Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. is an American serial killer, serial rapist, burglar, peeping tom, former police officer, and former mechanic who committed at least 13 murders, 51 rapes, and 120 burglaries across California between 1974 and 1986. He is responsible for three known separate crime sprees throughout the state, each of which spawned a different nickname in the press, before it became evident that they were committed by the same person.
Mug shot of DeAngelo taken in 2018
A photo released by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office showing DeAngelo, who joined the Exeter Police Department in 1973
A composite sketch of the Visalia Ransacker
Three sketches on which the FBI focused when it reopened the case in June 2016
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez, known as Richard Ramirez, dubbed the Night Stalker, the Walk-In Killer and the Valley Intruder, was an American serial killer and sex offender whose crime spree took place in California from June 1984 until his capture in August 1985. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1989, and died while awaiting execution in 2013.
Mugshot of Ramirez, taken on December 12, 1984, after an arrest for auto theft.
Richard Ramirez being escorted from court by sheriffs
Ramirez in 2007