(KMJ) – A man accused of being the rapist and killer who terrorized California residents in the 1970s and 1980s has agreed to plead guilty in return for being spared the death penalty.
A law enforcement source and a victim’s relative says Joseph DeAngelo, suspected of being the Golden State Killer, is expected to plead guilty in a Sacramento County courtroom on June 29. The former police officer is then expected to be sentenced in August to life without the possibility of parole after the surviving victims and relatives of those killed confront him in court.
DeAngelo is also believed to be the Visalia Ransacker as well as the East Area Rapist. He reportedly killed at least 12 people and raped 45 victims.
