Joseph DeAngelo expected to plead guilty today

Suspected East Area Rapist Hearing - Karma Dickerson reports

DOZEN MURDER AND KIDNAPPINGRELATED CHARGES.

FOX FORTY'SCOME DIXON IS LIVE AT SACSTATE KARMA VICTIMS AND THEIRFAMILIES ARE HOPING THAT TODAYCAN BRING SOME FORM OFCLOSURE.YES, GOOD MORNING WHETHERHE'S KNOWN AS THE EAST AREARAPIST OR THE GOLDEN STATEKILLER DE ANGELO IS EXPECTEDTO PLEAD GUILTY TO THE CRIMESTHAT EARNED THAT MONIKER OVERTHE LAST DECADE WE'RE TALKINGABOUT A SPAN OF AT 20 YEARSWHERE HE ALLEGEDLY COMMITTEDCRIMES AGAINST WOMEN UP ANDDOWN CALIFORNIA 6 COUNTIESWILL BE BRINGING CHARGESAGAINST HIM AND SO WHEN ITCOMES TO BE.BUT HERE AT SACRAMENTOSTATE THAT'S A PRETTY LARGETURNOUT.

THE ANGELES EXPECTEDGUILTY PLEA DEATH AVOID THEDEATH PENALTY FOR CRIMESALLEGEDLY COMMITTED IN THE70'S AND 80'S A PROCESS THOUGHWOULD LIKELY DRAG OUT FOR THEREMAINDER OF HIS LIFE HAD HEBEEN CONVICTED AND GIVEN THEDEATH PENALTY A WOMAN WHO SAYSHE KILLED HER PARENTS IS READYFOR THE SAGA COMES TO AN END.NEITHER ONE OF THEM IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM SHOULD HAVENEVER DIED THIS WAY AND THELEVEL OF BRUTALITY AT THISMAN.

ABSOLUTELY D COMPENSATEDAND BRUTALIZED THESE PEOPLE INTHE MURDERS.DI ANGELO'S EXPECTED TOADMIT TO ABOUT 80 CRIMESSPANNING ABOUT HALF A DOZENCOUNTIES, INCLUDING ONES THATCOULD BE CRIMINALLY CHARGEDBECAUSE TOO MUCH TIME HAS AGONE BY SO I NEVERTHELESS NOTA LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS CASEHAS WAYNE SO THERE'S STILL ALOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING TO SEEWHAT HAPPENS HERE.

THIS ISGOING TO BE HELD AT SACRAMENTOSTATE AN UNUSUAL VENUE HERE INTHE BALLROOM HERE BUT A SPACELARGE ENOUGH IDEALLY TO ALLOWMORE PEOPLE TO WATCH THESEPROCEEDINGS BUT ALSO STAY ASAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM EACHOTHER WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUETO FOLLOW THIS THE HEARINGGETS UNDER WAY IN A COUPLE OFHOURS THIS MORNING WE'RE GOINGTO BE INSIDE THAT MAKESHIFTCOURTROOM AND BRING YOU ALLTHE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS AND LETYOU KNOW HOW THIS DEVELOPSOVER THE COURSE OF THE MORNINGREPORTING LIVE KARMA DICKERSONFOX 40 NEWS.IT'S GOING TO BEINTERESTING TO SEE THIS THATROOMS EXPECTED TO BE PACKEDLIKE YOU SAID WITH VICTIMS ANDTHEIR FAMILY MEMBERS LOOKINGFOR SOME KIND OF CLOSURE HERE.WE APPRECIATE IT CARMEL ASJOSEPH VEHICLES EXPECTED TOPLEAD GUILTY TODAY PEOPLE WHOWERE CLOSE TO HIM ARE ALSOANTICIPATING TODAY'S HEARINGLIKE BILL HOMES, HE WORKEDWITH THE ANGELO FOR MORE THANA DECADE AS A MECHANIC AT THEDISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE FORSAVE MART SUPERMARKETS.

HESAYS HE KNEW ANGELO AS JOECO-WORKER AND FRIEND AND EVENBOUGHT TOOLS FROM HIM THAT HADHIS NAME ENGRAVED ON THE SIDE.HELMS SAYS THAT HE'S NOWHOPING THERE'S CLOSURE FOR THEVICTIMS THEIR FAMILIES ANDEVERYONE ELSE WHO SPENTDECADES LIVING IN FEAR.CLOSURE PROBABLY TO HISDAUGHTERS AND GRANDDAUGHTER, IKNOW YOU CARE A LOT ABOUT THEMAND I REALLY FEEL BAD FORTHEM.

IT'S FAIR FOR EVERYBODYALL THERE.IT IS EVEN THE VICTIMS ANDPEOPLE WHO GREW UP BEINGAFRAID TO GO OUTSIDE DURINGTHAT ERA WHEN ANGELOSALLEGEDLY COMMITTING THOSECRIMES NOW IS A WAS ARRESTEDMORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO, THANKSTO DNA EVIDENCE AND ADVANCESIN TECHNOLOGY.

THIS WAS ONE OFTHE FIRST TIMES IN GENETICINFORMATION FROM AN OPENSOURCE WEB SITE HELPEDINVESTIGATORS TRACK DOWN AHIGH-PROFILE SUSPECT SINCETHEN SEVERAL OTHER COLD CASESHAVE BEEN CRACKED THROUGHSIMILAR METHODS.

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