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Unmasking A Killer

From HLN Original Series, a true crime podcast obsessed with cracking the forty year mystery of California’s most prolific serial murderer – the Golden State Killer. Who is he? Where did he go? Why did he stop? And is he still alive? With evidence suggesting the latter, in 2016 the FBI reopened the case – making the investigation hotter than ever. Based on the HLN television series, the weekly podcast will examine the newest theories and FBI evidence with exclusive guests tied to the crimes – bringing listeners one step closer to finding one of the nation’s most dangerous predators.

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Surviving A Killer - Kris Victim #10 Mar 26, 2019

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On December 18, 1976 just before the start of Christmas vacation, 15-year old, highschool student Kris was home alone when a masked man broke into her family's house, sexually assaulted her, and eventually left. She was East Area Rapist victim number 10, and it took her some 42 years to finally tell her story. It's a story about surviving, overcoming, reclaiming her life, healing, and having the opportunity to replace the mask with the face of her accused attacker, Joseph James DeAngelo, who's been charged as the Golden State Killer. Kris shares what it's been like since the arrest, what if anything she has to say to the accused, and the silver lining that's come out of reliving the traumatic events of that single night in 1976.

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Finding A Killer - The Paul Holes Story Mar 19, 2019

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Retired Contra Costa County Chief Investigator Paul Holes devoted over 20 years of his career to the search and identification of the Golden State Killer. It was Paul's idea to use investigative genealogy which led law enforcement to suspect Joseph James DeAngelo who has since been arrested and charged as the Golden State Killer. Discover how a general interest in science led Paul down the forensic DNA path, when he was first introduced to the East Area Rapist/Original Nightstalker cases, what he learned in a random conference call that inspired him to assemble a genealogy team, and why his pursuit of the Golden State Killer followed him throughout his career. Paul also speaks to some of the other high profile cases he's worked in his career.

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Origins Of A Killer - The Visalia Ransacker Is The Golden State Killer Mar 12, 2019

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The Visalia Ransackings, a crime spree that started as a series of break-ins and burglaries in 1974, and escalated to murder in late 1975, was not originally believed by many in law enforcement to be an early incarnation of the Golden State Killer. Retired Contra Costa County Chief Investigator Paul Holes was initially a non-believer, but he publicly changed his mind on the theory, and explains why. Exeter Sun owner and publisher, Reggie Ellis, and Editor-In-Chief, Paul Meyers believed the connection from the beginning and share the research they uncovered to support it. And "Unmasking A Killer" Supervising Producer, Todd Lindsey, also believed GSK and the Ransacker to be one and the same, and weighs in on why there was never a doubt in his mind that the ransackings served as the training ground for alleged GSK suspect, Joseph DeAngelo.

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Next Door To A Killer - Hiding In Plain Sight Mar 09, 2019

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Grant Gorman woke up on April 24, 2018 to discover his longtime neighbor, Joseph DeAngelo, had been identified and arrested as the Golden State Killer. Grant's family shares a backyard fence with DeAngelo, and while things started off neighborly when Grant was a child, it didn't take long for the Gormans to cut friendly ties with "Joe." Grant recalls some of the run-ins and scarier moments they had with Joe DeAngelo over the years, and why despite the tension, they never suspected they lived next door to an alleged serial killer and rapist.

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Training Of A Killer - Good Cop. Bad Cop & Hiding Behind The Badge Feb 26, 2019

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Golden State Killer suspect, Joseph James DeAngelo, was a former police Sergeant in Exter from May of 1973 to August of 1976, which overlapped with the Visalia Ransacking crime spree, and a patrol office for the Auburn Police Department from August of 1976 to October of 1979, the same timeline as the East Area Rapist attacks. If DeAngelo, in fact, committed the numerous violent crimes associated with the Golden State Killer, how did his law enforcement training aid his criminal activity? How was he able to manage full time police gigs while maintaining an increasingly demanding criminal life? And what does his declining job performance in law enforcement at the time reinforce about the criminal case against him? Former Contra Costa County Chief Investigator Paul Holes, DeAngelo's ex-boss and former Auburn Police Chief Nick Willick, and Reggie Ellis and Paul Myers from the Sun-Gazette return to speculate about the alleged good cop gone very bad!

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Timeline Of A Killer - Building The Case Against Joseph James DeAngelo Feb 19, 2019

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Joseph James DeAngelo stands accused of being the Golden State Killer, which includes the crime spree in Northern California known as the East Area Rapist, the string of murders in Southern California known as the Original Nightstalker, and The Visalia Ransackings, a series of break-ins and burglaries that culminated in murder between 1974 and 1975. How do DeAngelo's movements correspond with the timeline and locations of the Golden State Killer's numerous crimes? How are law enforcement connecting the dots to build the case against their prime suspect? Find out as Former Contra Costa County Chief Investigator Paul Holes, Reggie Ellis and Paul Myers from the Sun-Gazette in Exter, California, and former Auburn Police Chief Nick Willick recount DeAngelo's life in California and where and how it intersects with the Golden State Killer.

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Identification Of A Killer - Investigative Genealogy and DNA Feb 12, 2019

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Explore the journey, process, science and investigative work that went into identifying the suspected Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo, with some of the key players responsible for this amazing feat - Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Shubert, Lt. Kirk Campbell, Investigative Assistant Monica Czajkowski, former Contra Costa County Investigator Paul Holes, and Curtis Rogers, one of the founders of GEDMatch.

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Unmasking A Killer - The Identification And Arrest Of The Golden State Killer Trailer Feb 07, 2019

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Unmasking A Killer returns Tuesday, February 12th, with all new episodes exploring the identification, arrest, and case against Joseph James DeAngelo, the alleged Golden State Killer. Join hosts Biagio Messina and Joke Fincioen, the producers behind the HLN TV documentary, "Unmasking A Killer," as they delve deeper into the suspect accused of 13 murders, over 50 rapes, and hundreds of burglaries.

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The Killer Unmasked May 03, 2018

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The Golden State Killer has been captured and arrested! "Unmasking A Killer" filmmakers Joke Fincioen and Biagio Messina, along with Supervising Producer Todd Lindsey, pop a bottle of champagne and break down the details surrounding the momentous event... from the take down of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. in his front yard to what he may have said to detectives at the time of the arrest to what investigators have discovered about his life and background during the years of his crime spree!

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Is The Killer Still Out There? Apr 16, 2018

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Sergeant Detective Ken Clark of the Sacramento Sheriff's Department returns to detail the string of cat burglaries in Cordova Meadows from 1973 that law enforcement recently uncovered that may have been the training ground of the East Area Rapist. He also explains the theories that law enforcement are considering related to the East Area Rapist's identity and possible employment, and why they believe the offender may still be out there.

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