US 'Golden State Killer' jailed for lifeJoseph James DeAngelo, pictured in court on August 20, 2020, confessed to 13 murders and dozens of rapesSACRAMENTO - A US former policeman dubbed the "Golden State Killer" apologized to his victims Friday as he was jailed for life without the possibility of parole for a brutal decade-long crime spree that terrorized California. Judge Michael Bowman then handed down the "absolute maximum sentence the court is able to impose under the law." DeAngelo, who has three adult daughters and grandchildren, was not arrested until 2018, three decades after the "Golden State Killer" had last struck. DeAngelo's known attacks began in 1975, initially in the Sacramento area of central California, before spreading out across the state. Prosecutor Todd Spitzer told the court he wished DeAngelo had received the death penalty.

Source: Bangkok Post August 21, 2020 18:11 UTC