Suspect in 'Golden State Killer' Case Arrested

After more than three decades, authorities have made an arrest in the notorious ‘Golden State Killer’ case, according to the Sacramento Bee. Authorities are expected to announce the arrest Wednesday of a man suspected terrorizing California residents beginning in the mid-1970s, according to the Bee. 

The suspect has been living in the Sacramento area and was identified after a renewed push of the investigation by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, a source told the Bee. 

Although no suspect has been publicly identified, jail records indicate Joseph James Deangelo was booked into county jail Tuesday night on two counts of murder, based on an arrest warrant from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department could not immediately be reached for comment. Authorities did not confirm with the Bee that DeAngelo is the suspect in the “East Bay Rapist” case. 

FBI agents and law enforcement officials from Sacramento County and Southern California were outside a home Wednesday morning in Citrus Heights, according to the Bee. The Bee is reporting that Joseph James DeAngelo has lived at that home for at least two decades, according to public records. 

The Golden State Killer, also known as the East Area Rapist, the Original Night Stalker and the Diamond Knot Killer, is believed to have killed at least 12 people, raped at least 45 victims and burglarized hundreds of homes in the Sacramento area, Central Valley, Bay Area and Southern California. 

Authorities believe the suspect raped 37 people in the Sacramento area and Central Valley and killed two between 1976 and 1978, according to the Bee. Authorities believe the suspect attacked people in San Jose, Concord, San Ramon, Walnut Creek and Danville, among many other cities.