California's 'Golden State Killer' Sentenced To Life In.

‘I’m really sorry for everyone I hurt’: Golden State Killer Joseph Deangelo, 74, is sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to 13 murders, 13 kidnappings and confessing to 161 other crimes

joseph deangelo, 74, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on friday
the former police officer, also known as the killer of the golden state, pleaded guilty to a series of rapes and murders in california between 1975 and 1986
during the hearing, the serial killer got out of his wheelchair for the first time time before apologizing to his victims and their families
deangelo admitted to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges in June and has confessed to 161 other crimes
he was finally arrested in 2018 after investigators were able to link DNA from crime scenes to that of his relatives using public genealogy websites

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