After Four Decades, Golden State Killer Suspect Arrested In SacramentoApril 25, 2018 | Bob Moffitt | Andrew Nixon | Sally Longenecker | Nick MillerJoseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested on two counts of murder connected to the case of the Golden State Killer, also knows as the East Area Rapist, who terrorized the Sacramento region in the 1970s and 1980s. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.