An Almanac of Infamy

Fans of the podcast "My Favorite Murder" got an extra special treat when Paul Holes showed up on this week's episode to discuss the Golden State Killer. Holes, who has gained a lot of admiration in true crime circles because of his work on the case, revealed that a towel caught his attention during a search of the GSK suspect's house. The towel was draped over a computer screen, similar to how GSK would drape a towel over the tv in his victims' homes while he committed his crimes. Holes wonders if Joseph James DeAngelo used the glow from the computer screen to recreate the glow from his crime scenes. He says that the GSK took souvenirs from his victims and that DeAngelo may have been admiring them still in his own home. He also believes that the wheelchair that DeAngelo appeared in during his first few court appearances was just an act and that officers tasked with surveilling him said he was very agile for a 72-year-old. Since DeAngelo's arrest, more detai...

As more and more details emerge in the Golden State Killer case, one of the most intriguing is that he may have had an accomplice. "It's a possibility," investigator Paul Holes told the crowd at Crimecon on Monday. According to Holes, the possible accomplice didn't aid and abet in any of the murders and only served as a lookout/getaway driver during the infamous killer's "East Area Rapist" phase. The theory stems from at least one rape victim's statement that she heard her attacker talking to someone else but Holes does admit he could have been talking to himself as part of a self-preservation technique. There are other investigators who disagree with the possibility of an accomplice. Joseph James DeAngelo’s Accomplice: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know In other GSK news, prosecutors from Ventura, Sacramento and Santa Barbara counties will be meeting over the next few days to determine where to try Joseph James DeAngelo for his crimes. Since his mu...

A judge ruled today that prosecutors can collect DNA, fingerprints, and body photographs of Joseph James DeAngelo, the Golden State Killer suspect. DeAngelo's attorneys had argued that the search warrant should not be executed because it was issued before DeAngelo's arrest but the judge said there was no basis for stopping the execution of the warrant. Prosecutors had planned to collect the evidence yesterday but were halted by the defense motion. Another hearing is planned for May 14 to determine if the arrest and search warrants should be unsealed and released to the press. Much publicity has been given to the original DNA evidence that was submitted to various genealogy websites in order to catch the GSK. It turns out that Paul Holes, an investigator who spent years tracking down the killer, was inspired by another cold case that was solved using that method. And Holes himself had a previous connection to the case, which involved the brutal murders of women and girls in N...