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California's Golden State Killer faces life prison sentence for rape and murder
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., a former police officer, faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for 13 rape-related charges and 13 murder counts stemming from crimes in the 1970s and 1980s across six California counties.He pleaded guilty in June and is set to be sentenced on Friday after three days of testimony from his victims and survivors.The 74-year-old is the elusive Golden State Killer, also known as the East Area Rapist and Visalia Ransacker.The charges linked to rapes were filed as kidnappings to commit robberies because the statute of limitations for sexual assaults had expired.He also publicly admitted to numerous other rapes in Alameda, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Santa Clara,