How They Were Caught: The Golden State Killer

After 44 years of being unidentified, DNA technology would finally put an infamous monster behind bars.
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[@susanaavv]

Kicking a dog to death? Clear sign of a complete psychopath....

[@Maddiesims9]

@Hey bud Hmm that doesn't make it okay to kill the dog

[@thepiperreport8198]

I would also say murdering over a dozen people

[@jolie272]

@Hey bud Hmm People annoy me everyday, I don't kick and beat them to death.

[@jeuglz7331]

Hey bud Hmm wtf is wrong with you??

[@lucyjean111]

Hey bud Hmm this man said "it's ok to kill if they annoy❤️🦋✨"

[@inamedmycarjiminsoicouldpa4397]

I never thought I would see the day that BuzzFeed Unsolved would cover several solved cases

[@obsolete8210]

@A Fox Called Scrappy Tail u ok?

[@Nick_song]

With slideshows lmao

[@thedude4672]

@tacobog Ryan doesn't have a very good voice, he just has good chemistry with Shane.

[@stephlrideout]

Buzzfeed Solved

[@lilksmo8861]

They have heaps of these videos

[@29Guadalupe01]

This doesn’t give me any satisfaction at all, like other criminals getting sentenced for the crimes they commited. This one just feels like “yeah I’m guilty just put me away since i already lived my life” he did what he wanted and got to live all of his life as a free man while other people are in jail for doing less serious crimes or some not even having committed a crime at all.

[@jellyjamese3134]

Yes, but at least now he’s been identified. And everyone will remember him for the monster that he was. The real disgusting part is that he should’ve been a suspect from the get-go. Being a policeman at the time it makes sense that he would get so much personal information on his victims before striking. He’s a prime example as to how police officers are almost never apprehended for being rapists or abusers.

[@jackbar28]

He'll get what's coming to him, in this lifetime or the next.

[@rump360]

He's going to Hell so it doesn't matter.

[@lesliefernandez7634]

Avik true🤷🏽‍♀️

[@mccalejk2]

You're a buzzkill.

[@MusicInMyHeart]

Michelle McNamara played a huge role in catching this guy. She was the woman who brought all of these police departments together to share evidence. Nobody knew about this predator until she turned the spotlight on him. To only put a small blip of her name in this video is a shame. Give her the credit she deserves.

[@annerobles3585]

Michelle McNamara played a huge role in bringing this case to the public’s attention by writing about about him and giving him a catchier moniker; however, did not play any role in catching him. He was arrested two years after her death and he was not a person of interest on her list, not was he on her radar. Paul Holes and Barbara Rae Vetner are the ones who had the largest role in catching DeAngelo.

[@sandrafaith]

I mean, she coined the name "Golden State Killer"...

[@clarewatkins210]

Anne Robles my understanding is that she gathered and synthesized the evidence from the different departments and is actually the one who came up with the idea to use genealogy sites to find him. Definitely more than just creating publicity.

[@shawnavvolfe2082]

Anne Robles he would’ve never been caught if it wasn’t for her.

[@williampatrick3629]

but she’s a woman so no one really cares

[@meganmac92]

Wonder how many more older criminals will be caught like this? suddenly having to go to jail for crimes they committed years, even decades ago.

[@bronzelaugh2350]

They deserve it tbh

[@res1492]

Hopefully.....a lot!!!

[@mc-rn8ro]

Families and victims deserve closure no matter how long ago the crime occurred. How would you feel if someone brutally murdered someone you cared about and then got to live a happy life without ever being held accountable?

[@jellyjamese3134]

I wait for the day that the zodiac will be identified......

[@kelseyslade4423]

I work at a chickfila, and one of the older gentlemen I served a lot was arrested for a cold case murder. He and his friend killed his girlfriend and left her in her car in 1974. He always came into the store with his granddaughter. He always came off a little strange but we figured it was because he was just old and quiet. One of our team leaders found a WAFB article and saw his face on Facebook after the arrest and showed us. We were all REALLY shocked.

[@michikomanalang6733]

He got to live his life. His victims never will. This somehow doesn't feel like justice.

[@Moon-pz6ox]

The police didn't have the technology back then to solve this case, It's justice he is now behind bars so be happy and stop sulking about what we should've done or what could've been done but accept the fact that he was caught

[@PoochieCollins]

The dude could live another 10-20 years, and during a period that he's old, weak health, and won't mesh with most other prisoners. And more importantly, his capture gives closure to victims and will help scare off some potential serial violent criminals.

[@retrospecative2454]

Torture would work

[@bagginbrooks6573]

His daughters got to find out who their dad truly is while he was alive to see them be disgused by him. Hopefully he had to explain to them. That would be some justice.

[@Jebu911]

@@bagginbrooks6573 How is ruining his daughters life justice? Most people have really perverted sense of justice.

[@notthanos4097]

i literally lived a mile down the road from him in citrus heights. crazy to think about

[@assassan_scop3s614]

roseville my guy

[@nicoletruog7237]

Assassan_scop3s DeAngelo was living in Citrus Heights when he was arrested

[@caroline-gf4tu]

jesus thats scary.

[@user-sx7xn9td3n]

Are you Thanos?

[@yoongibiasedcharmander5672]

I live in Sac to and I’m just gnfnfnfnfnfn

[@Brooke-mf5jc]

Y’all should have mentioned Cece Moore because she is the one that narrowed it down to the two people and she was right

[@lindsayp.5511]

I came here to say the same thing. It was Cece's work that led to his arrest, and they totally snubbed her of the credit in this video.

[@suicunetobigaara]

I had no idea. Can you say how she did this? (In the interest of crediting her and because I am curious)

[@Brooke-mf5jc]

suicunetobigaara Yes. There is a show called The Genetic Detective, and is about someone named Cece Moore who uses genetics to find criminals. In this specific episode it was only a brief mention, but she was taking about The Golden State Killers trial. She stated that she wished she could be there because she is the one that narrowed it down to him and someone else.

[@DiaperSNiFFER]

@@Brooke-mf5jc damn smart girl

[@JdawgSpo]

Cece moore did not work on this case. It was Barbara Rae-Venter that was the genealogist

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

I found his capture interesting but the sad thing is, he will never really pay for his crimes at his age. His victims did not have a choice and many died, he lived his life and for the remainder of his life he is living free behind bars, at his age with medical issues, no other inmates would bother him for inmate justice even though he's a former cop. He is getting free food and medical though he won't live much longer in his natural life. His life without parole would be most likely 2 years or less before death and after his body would be given to his family. The prison system should dump his body in a landfill under trash instead.

[@theo.p.o.g.7695]

A

[@jackhamilton9604]

well thankfully his capture isn't for you, me or anyone else he hasn't effected, it's for the victims, and they are ever so satisfied, and if that's how they feel, then this is definitely justice

[@jackhamilton9604]

“At his age no other inmates would bother him for inmate justice” Whitey Bulger brutally beaten to death in prison at age 89

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

@@jackhamilton9604 ... What is the difference from Bulger to him? A mafia hit is for life until the target is caught. The Mafias are still very much active today and since 1980, they kept a overall much lower profile however. Sure inmates don't like a active or recently former police officer however a cop from decades ago that was corrupt, they would see different. The people he raped and stole from were all adults as well, no kids so they would look at him differently. So yes, I stand by what I said.

[@sintexx2801]

A lifetime sentence for this dude is like 2 years

[@Jethawk72]

He’s still around bruh

[@trynamakegainz]

He was fired for stealing a hammer and dog repellent

[@sabrinazheng3110]

Exactly! Like wHaT!??!

[@alrxallen3551]

My only guess is he didn’t want to leave a way to possibly be traced, because while the hammer could’ve been for personal use, the repellant was 100% intended to help him continue his crimes

[@ulaherbicyd4567]

And the police knew that EAR/ONS did something to scare off the dogs, because police dogs would freak out when working on the sites he was on! It's crazy that this guy wasn't on anyone's radar.

[@prettyguardian8386]

He 100% did something Terrible and the station was covering it up with petty theft.

[@pummelu3423]

@@prettyguardian8386 that’s not true

[@jackparker8602]

If you are a government employee, it should be mandatory to take a DNA test. The amount of crimes we would solve would be massive.

[@vishakhsandwar1964]

@Willem DaFuckedUp how is a mandatory dna test unconstitutional? everyone doing a job has to give a legal name and photo id usually to get it? how is a DNA test, another way of checking for criminal record unconsitutional? Especially bc the power a criminal would hold in a gov't position, at any level, is too much

[@jackparker8602]

@Willem DaFuckedUp It wouldn't be unconstitutional at all. Don't take the test, don't get the job. You have no right to a government job in the constitution.

[@jackparker8602]

@Willem DaFuckedUp Also, I think this should be done on a city wide level, not a national one. So it wouldn't be a government overreach, if that's what you mean by unconstitutional.

[@PoochieCollins]

@Willem DaFuckedUp : you're advocating allowing for more horrific crimes just because you want the government to know slightly less information about you, and you're calling us clowns???

[@PoochieCollins]

@Willem DaFuckedUp : now you're doing the politician double speak dodge: "I didn't do what I'm accused of! Except that I'm doing what I'm accused of." If you're arguing that there shouldn't be government-mandated DNA collection for the reasons you gave, you're doing what I said: "advocating allowing for more horrific crimes just because you want the government to know slightly less information about you."

[@kingturtle19]

This narrator is so underrated

[@stephlrideout]

Really? I actually really dislike his narration. Interesting

[@spacetree5808]

He didn’t even bother looking up how to pronounce names....very disrespectful.

[@LivingInElysium]

@@spacetree5808 The way he said "McNamara" made me cringe.

[@Blurr1d0.]

Steph Rideout same, i miss ryans narration.

[@stephlrideout]

@@Blurr1d0. Ryan's narration was a little goofy but it was endearing because we liked him

[@FingeringThings]

How they were caught: Long Legs Shane

[@oh3409]

yes

[@viviennegarcia3005]

I miss the dui

[@StereoStrings]

Is that a real killer or are you joking?

[@Poseidon650]

StereoString154 It’s the buzzfeed unsolved host lol

[@StereoStrings]

@@Poseidon650 oh sorry i didn't get it sorry

[@rachelwilson1641]

I can’t watch Buzzfeed Unsolved at night anymore without Ryan and Shane’s comedic banter

[@munchymonk9021]

That dad 100% saved his daughters life that night by not letting her leave with him.

[@yams.4308]

I understand that the statute of limitations are in place to ensure that evidence for a case has not diminished/muddied with time, but when there’s clear, definite evidence that someone committed a heinous crime in the past, that statute becomes more harmful than helpful. Thoughts?

[@michelletran8242]

this!! I always thought the statute of limitations were frustrating when they know definitively who the criminal is

[@aizakhan7219]

exactly!!! Man lowkey admitted his crime.

[@_joslynne_7095]

He needed sentenced for that too they know he did it. Statute of limitations is ridiculous when there’s evidence against the person, and needs to be removed. All of those cases literally got tossed aside.

[@yams.4308]

aixa He literally did admit to the assults

[@someidiot420]

the fact i had to learn that evidence preservation is the reason statute of limitations exists in a *youtube comment* just tells me that the whole concept isnt worth it. i cant even think of a case where someone got wrongly convicted solely because of evidence being too old/inaccurate. please someone let me know if there has been so i can see the benefits.

[@PEExpert]

How They Were Caught: Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej How They Were Caught: Ricky Goldsworth How They Were Caught: Razor Boy If you understand all of these you’re a true Unsolved og.

[@ojjokie]

wdym og ? ryan and shane arent ‘ og ‘

[@ieatmeth]

razor boy is from one of my favourite videos

[@iosbfd2378]

@@ojjokie who said they were it’s Throwback from Unsolved cases Idiot

[@jonathanchoi3533]

I'll be gone in the dark by Michelle McNamara was such a great book. Too bad she passed away only a few months before they found him.

[@chocboiwonda6810]

That was Spence's wife right

[@elisabethschmerzler963]

Robert Thurman No she was married to Patton Oswalt

[@iiBandage]

R.I.P to Michelle McNamara, sorry that happened. Hope all is well and have a good one.

[@ianmulhall768]

Waiting for this DNA technology to solve the zodaic killer

[@Ethan-nh3je]

he's been found boss

[@Lesbaneofmyexistance]

He didn't get caught doing crime while being a cop? Not surprised

[@kenyattaclay7666]

Actually yes he did get caught doing a crime. That's literally why he became an ex cop.

[@jakiic23]

Sounds like he didn't do it while he was a cop.

[@LivingMyLife22]

jakiic23 he did, they say it in the video

[@sghostr4179]

They said he got fired for stealing

[@YesChonkMilk]

Yeah I'm not surprised either he was good at what he did

[@plarpy]

he lived a few houses down from a family friend of mine. they thought he was just a nice old man, even held my family friends new born baby!

[@xotbirdox]

Oh god. 🤮 Did you ever meet him? I would be so scared if I found out one of my neighbours was a vicious monster like he was.

[@plarpy]

xotbirdox i never personally did but i know the neighborhood was pretty friendly with him and i was at that friends house several times. crazy to think about

[@bringmethehellokitty]

well old people who were serial killers back then, don’t really commit gruesome crimes anymore because of how old they’re getting but idrk

[@kayla-zc3js]

Ashlyn F lol and? They’re still capable of doing it

[@JCloud12345]

@@bringmethehellokitty nah all they need is a gun it’s that easy

[@Laurenny2k]

One of my dads friend helped find this horrible monster. My mom went to the gorcery store he worked at. The world is truely crazy.

[@terrytibbs5678]

it is truly crazy, truly truly truly crazy.,

[@RamiresHelena]

I love the “how they were caught” series

[@begbabeh4638]

He lived under 5 miles from me, and down the street from a friend. She walked by his house to go to school. This absolutely rocked our community

[@davidmorrison6688]

No shout out to Michelle McNamara for her role in helping solving this case!?

[@lavishty_]

Ikr!!

[@mivanp2185]

He was never actually on any list of hers.

[@salenebrom6476]

5:31

[@Sam-on5jf]

ooh I was waiting for this one, so glad he's locked up.

[@mothmanparanoid]

He lived on the same block as my moms best friend, wack

[@Sam-on5jf]

@@mothmanparanoid wack

[@lucasgomes4899]

Very wack

[@RomeoBePainting]

he literally lived his life in peace so i doubt he cares if he got locked up for life

[@nooneofconsequence7920]

@@mothmanparanoid same with my great uncle.

[@TheMojaveCourier]

They have to make a movie on this with the investigator who cracked the case be the main character. Imagine being the person that cracked this case.. crazy.

[@mmaz109]

You should watch “I’ll be gone in the dark” on HBO, it’s exactly that! I enjoyed it a lot! Really recommend!

[@richellebennett4730]

Detective Holes has a podcast. Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad

[@TheMojaveCourier]

Richelle Bennett yep know all about it. Detective holes deserves a film adaptation of his work

[@jaysonquintanilla8269]

Lmao lifetime sentence the guy looks like he has 30 minutes left in his life

[@soph-rene]

I can’t believe he lived in the same area at the same time as my parents while growing up. Crazy to think about

[@Rqarte626]

Yo fr tho?? Damnn,it made this much more scary for me looking down my neighbourhood😭

[@katherinesheremeta9238]

my best friends grandparents lived in his neighborhood and were friends with him and his wife

[@xixx19]

If that's you in the pfp, you're dang beautiful. 💓

[@daya5340]

you’re telling me i lived down the street from a serial killer for 7 years?

[@brianna0153]

Wait wtf

[@iosbfd2378]

No

[@AriaCodfish]

Okay, _can you imagine how incredible it must’ve felt for Holes to finally have found the killer he was looking for?_

[@stephlrideout]

I remember the day they arrested him, in interviews he looked so relieved

[@White-Michael935]

I thought about that too. To Finally (after 40-years) see the face behind the mask.

[@tahirazunaira]

i miss their sit down videos so much, am i the only one that prefers them over the ones where they actually go places😭

[@kuromi8384]

i like the sit down videos to fall asleep to and the travel videos to actively watch.

[@SweatyTryhard]

I miss Ryan and Shane 🥺

[@tahirazunaira]

kuromi yeah igu

[@kvng_luis790]

yea where they at?

[@_pawel]

Kvng_Luis corona homie

[@karsoncase]

I saw the How They were Caught: The Unabomber on Facebook and thought it would be next. Guess not

[@marcgosselin945]

that's a lot of work, well done for not giving up

[@midnytevega2777]

I miss the dynamic duo...great upload nevertheless

[@viviennegarcia3005]

ik ryan being scared and Shane being rude to the ghost I miss them

[@alexromero135]

Go and check there other channel it’s called watcher

[@nooneofconsequence7920]

My great uncle lived down the street from him and would have regular small talk with him on a daily basis. Not everyone is as innocent as they seem.

[@thisguy8106]

I was gonna be angry if you didn't mention Patton Oswalt's wife's (who passed away) exhaustive work in helping TGSK finally get caught.

[@0827379498]

Well done!!! This is what commitment is.

[@PlayboyJester]

This guy was a cop in Exeter the town next to mine, I can’t imagine how terrified my family was when the crimes would happen.

[@ombayasu8657]

You from Visalia too?

[@PlayboyJester]

Ombayasu yep

[@unostoic4804]

Those eyes! Gives me chills. So cold. Eyes that saw so many last breath.

[@Logan_Explores]

This is such a crazy story.

[@nilanh338]

you didn’t even watch the full video

[@oh3409]

yes

[@kuromi8384]

@@marlee6658 Because literally everyone knows the story

[@Logan_Explores]

I mean I’m familiar with the story itself as it was a pretty well known case on the national news in the US. So I wasn’t commenting about the video itself being crazy, just the story.

[@kuromi8384]

@@nilanh338 and? you can still know the case before watching video. you dense love?

[@lauragutierrez3218]

Ok but how good is the voiceover !!!! I swear is the best casting, this dude gives the right amount of seriousness and dramatic pauses.

[@stephlrideout]

So many people love it! I can't stand it! He mumbles and pronounces things wrong

[@meegzchap8058]

Everyone is talking about the criminal while I just want Shane And Ryan back... and Shane. Dang, I'm a Shaniac

[@caitlyn8059]

Meegz Chap same I miss them😔

[@meegzchap8058]

@@caitlyn8059 I'm glad I'm not alone

[@PoochieCollins]

Meegz and Caitlyn, look up "Watcher" channel. Shane and Ryan upload content there all the time.

[@meegzchap8058]

@@PoochieCollins THANK YOU

[@anjap2746]

Paul Holes has a fantastic podcast called The Murder Squad! He’s absolutely fantastic at recounting his cases and expanding info on other famous cases

[@GrandmaSkillz]

He looks like if he coughed once he would pass out

[@cresswallwalker660]

Somehow I haven’t heard of this case before...time to get the popcorn!

[@stephaniebeffanie8956]

I love that some of his victims described his "little Deanglo" as really small. lol. That should be included in every single video or segment ever made about him.

[@syedrehanalikhan7677]

True

[@BeanSproot]

I passed his house all the time when i lived in citrus heights. It's terrifying knowing that that was his house.

[@americanboy2176]

We whant the ghoul boys back please please

[@jennapenrod8552]

Where/what happened to them

[@prongs0114]

@@jennapenrod8552 They have a channel called watcher and it's cool

[@oh3409]

yes

[@cavesandraves5231]

Willem DaFuckedUp you are trash

[@jamesanderson6373]

*want

[@tayloralexandra1794]

I love these videos. Even though is buzzfeed unsolved I love hearing the mistakes they make!

[@dallascowboys9821]

Keep them coming bro 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@aprilcamacho804]

Without Michelle McNamara, this case would have never been solved

[@richellebennett4730]

Detective Holes has a great podcast for anyone interested. Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad

[@baileymikkelson6831]

I was really hoping someone would mention the Murder Squad!

[@emmasmith9785]

YAY! Another episode! I love this serious.

[@jessnowotny6658]

i loveeee unsolved please don’t stop

[@darkorayo6139]

How they were caught: Pokemon

[@lemickey2214]

darkorayo LMAO

[@angelina_jay]

Funny how a cop got fired for stealing a hammer but not for shooting at Breonna Taylor

[@Jessica-ix1fh]

People who watch this content regularly I praise you. I find this stuff scary

[@morrighanlefaye559]

to literally no ones surprise, a cop was a serial killer lmao

[@cavesandraves5231]

BLM

[@jacksonayckbourn1239]

Surprised me

[@jacksonayckbourn1239]

Who caught the serial killer in the end and most of them... cops?

[@pretzelofthefire185]

Why is that not surprising?

[@lucien8476]

Lmao stfu

[@zachpeat5076]

They found his police badge at one of the scenes and still thought he was working for a construction company. Sloppy police work back then I guess.

[@Chickienugs]

All the content from this video is Michelle MacNamara’s research and they couldn’t even pronounce her name right smh 🤦‍♀️

[@marywright730]

To be fair, it’s spelled McNamara so I can see where it would be easy to mess up if you’re just reading and haven’t listened to a clip of it being pronounced. That being said, I do wish they’d put in that little bit of extra effort because her research was so heavily used.

[@shannond7437]

These KZbinrs need to tell people to watch her series HBO at least!

[@stephlrideout]

@@marywright730 yeah exactly, it's not hard to google a name

[@stephlrideout]

@J Vue........ We're talking about an English speaker googling a common English name, don't be daft

[@Sam-iy8qm]

They do this a lot.

[@darkside7802]

Aaaah. Yes. Visalia and Exeter. 2 towns extremely close to mine. I go to those places quite often. Infamous serial killer not too far from here. Manson’s memorial was held across the street from me. Lol.

[@maliaminer3324]

He lived and was caught in my city. most satisfying day was him being caught

[@LEbackstage]

I recommend to listen to the Podcast "Evil has a Name". It goes about his case in great detail. They talk with the officers who were hunting him and his victims. It's really good and chilling. The Podcast is based on the book from Michelle McNamara.

[@crazymeee]

Thank goodness for DNA technology💥

[@homercalg]

Wow that is some great detective work .

[@ghostie1182]

Ugh it’s 3 am I’m to hooked on these episodes 😔

[@gabbydagg3412]

Hi buzzfeed I’m a big fan and I have a question could you do a case that as been in my family for years It’s about my great great great grandfather he was dropped on the railroads of Scotland or Ireland and no one can remember where he went and everyone Who was involved is passed away so I was wondering if you could do a episode on it it’s pretty well know it’s kinda of a A long tail that people tell their kids about getting too drunk

[@gracie5231]

Michelle McNamara was a huge part of solving this case. She deserves the credit, or at least the video pronouncing her last name correctly.

[@sanjanapkaran]

This is probably one if my favourite series

[@rossmrmojorisin9579]

I take my hat off for the hard work and dedication to Paul holds for the determination and fixation and never giving up after being let down in so many ways. I am glad we get to see the beast that he has a face that we all know now...BRILLIANT 👏 👏

[@seonkim7499]

You know what? Shane and Ryan are *not* coming back. They have there own channel, who was here for Ryan and Shane?

[@citrine4267]

i'm pretty sure they said they'll still be doing unsolved

[@allenbradley3685]

Video Suggestion: The unsolved story of Jeffrey Allan Lash the identified Human-Alien Hybrid!! Please make a video about because its very interesting.

[@hanimoon1422]

Just finished “I’ll Be Gone in The Dark” HBO series and just knew that you’re going to do a video about GSK 🤔 Anyway, I recommend “I’ll beHone in The Dark” , the book and the series, to anyone who wants to know more about the case... It’s such an enjoyable true crime content

[@kuromi8384]

Bruh I was literally wondering about this yesterday

[@chefj4042]

When the Golden State Killer graduated from your high school....

[@fahda7400]

Did u ever ask ur teachers abt him

[@charlieemily9942]

I've been binging these all day LMAO

[@lostsolution5633]

Same

[@Lauren-bd2fr]

How tf does this say 18 hours ago

[@dancingpanda2075]

what the heck

[@nickpagliara193]

How does it say 18 hours ago

[@lostsolution5633]

Nick Pagliara IDK

[@MsSoapify]

Who's a True Crime Obsessed listener over here?

[@emmkatt]

I hope Shane & Ryan cover the Flannan Isles Lighthouse mystery. Miss them both!

[@hazelgreally3096]

This is a crazy story ahh I don't think you would do this but I think you should do Andrew Cunanan. U don't have to but this is cool

[@nikimeyers125]

This timeline is all wrong with events that they have matched. I wish they'd do more research than just put this stuff out. Almost all of these how they were caught videos have major flaws. Also good job on butchering the author's last name.

[@eyesowork5466]

You one of those

[@nikimeyers125]

@Sauce McAdams I'll just give one example - they say he was dating his girlfriend Bonnie in 1979 while he was in the police force. That is incorrect. In fact what ultimately lead to their break-up was that she would not let him cheat off of her paper in college so he could get his degree and become a cop. There's other things that are wrong like I said.

[@sl9wdive]

Please keep using his voice, it fits perfectly for stories like this

[@parachan214]

please add this episode to the How They Were Caught playlist!

[@deuljae]

God the video really makes me anxious especially since I watched this at night

[@greysinclaire]

"How they were caught?" *DNA* You're welcome.

[@thatgirlisawkward]

One of the composite sketches looks just like him so I'll never understand how he wasn't caught sooner

[@darealkencarson]

I wish Ryan and Shane would cover solved mysteries

[@Ice-fg9jc]

That would be awesome! 🙂

[@ticktockbother6]

He also stalked Bonnie’s house after she broke up with him like he did in Visalia.

[@Monster-hr3if]

No one: 99% of the comment section: damn cant believe i lived in the same neighborhood as him

[@ellefardella5738]

The fact that I’ve lived in that area where he presided my whole life and his conviction of multiple r@pes and mürders was so recent ✨unsettles✨ me

[@aleahharrigan9668]

I was watching the Cold Case files on this just now and it was still unsolved in 2003. This is crazy how he wasn’t caught until 2018, 2018???! 😫

[@ericx4124]

Hilarious how the DA just proved that the feeble old man thing was an act.

[@michelletran8242]

of course he's a cop 😐

[@agasttyadixit09]

Yup what are you gonna say next? Acab? It's so beautiful when misinformed communists promote their political motives. He wasn't even a cop when he killed people.

[@Carebearritual]

agasttya dixit anyways acab

[@putsomerespeckonmaname540]

@@agasttyadixit09 acab 💜

[@yooy5131]

agasttya dixit Acab

[@katelynbaughman3308]

ACAB

[@RussClarkRocks]

Just saved me 2 hours of watching 20/20. Thank you...

[@MANHATTANBEEFMAN]

1:25 (photo) & 5:55 (facial drawing on the left)...and the police had no clue???

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

How they were caught: Sony They deserve justice for doing The Interview

[@lordtachanka7654]

Agreed

[@asfantom]

Most criminals caught 10 20 years later always turn out to be associated with law enforcement somehow.

[@pummelu3423]

No they don’t

[@nuages8915]

@@pummelu3423 wdym no they don't ??? Op didn't even say all...

[@dabtican4953]

@@nuages8915 he said most

[@cbtmaster4360]

Do a video on the Oxford light

[@katherinecollins4685]

Interesting case