This third and final day of Victim Impact Statements was reserved for family and friends of the thirteen murder victims from the charges DeAngelo entered a guilty plea for on June 29th, 2020. The statements were delivered in the Department 24 courtroom in the Sacramento Superior Court system.
Rather than offer summaries of what was said, we plan to link to full victim impact statements if we’re able to. Until then, we offer this list of speakers:
Tulare County Cases:
Elizabeth Hupp, daughter of Claude Snelling (murdered by DeAngelo on 9/11/75)
Lori Mendonca, daughter of William McGowen (DeAngelo attempted to murder McGowen on 12/10/75)
Sacramento County Cases:
Ken Smith, brother of Katie Maggiore (murdered by DeAngelo on 2/2/78)
Karen Smith, aunt of Katie Maggiore
Loretta Maggiore, mother of Brian Maggiore (murdered by DeAngelo on 2/2/78). Statement was read by Sacramento County prosecutor Thien Ho.
Santa Barbara Cases:
Natasha Holliday and Rosanne Howard, friends of Alexandria “Ali” Manning (murdered by DeAngelo on 12-30-79). Statement read by Kelly Duncan, Chief Deputy District Attorney for Santa Barbara.
A nephew of Greg Sanchez spoke (he does not want his name included). (Greg Sanchez was murdered by DeAngelo on 7-21-81).
Debbi McMullan, daughter of Cheri Domingo (murdered by DeAngelo on 7-21-81). Melanie Barbeau, a supporter, stood with her.
David Domingo, son of Cheri Domingo.
Ventura County Cases:
Jill-Karen Morrill, friend of Charlene Herzenberg Smith and Lyman Smith (both murdered by DeAngelo in March 1980).
Carol Womack Billings. Statement read by Ventura Chief Assistant District Attorney Cheryl Temple.
Jennifer Carole, daughter of Lyman Smith and step-daughter of Charlene Smith. For a portion of the statement, Jennifer’s daughter stood with her.
Orange County Cases:
Drew Witthuhn, brother of David Witthuhn and brother-in-law of Manuela Witthuhn (Manuela was murdered by DeAngelo on 2/5/81).
Michelle Cruz, sister of Janelle Cruz (murdered by DeAngelo on 5/5/86).
Diane, mother of Janelle Cruz.
Leslie Metoyer, friend of Janelle and Michelle Cruz.
Leigh Jones, aunt of Janelle Cruz.
Cindy Irvine, friend of Patrice Harrington (murdered by DeAngelo on 8-19-80). Statement read by prosecutor Deborah Lloyd from the Orange County District Attorneys Office.
Ron Harrington, brother of Keith Harrington and brother-in-law of Patrice Harrington (both murdered by DeAngelo on 8-19-80). Bruce Harrington, also the brother of Keith Harrington and brother-in-law of Patrice Harrington, helped compose the statement and stood by his side.