Research Paper On The Golden State Killer

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VICTIM OF THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER
Tasha Smith
South University VICTIM OF THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER

The Golden State Killer was a serial killer and rapist that terrorized the state of California in the 1970’s and 1980’s. “Former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested at his home Tuesday after DNA linked him to crimes attributed to the so-called Golden State Killer and he initially was charged with eight counts of murder and could face dozens more charges, authorities said” (Thompson and Melley, 2018). DeAngelo is suspected of being responsible for at least twelve (12) killings and fifty (50) rapes during this time period. He targeted women between the ages of 13-41 by sneaking into their homes as they slept. DeAngelo is responsible for a lot of women living in fear for all of these years because he was still at large, until now. DeAngelo faces a series of charges for these rapes that can cause him to spend the rest of his life in prison or possibly even death. …show more content…

Before he raped her, he removed her son from the bed and replaced him after he was finished. “Carson-Sandler, now 72, wants to face her attacker in person and ask how long he had been watching her and what he did with her son during the attack (Bollag, 2018). Carson-Sandler wrote a book about her experience titled Frozen in Fear and speaks to other rapists in prison about how this rape has affected her life (Bollag, 2018). Carson-Sandler is relieved to have the killer finally be caught and awaits her day in

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