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Between 1974 and 1986, Joseph James DeAngelo committed untold atrocities, all while leading a seemingly average life as a husband and small town cop. His crimes earned him the moniker of the “Visalia Ransacker” and the “East Area Rapist.” But he would become most notorious for his final nickname: the “Golden State Killer.” 

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