SACRAMENTO: Handcuffed to a wheelchair and appearing frail, the former California policeman accused of being the notorious “Golden State Killer” appeared in court on Friday and was charged with two counts of murder. In addition to the murders, the Golden State Killer has been linked by DNA or other evidence to more than 50 rapes and 150 burglaries. DeAngelo was arrested on Tuesday after investigators tracked him down using a genealogy database and DNA left at crime scenes. The decade-long crime spree of sadistic rapes and murders by the man known as the Golden State Killer sparked terror over much of California. He went to high school in Sacramento and obtained a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Sacramento State after serving in the navy, according to the Sacramento Bee newspaper.

Source: New Strait Times April 28, 2018 00:33 UTC