene of the Golden State Killer to online genetic profiles and found a match to a relative of DeAngelo.ĭespite an outpouring of thousands of tips over the years, DeAngelo's name had not been on the radar of law enforcement before last week.Īfter watching DeAngelo for several days, deputies took him by surprise Tuesday. It emerged on Thursday that DeAngelo was caught by using online genealogical sites to find a DNA match. Investigators backed two vehicles, a motorcycle and fishing boat out of the home's three-car garage and installed tarps to block prying eyes and news cameras. He declined to say what, if anything, investigators had found. Paul Belli said authorities were seeking weapons and other items that could link the suspect to the crimes. Investigators searched DeAngelo's home on Thursday looking for class rings, earrings, dishes and other items that were taken from crime scenes 40 years ago. Visalia police also have fingerprints and shoe tracks that will be investigated for matches to DeAngelo.ĭetectives will look to see if items taken during the Visalia burglaries are uncovered during the investigation of DeAngelo. 'He was very elusive and always had a good escape route,' Salazar said. The Visalia suspect was seen wearing a ski mask and eluded capture because of an apparent deep-knowledge of police work. The Visalia suspect used sophisticated 'pry tools' to gain entrance to locked homes, just as DeAngelo is alleged to have used in the other crimes, Salazar said. The 72-year-old matches the description of Snelling's killer, and the serial burglar operated the same way DeAngelo is alleged to have operated in the other crimes, according to authorities. Salazar added that the Ransackers' crimes have not yet been added to the tally announced Tuesday in Sacramento because there is no DNA evidence connecting DeAngelo to the Visalia crimes.ĭeAngelo is suspected of shooting to death journalism teacher Claude Snelling after Snelling caught him trying to kidnap his 16-year-old daughter. Visalia Police Chief Jason Salazar believes DeAngelo is the so-called Visalia Ransacker who terrorized the farming community in 19. Detectives are trying to link Joseph DeAngelo to the 1975 slaying and about 100 burglaries committed in the region while DeAngelo was a police officer in nearby Exeter. ![]()
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