FROM THE ARCHIVE: 'Golden State Killer' investigation moves to Walnut Creek in 1979

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Friday, April 27, 2018
FROM THE ARCHIVE: 'Golden State Killer' investigation moves to Walnut Creek in 1979
The 'Golden State Killer' case may have just been cracked in 2018 thanks to DNA, but if these videos from our archive show any indication of the terror he inflicted on the Bay Area, the investigation is just beginning.The 'Golden State Killer' case may have just been solved in 2018, but if these videos from our archive show any indication of the terror he inflicted on the Bay Area, the investigation is just beginning.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- The 'Golden State Killer' case may have just been cracked in 2018 thanks to DNA, but if these videos from our archive show any indication of the terror he inflicted on the Bay Area, the investigation is just beginning.

Watch the report from ABC7 News Scene on June 6, 1979, when the hunt for the "Golden State Killer" led police to Walnut Creek.

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