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Golden State Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole

HeadlineAug 24, 2020

In California, the man known as the “Golden State Killer” was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole Friday. Seventy-four-year-old Joseph DeAngelo, a former police officer, had confessed to 13 murders and over 50 rapes. Over the course of his trial, survivors and their families took to the stand to share the impact of his crimes, which dated back to the 1970s. 

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