FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – The Golden State Killer suspect has been charged Thursday in 4 more slayings.
Prosecutors in Santa Barbara County charged Joseph James DeAngelo with a pair of double-killings in 1979 and 1981.
DeAngelo allegedly killed two people in Santa Barbara at the end of 1979, then after spending time in Ventura and Orange Counties, prosecutors say DeAngelo returned to the Goleta area in 1981, where he allegedly bludgeoned two more victims to death.
The 72-year-old is now formally accused in all 12 known slayings that are connected to the Golden State Killer.
DeAngelo is in custody in Sacramento County, and could face the death penalty if convicted.
