Golden State Killer, Subject Of Best-Selling Book And HBO Documentary, Sentenced To Life Without Parole
Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerJoseph James DeAngelo, known as the “Golden State Killer” who terrorized California during a two-decade, six county rape, murder and robbery spree, was sentenced Friday to 11 consecutive terms of life without parole.The subject of an HBO documentary series, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, which was based on writer Michelle McNamara’s best-seller of the same name, DeAngelo was a former police officer who was known by several nicknames, including The Original Night Stalker. His identity was eventually uncovered through DNA after a years-long search.McNamara didn’t live to see DeAngelo’s arrest.