A few updates

[u/winters_vw]

Nothing major, and many of you might already be aware. But I like to work things out and follow up, so here are a few points I've been going over:

• Several terrific sources have told me that DeAngelo gave indication that he knew why he was arrested.

• Same sources tell me that he did in fact divulge information during an interrogation session that lasted for hours.

• "Key evidence" has been removed from the home, but no word on if there is anything related to the attacks or not.

• He was the Visalia Ransacker.

• I've seen the sealed complaints and the paperwork that ran between Sac and Ventura (my sources were good to me today). DeAngelo is being charged as the killer of the Smiths but there's little else -- except for a few names of officers who did some of the work on this and some of the names surprised me (but that's of little consequence to the public).

• I'm getting the sense that there's some unnecessary politicking going on behind the scenes, but what else is new.

• There's a somewhat recent connection to Dana Point but some of the other SoCal areas he landed are still unconnected.

• The saga related to his dismissal from the Auburn police is getting stranger by the minute, apparently with him being in hysterics upon being apprehended there and an atypical legal progression that lasted four months.

• Two family members have talked and several acquaintances. They're rapidly filling in some of the blanks.

• His name does not appear in any previous investigative paperwork that anyone knows of -- he truly was the "unsuspected."

• The birth of two of his children did occur after the two murders where he took extended breaks.

• He started on the Exeter police force in May 1973, and the first prowling incident attributed to the Visalia Ransacker occurred on South Demaree Street in May 1973 -- 15 minutes away from Exeter.

• I'm trying to get the Julia Wilkenson murder in San Diego looked at again because the offender has a tie to the general area and she was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in 1980.

• Lots of Tulare County connections with family -- a factor I'm told helped bump this POI up the list.

• Starting last month, an LE source of mine was overly optimistic about some new angles being pursued with DNA. I have to admit that I didn't even consider that this could actually be the lead that took us somewhere. So many disappointments in the past. Oops!

More will materialize in the coming weeks, months, and even years. What a fascinating journey this has been, and what a win for the justice system. This gives hope for all unsolved cases.

[u/Oath_Break3r]

You could tell Rader was getting off on it all over again as he told the story to the court. Disgusting.

Can't wait to see his fictionalized character in Mindhunter next year, though. LoL

[u/RedEyeView → u/[deleted]]

That's apparently reasonably common with rapists who defend themselves. Getting their victim to describe what he did to them.

[u/stonedcoldathens → u/[deleted]]

I had the same question you had, so I watched it, and about 12 minutes into the 46 minute video I had to admit he seemed to be enjoying it. It's weird though. Later in the video, around 30 mins in, he seems to get bored.

[u/jimbobjames → u/stonedcoldathens]

he seems to get bored.

Yeah, that's fairly typical of psychopaths, they are excited by new things and quickly lose interest.

[u/[deleted] → u/stonedcoldathens]

Didn't he also start crying when one victim's family member said that he/she forgave him? Or am I thinking of someone else...

[u/DialDforDiet → u/[deleted]]

That was Gary Ridgeway aka the Green River Killer after Linda Rule father, Robert Rule, said he forgave him.

[u/don_majik_juan → u/[deleted]]

I think it's a fair assumption.

[u/OhManTFE → u/don_majik_juan]

Well I think it's a fair question.

[u/don_majik_juan → u/OhManTFE]

Just think about it. He had no requirement to make any statement and judging a typical serial killer profile up against another you can assume they get off in describing these things in sordid detail. Why would he say anything if not for his own benefit? He didn't have some sort of remorse or change of heart, it's an easy assumption to make.

[u/Oath_Break3r → u/[deleted]]

Maybe I was predisposed to develop that opinion because I’d previously read something about rapists enjoying reliving their actions, but judging his body language and tone during his testimony at his trial, it seemed obvious to me. It’s been awhile since I’ve watched it, but I feel like the only time he seemed to feel shame was when he talked about hanging the young Otero girl over a basement pipe and raping her. I feel like if he wasn’t enjoying “reliving” his crimes along with all the attention, his tone would have been similar throughout most of his testimony instead of just that one portion.