SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- After almost four decades of searching, the manhunt for one of California's most notorious criminals is over.
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Authorities say they've arrested the "Golden State Killer," the elusive criminal believed to have committed at least 12 homicides, 45 rapes and dozens of burglaries across California between 1974 and 1986.
Here's what we know about the suspect, 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo:
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