Profiling Joe DeAngelo, Part 1

In 2010, Umi Southworth was found brutally assaulted and concealed beneath a box spring in a wooded area behind her Lexington, Kentucky home. In this episode, we continue our discussion of the crime scene and discuss Umi’s victimology. Part 1 of 3.You can follow The Consult on so ...  Show more

In 2010, Umi Southworth was found brutally assaulted and concealed beneath a box spring in a wooded area behind her Lexington, Kentucky, home. The investigation would become particularly complicated when forensic evidence appeared difficult to reconcile with both the investigativ ...  Show more

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 br ...  Show more

His crimes earned him the moniker of the “Visalia Ransacker” and the “East Area Rapist.” But Joseph James DeAngelo would become most notorious for his final nickname, the “Golden State Killer.” Between 1974 and 1986, DeAngelo committed untold atrocities, all while leading a seemi ...  Show more

Burglary. Stalking. Rape. Murder. Before the world knew him as the Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo instilled fear across California. In Part 1, we explore his dark past, twisted relationships, and how his obsession with control escalated into cold-blooded murder.Killer ...  Show more

The Golden State Killer, later identified as Joseph James DeAngelo, was a former police officer who terrorized California from the 1970s through the 1980s