Long before she helped catch the elusive serial killer known as the Golden State Killer, Michelle McNamara helped shape the true crime genre into a more humanizing one.
When Michelle McNamara first learned of the East Area Rapist case on television, she was shocked she'd never heard of it before, so she picked up Larry Crompton’s book "Sudden Terror' to learn more.
Joseph DeAngelo's public defenders say the joint prosecution by several California counties has created a "confusing" situation as they seek a resolution to the case.
Lawyers representing Joseph DeAngelo, the suspected serial killer behind a decades-long crime spree, have claimed that a search warrant used to obtain cheek swabs of his DNA violated his rights.
Jennifer Carole, whose father Lyman Smith and stepmother Charlene Smith were brutally slain by the Golden State Killer, says she doesn't want Joseph DeAngelo to call the shots after his lawyers said in a motion that he was willing to plead guilty if he can avoid the death penalty.
Survivors and relatives of the GSK victims have reportedly received a letter from Joseph DeAngelo's defense team stating they "would like to reach a resolution of the case" and avoid a trial.
