Suspected Golden State Killer arraigned on 13 new charges

Thursday, August 23, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- The suspect in the Golden State Killer case was back in Sacramento Superior Court.

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Seventy-two-year-old Joseph DeAngelo was arraigned on 13 new charges in the now-consolidated case.

On Tuesday, prosecutors filed new allegations tied to sexual assault cases in Sacramento and Contra Costa counties.

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Those charges are now combined with the 13 murder charges already filed in Santa Barbara, Orange, Ventura, Tulare and Sacramento counties.

Orange County's DA says more charges should come.

DeAngelo will be prosecuted in Sacramento County but officials say it could take years.

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