‘He did follow a plan when he would attack. All about self-preservation.’ Golden State Killer: Unmasked II: The Pattern of the Golden State Killer, rozzer
‘The use of dishes as alarm systems.’ ibid.
By 1977 the East Area Rapist had evolved from attacking women who were alone in their homes to attacking couples. ibid. caption
‘The suspect always wore a mask. Then all the victims were temporarily blinded with a flashlight.’ ibid. sheriff
The East Area Rapist exploited not only the lack of technology available to law enforcement but also the lack of technology available to home owners. Golden State Killer: Unmasked III: How the Golden State Killer Got Away, caption
In response to the East Area Rapist’s attacks, local women’s groups fought for the following changes: 911 Emergency service, A Rape Awareness Week, Funding for Rape Crisis Centre, Transparency in how police handle rape cases. ibid.
Bold, Crafty, Conceited, Flaky. Golden State Killer: Unmasked IV: Inside the Golden State Killer’s Mind, newspaper article
‘He wants to degrade, he wants to see fear in their faces.’ ibid.
‘There’s just a multitude of theories about who this guy is.’ Golden State Killer: Unmasked V: Is the Golden State Killer Still Out There? sheriff
There are no known crimes committed by the Golden State Killer from 1981 to 1986. This five-year gap remains a mystery. ibid.
We had a serial rapist terrorising the whole community. People Magazine Investigates s2e1: Golden State Killer, woman, CI 2017
The Golden State Killer case is the most significant serial killing/rape series ever. ibid.
A rapist becomes a serial rapist, becomes a killer, becomes a serial killer: you’re watching the evolution of horror. ibid.
He was careless with his DNA. ibid.
I think the narcotic pull for me is what I think of as the powerful absence that haunts an unsolved crime. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark I: Murder Habit, Michelle McNamara reporting, Sky Crime 2020
In search of a man I’d never met who raped and murdered people I didn’t know. In 1977 the Golden State Killer, as I’d come to call him, hadn’t yet graduated to murder … They called him the East Area Rapist. He always wore a mask. ibid.
The terror began on June 18th 1976 when a masked man raped a young woman home alone. ibid.
When I walked into the house I had a feeling. The hair on the back of my neck felt like it was just standing up. ibid. Larry Compton, ex-rozzer
He is the worst serial offender in modern history that no-one knows about. He raped over 50 women in California and killed 10 people, and he’s never been caught. There’s no-one like him out there. ibid.
If you’re out every night at 3 a.m. trying to break into people’s houses, it’s a numbers game. At a certain point you’re going to be successful. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark II: Reign of Terror
We just didn’t necessarily have the tools or the culture to treat the victims in the way they needed at that time. ibid. agent
He was a lunatic. Unseen so doubly feared. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark III: Rat in a Maze
By 1979 the East Area Rapist appeared to have stopped … The East Area Rapist had only moved 400 miles where he would become known as the Original Knight Stalker. ibid.
October 1st 1979: The couple’s next door neighbour was an FBI agent. Alerted by the woman’s scream he came outside just in time to see a man furiously pedal past. ibid.
Police Lack Leads in Double Murder … East Area Rapist Link to Double Slayings … ibid. newspaper headlines
A sense that a single mind was at work: someone who didn’t leave many clues or talk or show his face. Someone who strolled undetected in the middle-class swarm. An ordinary man with a resting-pulse derangement. ibid.
DNA Links ‘70s Rapes to Serial Slaying Cases: Unknown Southern California Killer was ‘East Area Rapist’. ibid. newspaper article
In the town of Visalia there was this Ransacker who down to the strangest details totally mirrors the East Area Rapist. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark IV: The Motherload
Visalia, 10 December 1975, Detective Bill McGowan … A figure appeared in the garage doorway and looked around, a chase ensued, but the suspect escaped … The Ransacker struck as many as 130 times over a period of less than two years. ibid.
Help Us Catch A Killer: Investigators believe there is a good change the Golden State Killer is still alive – and they want your help. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark V: Monsters Recede But Never Vanish, public help article
Discarded DNA Ties Former Cop to Crime Spree of ’70s & ’80s. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark VI: Walk Into the Light, CNN headline banner
‘A true convergence of emerging technology and dogged determination by detectives.’ ibid. rozzer’s press conference
Throughout the ’70s and ’80s a serial rapist and killer terrorises the state of California: the Golden State Killer evades capture for five decades. Can modern forensics finally put this sadistic murderer behind bars? Conspiracies Decoded s1e3, Discovery 2022
There’s a hunter in the suburbs. He’s watching you. Careful, cunning, invisible. Is this America’s most dangerous serial killer? Can he be stopped before he tries his luck one more time? Serial Killer: The Original Night Stalker s/a Dark Minds 2e1
Irvine, Los Angeles: Genelle has been beaten to death with a pipe wrench. Her hands and legs tied. And she's been raped. ibid.
They name him the Original Nightstalker. ibid.
The Golden State Killer was the Boogie Man. You wouldn’t see him coming but he knew everything about you. Before he attacked he would turn your house into his twisted playground. When you were gone he would break in just to study the layout and leave his tools behind. True Crime Recaps: Joseph James DeAngelo, Youtube 23.36, 2022
Over 11 years he killed at least 13 and raped 50. His parting words, I’ll be gone in the dark. ibid.
Out of the blue in April 2018 they got him: 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo, the single most violent serial offender in US history. ibid.