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Unmasking A Killer

In Defense of The Golden State Killer with San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Kwixaun Maloof

Unmasking A Killer

HLN

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4661 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

On April 10, 2019, the team prosecuting the Golden State Killer case announced that they would seek the death penalty if suspect Joseph James DeAngelo is convicted of any of the capital crimes for which he's been charged. San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Kwixuan Maloof (who is NOT part of Mr. DeAngelo's defense) joins us to explain how the death penalty changes things for Mr. DeAngelo and his team of public defenders, and offer some insight on why a 100% DNA match to multiple crime scenes may not be the "slam dunk" case that many believe.To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Joseph DiAngelo is facing 13 homicide charges and 13 charges of kidnap with intent to rob in connection with the Golden State Killer Crime Spree.

0:09.4

While law enforcement believes him to be responsible for the many rapes attributed to the East Area rapist spree, due to the statute of limitations they cannot file rape charges.

0:19.4

At the time of this recording, Joseph DiAngelo has not yet entered a plea

0:23.1

and is awaiting trial.

0:25.0

This case is why we lock our doors at night.

0:28.7

Attacked all over California.

0:30.7

The community was taken hostage.

0:32.6

Brutal homicides.

0:34.0

One of the most prolific serial killers

0:35.9

in the history of this state, if not in this nation.

0:42.2

Today we're going to launch a national campaign to help identify the Golden State Killer.

0:48.0

With the identification and arrest of Joseph James DiAngelo as a suspected Golden State killer,

0:53.7

we've moved to the next phase of

0:55.5

this story, which is the trial. Joseph DeAngelo is facing 13 homicide charges and 13 charges

1:02.4

of kidnap with intent to rob. He's not yet entered a plea and is currently being held

1:08.0

at the Sacramento County main jail awaiting trial.

1:11.1

He last appeared in court on April 10th,

1:13.3

where prosecutors from four California counties,

1:15.7

including Sacramento County District Attorney and Marie Schubert,

1:19.2

announced that they will seek the death penalty if Joseph DiAngelo is convicted.

1:23.7

Not all of the counties have cases that are what we call death eligible,

1:26.7

so Contra Costa does not have homicide case.

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