DeAngelo was a suspect in a gas station robbery, but the charges were ultimately dismissed.
TIMELINE: A look back at the Golden State Killer's crime spree that lasted a decade
He was arrested last April after investigators used DNA evidence to link him to a crime scene.
He is accused of at least 13 murders and numerous sexual assaults dating back to the 1970's.
ABC7 PRESENTS: Chasing the Golden State Killer
The case of the "Golden State Killer," also known as the "East Area Rapist," started with a serial rapist and became a 40-year manhunt for a murderer that spanned 500 miles. ABC7 took a look back on decades of terror and torment, and combed through the ABC7 archives to document the footprint of a predator.
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