From books to message boards, there have been millions of words written about the Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer who terrorized northern, central and southern California from 1974 to 1986 and then seemingly vanished.
The newest book about the case, published Nov. 11, offers perhaps the most detailed look yet at the investigation and prosecution of Joseph DeAngelo for the Golden State Killer’s crimes, including a 1980 double murder in Ventura that produced the key evidence that led investigators to DeAngelo 28 years later.
DeAngelo, a former police officer, pleaded guilty to 13 murders and 13 kidnappings in 2020 and also admitted to scores of sexual assaults and other crimes. He is serving multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole…