. >> reporter: i spoke to the woman by the name of jennifer carroll who lives in santa cruz. in 1980 her father and stepmother were murdered in southern california. she says today she felt a tremendous release of energy that has been pent up over these decades. she's been in a state of disbelief. >> reporter: for jennifer carroll, the tsunami of emotions began as a downpour of text messages earlier this morning telling her the capture of the east area rapist was all over the news.>> it has been an interesting day, congratulations, yeah, i guess. congratulations. they found the guy. i wish my grandfather could no. i wish my grandmother could no.>> reporter: 38 years since jennifer's brother found the bodies of her mother and her stepmother on their bed covered with a sheet inside of their home in ventura. the attacker had snuck in through a side door and assaulted charlie -- charlene and bludgeoned them through -- with a lock.>> it's awful and it lasted a long time and they were tied up. she was bound as tight as the others. she said their hands were bound so tight that the ha

in general population where he has to live every moment of his life in terror. >> reporter: jennifer carrollm in santa cruz when she learned the accused golden state killer had been arrested. she grew up not far from where her dad and stepmother were murdered in 1980. eventually carroll learned they were pluj onned to death with a log from a stack of fire wood otside their home. 20 years later in the year 2000 investigators told her they linked the murder to the golden state killer. carroll says if there's a trial, she's ready to testify. live in the south bay newsroom, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, jurors rors in bill cosby's sexual assault retrial will review the testimony of a star defense witness who cast doubt on the accuser's credibility, saying she once spoke of framing a prominent person to score a big payday. the jury deliberated for ten hours yesterday. >> court dongments reveal a union city woman confessed to shooting her husband 18 times because he treated her badly and she couldn't stand it anymore. prosecutors formally charged with 56-year-old sarah share gentle

wood -- >> reporter: for jennifer carroll -- for jennifer carole , it is bittersweet. it is in more than a -- it is been more than years -- it has been years since her parents were killed. >> they said their hands were bound so tight that hans would turn black. he would untie them and rape the women. >> reporter: both women are grateful to authorities. tonight it all paid off. authorities say when they surrounded him, for a moment it looked like he might be trying to think of some sort of plan. ultimately he went quietly. he will be in court on friday. in citrus heights, kpix 5 . >> he is originally from orangeville in sacramento county. he served as a police officer in auburn and plaster county in the 70s. the department fired him for allegedly shoplifting. >> it was an embarrassment for the department. i wish there were something that we could have seen. some indicator that he was even associated with the crime. >> the killer and rapist terrorized parts of the bay area in the late 70s. he targeted single women and couples in san jose, fremont, concord, walnut creek,

. >> reporter: jennifer carroll was home in santa cruz when she learned of the arrest. she grew up with her mom and two young brothers, not >> as things progressed, we learned they were bludgeoned to death with a log from a stack of fire wood they had outside their home. >> reporter: 20 years later in the year 2000, investigators told carroll they linked the murders to the golden state killer. in 2018, the arrest of joseph deangelo. carol says if there is a trial, she's ready to testify. live from the south bay newsroom, matt keller, abc news. >>> save mart is confirming joseph james deangelo worked for the company for 27 years at a distribution center in roseville outside of sacramento. in a text message to "the sacramento bee," the company spokesperson said, quote, none of his actions in the workplace would have led us to suspect any connection to crimes being attributed with him. we're working with the sacramento county district attorney's office on their investigation. >> some people are crediting a true crime journalist helping to solve this case. michelle mcnamara

jennifer carroll's father and stepmother were killed in their home, beaten to death with a fireplace log. caroll was 18 years old at the time and says her 12-year-old brother found the bodies. over all these years jennifer coped with the tragedy by believing the killer of her parents was also dead. >> i am so that he's been alive this whole time. he has not been living in terror. so if you asked me what do i want to have happen, i want him to confess because i don't want to waste one more municipal dime on his trash. >> she says she does not want deangelo to be executed. she wants him to, quote, rot in jail and she grieves for all of the people who died, both at his hands and who died not knowing what happened to them or their loved ones in the 44 years since that very first crime. as we get more reaction to the arrest of this suspected serial killer, coming up this morning in our 7:00 hour, alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley will join us right here on mornings on 2, then at 8:00 cons kost county -- contra costa county d.a. will join us. >>> a man accused of firing shots

. >> jennifer carroll was home in santa cruz when she learned the accused golden state killer had beenarrested. >> i never in my lifetime expected to see that. >> carol grew up in ventura with her mom and two brothers not far from her dad and his second wife charlene. she remembers the day in 1980 when her mom told her limon and charlene were dead. >> as things progressed, we learned they were bludgeoned to death with a log from a stack of firewood they had outside their home. >> reporter: 20 years later, investigators told carol they linked the murders to the golden state killer. and now in 2018, the arrest of joseph deangelo. >> and to find out he is just live his life. >> the news was also just sinking in for people who live near the home in ventura where the murders took place. >> i don't thinknybody is really comfortable that it happened obviously in their neighborhood, and they felt terrible about it. we've never talked to the neighbors about it. >> carol hopes if anything positive can come from such a tragedy, it's that neighbors do talk to each other and look out for one anothe

they believe joseph murdersed jennifer carroll's father and stepmother in ventura county in 1980. if convicted, she said he should live. >> absolutely do not want the death penalty. it's a private room on a wing in san quinten. the man should not be allowed to rest and feel he's safe, but i want him unsafe as possible and worry about every other inmate who actually found these women. >> they did not enter a plea friday and due in court may 14th. >>> police are investigating a homicide in a quiet residential community. a man found yesterday with a gunshot wound on garfield avenues. neighbors did not hear any gunshots, and the victim was foun found on a bench under the bart tracks on a busy bike path where children play. they have not identified him yet. this is the third murder in 15 years in albany. >>> more than 100 migrants, mostly women and children seeking asylum in the u.s. woke up on the other side of the border crossing today. the people in the caravan from central america have been told there's no room right now at that port of entry. >> reporter: a human rights struggle p

. >> jennifer carroll was home in santa cruz when she learned the accused golden state killer had been arrested. >> i never in my lifetime expected to see that. >> carol grew up in ventura with her mom and two brothers not far from her dad and his second wife charlene. she remembers the day in 1980 when her mom told her limon and charlene were dead. >> as things progressed, we learned they were bludgeoned to death with a log from a stack of firewood they had outside their home. >> reporter: 20 years later, investigators told carol they linked the murders to the golden state killer. and now in 2018, the arrest of joseph deangelo. >> and to find out he is just live his life. >> the news was also just sinking in for people who live near the home in ventura where the murders took place. >> i don't think anybody is really comfortable that it happened obviously in their neighborhood, and they felt terrible about it. we've never talked to the neighbors about it. >> carol hopes if anything positive can come from such a tragedy, it's that neighbors do talk to each other and look out for one ano

. >> reporter: for jennifer carroll the announcement is bittersweet. it's been nearly four decades since her father and stepmother, lyman and charlene smith were found by her brother, bound and bludgeoned to death. >> her rape pattern fits to what he did to other people. it's awful. it lasted a long time. they were tied up. she was bound, i'm sure as tight as the other people were bound. they said that their hands were bound so tight that the hands would turn black. that's how tight he tied them. and then he would untie the ankles and rape the women. >> reporter: both women say they are grateful to authorities. the sacramento county d.a. assembled a massive task force to try to solve the crime two years ago. it all paid off. authorities say when they surrounded deangelo for a moment it looked as if he might be trying to think of some sort of plan that he had in mind to maybe execute but ultimately went quietly. he will be in court on friday. in citrus heights, christin ayers, kpix 5. >> joseph deangelo is originally from orangevale in sacramento county

. >> reporter: jennifer carroll had a quick answer, describe being the man being the golden state killer. she said her emotion was complicated. >> i've been all up and down, from needing a moment. i was in the shower and burst out crying. i wasn't sure where it came from, but it hit me so hard. >> reporter: carroll was about 18 at the time of the murders but it was strange to see a face. >> he was bigger in life in my imagination, now i just see this disgusting old man. i hope to goodness he confesses. >> reporter: deangelo is suspected of tying up and bludgeoning the couple to death. >> he would be very, very gratified to know that we caught the guy. charlene probably, who endured potentially the worst part of the attack, it if in any way her spirit's olding onto it, that something she can let go of now. >> reporter: she says she'll continue to fight for victim's rights and is happy for the possible victims of deangelo. >> they can run through the streets free for the first time in decades, knowing this evil monster has been caught. i could use a lot of profanity, but evil monster is su

we spoke with jennifer carroll who now lives in santa cruz and says that her brother was the person who discovered their parents bodies 38 years ago. the attacker snuck in through a side door and assaulted charlene, the mother. and bludgeoned the couple to death with a log. jennifer was 18 at that time and has walled off that part of her life until now. she hopes he confesses and says that she does not want the death penalty. >> the ventura county da file to murder charges today against the man. she says she wants him to remain in the general population where he will be afraid for his life every day. afraid like many of his victims were. the other vic are speaking out this evening. -- the other victims are speaking out this evening. his youngest victim was 13 years old. >> i held my own. i still feel this way to this day. it's just amazing, i never looked back. i was never afraid of that dark alley or never let this person define who i am. that's getting him too much power. >> he was feared everywhere. this woman remembers reading all about the east area rapist before she was attacked.

.>> jennifer carroll lives here in santa cruz. she never thought her father and stepmother's killer would be caught. in fact, she thought he was dead. today she is grateful dna evidence led to to help us solve their case. >> i thought he was dead. that is how i coped. >> she got because she never thought she would get from the district attorney. nearly 40 years after her father and stepmother were brutally murdered. the suspected killer joseph james deangelo had been caught. >> i have been having all the feelings today. so many feelings from sadness to happiness to gratitude. >> her father and stepmother were tied up and bludgeoned to death inside their home. it happened march 1980 when carol was 18. her 12-year-old brother found their body. >> it was a heinous crime. extremely violent and bloody. they were killed with a log. that does not happen. >> this never recalled the terror that day. >> there must have been 25 cop cars up there and in ambulance and it was just a lot of chaos. >> and isolated at the time -- isolated crime at

their daughter jennifer carrole lives near santa cruise. her parents were bound together with drapely cords and beaten to death with a log from their fireplace. her 12-year-old brother found the bodies. >> this murder was a heinous crime. extremely violent. very bloody. >> reporter: he says deangelo's arrest was news she's been waiting to hear for decades. >> i'm so mad he's been alive this time. he has not been living in terror. i want him to confess because i don't want to waste one more municipal dime on his trash. >> reporter: even though the arrest comes decades after that first attack, there is aceps of relief, a sense of satisfaction for some of the victim's families. >> for the 51 ladies that were brewly fall -- brutally raped in this crime scene sleep better tonight, he isn't coming through the window. he's now in jail and he's history. >> stay with ktvu for continuing coverage on the golden state killer. coming up at 12:30 we will hear an audio recording from deangelo's first victim recalling her terrifying encounter. >>> developi

police believe joseph deangelo murdered jennifer carroll's father and stepmother in ventura county in 1980. carroll says he should not get the death penalty if he convicted. >> absolutely do not want the death penalty. the death penalty is a private room on a wing at san quentin. i don't think this man should be allowed to reft and think he's safe. i want him to feel as unsafe as possible. i want him to worry about every other inmate who actually values women. >> carroll says she believes deangelo is exaggerating any disability he may have had. dee anglo rode in a wheelchair during his first court appearance. >>> several witnesses captured the panic at a bowling alley on camera. [ gunshots ]. >> oh, my goodness. >> you can hear the three shots on the cell phone video. one person was hurt in saturday night's shooting at the classic bowling center. he is in critical condition. police are asking anyone who saw what happened to give them a call. >>> following breaking news in the east bay. another earthquake has just rattled. according to the u.s. geological center, a 3.3 quake hit alamo

jennifer carroll's father and stepmother were killed in their home, beaten to death with a fireplace log. carroll was just 18 years old at the time and says her 12- year-old brother found the bodies. over all these years jennifer coped with the tragedy by believing the killer of her parents was also dead. >> i am so that he's been alive this whole time. he has not been living in terror. so if you asked me what do i want to have happen, i want him to confess because i don't want to waste one more municipal dime on his trash. >> she says she does not want deangelo to be executed. she wants him to, quote, rot in jail. she grieves for all of the people who died, both at his hands and those who died not knowing what happened to them or their loved ones in the 44 years since the first crime. >>> as we get more reaction to the arrest of the suspected serial killer, coming up this morning at 7:00 alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley will be joining us here on mornings on 2, then at 8:00 we are going to talk to contra costa county d.a. dianna becton. >>> police in petaluma arrested

in 1980, jennifer carroll's father and step mother were bludgeoned to death in their santa cruz homece. >> i'm so upset that he's been alive this whole time. he has not been living in terror. so if you ask me what do i want to have happen? i want him to confess. i don't want to waste one more municipal dime on his trash. >> police say the golden state killer terrorized residents in ten different counties frequently attacking couples sleeping in their bedrooms, sexually assaulting the wife while the husband was tied up in a different room. it isn't clear why the decade long crime spree suddenly stopped in 86, but for the past 30 years, deangelo was raising a family and living a quiet life in a sacramento suburb. now being housed in the psych ward at the sacramento jail facing eight counts of murder and he could enter a plea at his next court appearance, may 14th. eric? and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever,