Police: Golden State Killer is also Visalia Ransacker

by Liz Gonzalez

Wed, April 25th 2018, 8:47 PM UTC

Joseph James DeAngelo been called the Visalia Ransacker, the Original Nightstalker and the Golden State Killer by law enforcement. (Photo Sacramento PD)

Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert discusses the arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo for a string of violent crimes in the 1970's and 1980's, at a news conference. Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. DeAngelo, 72, was taken into custody at his suburban Sacramento home, Tuesday, on suspicion of committing at least 12 slayings and 45 rapes in California.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

This undated law enforcement photo provided by the Sacramento County, Calif., Sheriff's Office shows Joseph James DeAngelo. DeAngelo, a suspected California serial killer who committed at least 12 homicides and 45 rapes throughout the state in the 1970s and '80s was identified Wednesday, April 25, 2018, as a former police officer, an official said. (Sacramento County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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Joseph James DeAngelo been called the Visalia Ransacker, the Original Nightstalker and the Golden State Killer by law enforcement. (Photo Sacramento PD)

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