Hi everyone. Before we get started, I wanted to let you know, this episode discusses stories of intense sexual violence, which may be disturbing to some

listeners. Please listen with caution. From A&E this is cold Case Files with the Golden State Killer, Part 2. In the last episode we talked about the brutal crimes committed by a serial

rapist and murderer in the state of California. Over 50 people were raped and 12 people were murdered. Police

thought that two different men were responsible for all of those attacks, but as

science evolved we learned that wasn't the case.

We ended the last episode with a huge scientific breakthrough.

It was 10 years after the last attack, and DNA was able to verify that one man was the culprit for all of the violent crimes

attributed to both the original Nightstalker and the East Area rapist.

The name, Golden State Killer, was coined by Michelle McNamara

while researching for her book, All Be Gone in the Dark. Michelle died suddenly in her sleep

at the age of 46.

And up until her death, she was still searching for the killer.

I feel particularly sad that she wasn't able to see that the suspect was arrested

less than six months after her death.

The man's name is Joseph Diangelo and right now he's a suspect being charged

with a horrific crime. This is America and he has the right to a fair

trial including the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. So today

we're going to look at the facts.

Who exactly was Joseph D' Angelo?

And how?

And why did he come to be a suspect?

We're also going to hear from the victims.

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