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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The story of the Golden State Killer and how he was finally caught

    Last year, with the help of modern DNA databases, investigators identified  Joe D’Angelo as the Golden State Killer. His alleged crimes include killing 13 people, raping 50 women, and committing more tha 100 burglaries in the 1970s and ‘80s.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 19, 2019 • 1 min read

    Last year, with the help of modern DNA databases, investigators identified Joe D’Angelo as the Golden State Killer. His alleged crimes include killing 13 people, raping 50 women, and committing more tha 100 burglaries in the 1970s and ‘80s.

    Recently, the LA Times launched a new podcast called "Man In The Window." It traces the origins of California’s most notorious killer. You hear from D’Angelo’s former fiance, and many of the women he stalked and raped.

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    3 of 4
    Beto O'Rourke: rich people will have to allow poorer people to live closer to them
    1. 0:00Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke on reparations, climate change, and regulating tech giants
    2. 16:19The deep pockets behind the anti-vax movement
    3. 25:48The story of the Golden State Killer and how he was finally caughtYou’re reading this
    4. 42:12Dear John's, a Culver City restaurant from the rat pack days, is reborn
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