November 8, 1945 - Joseph James Dengelo

Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. (born November 8, 1945) is an American serial killer, serial rapist and former police officer known as the Golden State Killer, the Original Night Stalker, the East Area Rapist and the Visalia Ransacker, who committed thirteen murders and numerous rapes and burglaries across California between 1974 and 1986.

After committing a series of highly publicized burglaries in and around Visalia, DeAngelo escalated to raping victims in East Sacramento and was additionally linked to attacks in Stockton, Modesto, and Contra Costa County. He committed serial murders in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Orange counties from 1979 to 1986. DeAngelo is believed to have taunted and threatened both victims and police via obscene phone calls and possibly written communications.

During the decades-long investigation, several suspects were cleared through DNA evidence, alibis or other investigative methods. In 2001, DNA testing indicated that the offenders labeled the "East Area Rapist" and the "Original Night Stalker" were the same person.

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