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Sacramento Serial Killer–What it Took to Bring Down the Golden State Killer

October 24, 2023 · by · in author, book signing, books, California Killers, California serial killers, Crime, crime fiction author, criminal justice, east area rapist, golden state killer, James L'Etoile, Joseph James DeAngelo, Jr, Paul Holes, sacramento crime, sacramento serial killers, serial killers · Leave a comment

The Visalia Ransacker, The Original Nightstalker, The East Area Rapist–these were all names for the man later known as the infamous Golden State Killer. Now in 2023, we’ve discovered Joseph DeAngelo, Jr., was the man responsible for thirteen murders and more than fifty rapes during his decades long crime spree. What took so long to […]

So You Married a Murderer

November 15, 2018 · by · in Afton Elaine Burton, author, Charles Manson, crime and punishment, crime fiction author, criminal justice, death penalty, James L'Etoile, prison, prison life, Richard Rameriz, Scott Peterson · 8 Comments

I met with a group of wonderful ladies at a Shalom Women’s Group this week and talked about crime fiction, Sacramento’s dark history of violent crime, and some of our more notorious serial killers. We had a wonderful discussion and the attendees asked some great questions. One question, and it’s a subject that comes up […]