After decades of investigation, an arrest has finally been made in the East Area Rapist / Golden State Killer case.
On Tuesday, April 24th, 2018, at about 5:30 PM local time, Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested at his home on Canyon Oak Drive by armored police working for the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department.
“In a perfectly executed arrest, my detectives arrested James Joseph DeAngelo, 72 years old, living in Citrus Heights,” Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones stated.
More details can be found on our arrest page. A press conference was scheduled for noon the following day.