Authorities have arrested a former police officer who is suspected of being one of California’s most prolific serial killers and rapists — the Golden State killer. The Sacramento County district attorney announced on Wednesday the arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., 72, suspected as the Golden State Killer in a case that took four decades to solve. Sacramento County Sheriff's DepartmentA 72-year-old Citrus Heights resident, Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held without bail, according to Sacramento County jail records. “We found the needle in the haystack and it was right here in Sacramento County,” said Dist. The couple said they had recently watched a documentary on the Golden State killer.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 25, 2018 16:06 UTC