California officials say they've made an arrest in decades-old Golden State Killer cases 9:10"We knew we were looking for a needle in a haystack, but we also knew that needle was there," Schubert said. On a website dedicated to tracking down the Golden State Killer, a wanted picture with images of the suspect was updated to include the word "Captured" over every sketch. FBI and California officials in 2016 renewed their search for the attacker dubbed the East Area Rapist and announced a $50,000 reward for his arrest and conviction. On Wednesday, authorities said a DNA match led them to arrest Joseph James DeAngelo, a 72-year-old former police officer, as a suspect. Comedian Patton Oswalt on Wednesday was crediting his late wife for her work in pursuit of the so-called Golden State Killer.

Source: CBC News April 25, 2018 17:48 UTC