Joseph James DeAngelo, a former Exeter police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer told victims Friday he was "truly sorry" before he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Joseph James DeAngelo aka the Golden State Killer is an American serial killer, serial rapist, and burglar, who is responsible for at least 13 murders, 51 rapes, and 120 burglaries.

Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested at a home in Citrus Heights, Calif. The so-called Golden State Killer is thought to have killed 12 people, raped at least 45 people and burglarized more ...

Joseph James DeAngelo sits during the second day of victim impact statements at the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Sacramento, Calif.

Joseph James DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer, took the stand at a hearing on Monday, June 29, more than two years after he was arrested and charged. In 2008, Michelle McNamara ...

Joseph James DeAngelo sits in court during the third day of victim impact statements at the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Sacramento, Calif ...

Here's a look at the parallel life paths of suspect Joseph James DeAngelo and the man who was one of California's most feared serial killers and rapists in the 1970s and 1980s.

Joseph James DeAngelo, who was arrested Wednesday, April 25, 2018, as the East Area Rapist suspect, was a former Auburn police officer and Folsom High School graduate.

DeAngelo is suspected of 12 murders, 51 rapes and dozens of burglaries from 1974 through 1986, when the person committing those crimes was alternately known as the East Area Rapist, Golden State ...

Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. is expected to accept a life sentence later this month for a series of murders and rapes in the 1970s and ’80s, one victim and close relatives of two other victims said.

Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, will die in prison after he pleaded guilty in June to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges stemming from crimes in the 1970s and 1980s. FRESNO, Calif. -- A former ...