investigators have been trying to link nine rapes to joseph deangelo. victims have explained what it's been like 40 years to wait for someone to be convicted. >> he put a gun to my husband's head and said if i didn't tie him uptightly, he'd kill him. >> his public defender has said her client is innocent until proven guilty. this morning's announcement will be at 11:00 in orange county and he's scheduled rob in court again september 5th. >>> smoke from the northern california fires continues to impact the bay area. an air quality advisory continues through today. experts say spending a day outside in parts of seattle is equal to smoking more than a half pack of cigarettes. >> yikes. >> that's pretty bad. >> this is not the day for that long outdoor run. >> no, it's not. >> i know you really wanted to do a marathon today. >> for sure. >>> as far as temperatures and humidity here are going, they have an easier battle ahead than the last week or so thanks to some changes. take a look at current temperatures, santa rosa 53 degrees, 55 in fairfield, 58 oakla

how she was able to identify suspect -- joseph deangelo. >>> the uc berkley marching band takes the field with a new director this weekend. we're joined in the studio with the man behind the music. >> that's right. i'm the guy that cannot stop talking about my school. go bears. tomorrow is a big football game. the opener is august 31st, 2018. i love the pride. >> did you put this in? >> we have the new director of the call band joining us. he comes from far away. he's taking over a legendary band. and we'll talk about. the band is the best part of the game, at least in my book. >> i do like to hear the band pregame. it gets you excited. i went to the university of colorado. >> i remember one year i was on the cover of the denver post the next day for some tailgating activities with a good friend of mine. i'll have to dig that up. >> you can post it on archives doing. >> and we'll have an ultimate tailgating segment later on. we're in that season. >>> let's take you to to some of the news of the day. it was a tension situation at balboa higscre back in session where a gun went off yesterda

. >> reporter: investigators tied joseph james deangelo 29 rapes here in this county. they were only able to charge him with four. two in concord, one in san ramon, and one here in danville. >> wherever he went he left a wake of terror. >> reporter: for the first time joseph james deangelo is charged with four rapes. >> thankfully we can hold someone accountable for these crimes and seek justice. >> reporter: the announcement of 13 new charges came from a team of california district attorneys. including the da from contra costa. together they worked to solve the cold case. >> for decades he evaded justice and devastated communities across california. >> this human predator, took a path through all these counties. >> reporter: joseph james deangelo is already facing charges for 13 murders but it is believed the former officer committed dozens of alleged rapes in the 70s and 80s. >> we are going to be talking to people explaining how they can protect themselves. >> reporter: it would take dna evidence to track down joseph james deangelo and arrest him in the spring. it a

federal investigators are trying d an joseph deangelo is accused of shooting and killing claude snellingin 1975. investigators believe smelling was his first murder victim. russell flew a 76-seat aircraft above the seattle area for over an hour before crashing on friday evening. reporter jamie yuccas has the latest. he is due back in court next month. >>> federal investigators are trying to figure out what prompted an airline ground worker to steal a passenger plane from a major u.s. airport. 29-year-old richard russell flew a 76 seat aircraft above seattle for about an hour before crashing on friday evening. reporter jamie yuccas has the latest. handle baggage and cargo - ier turboprop airb >> reporter: witnesses on the ground didn't know what to think when i saw two f-15 fighter jets pursuing an air horizon passenger plane. >> all of a sudden, the plane was gone, the island shook, and i thought we had been bombed. >> reporter: investigators are trying to determine how and why richard russell, a nearly 4 year employee assigned to handle cargo managed to get the prop plane airborne. his

(ken) plus -- new charges against joseph deangelo... the man dubbed the golden state killer. how a father died while trying to protect his teenage daughter. (pam) and -- police are trying to figure out how this woman's body .. wound up floating in canal in bay point. we'll have a live report on this investigation.. after the break. is is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999... intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts on each side to keep you both comfortable. and snoring? how smart is that? smarter sleep. to help you lose your dad bod, train for that marathon, and wake up with the patience of a saint. and now, save up to $500 on select sleep number 360 smart beds. plus, no interest until january 2021. ends wednesday. (pam) nearly a month after an east bay woman's body was found floating in a canal, investigators are still trying to figure out what led up to her death...(ken) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in the newsroom with details... live 25 year old kreonna smith went missing on july 16th...she was last

. >>> we are learning additional information about the murder charge against joseph deangelo. a professor was killed trying to keep his teenage daughter from being kidnapped in the middle of the night. >> 72-year-old joseph deangelo is facing 32 murder charges. >> in addition to the physical description, the m.o. of the suspect, there is physical evidence that we have that can link them to these crimes. >> making the announcement against the 72-year-old deangelo for the 1975 murder of a journalism professor. snelling was allegedly shot twice in the chest after confronting him in his carport as a maxed man tried to abduct his daughter in the middle of the night. >> we do have ballistic information that allowed us to link a gun that was stolen from a burglary. >> the murder was believed to be the first for the alleged golden state killer known then as a ransack or. the crimes he gripped the community. >> 102 cases that we attribute. 100 of those are burglaries or attempted burglaries that occurred that have the snelling homicide case as well as the case of the attempted murder a

new information just announced in the past hour in the case against alleged golden state killer joseph deangelo. >> the complaint filed today in sacramento superior court against joseph james deangelo reflects the sheer criminal breadth, the geographic scope and the generational impact of this very significant case. >> we're live from the newsroom with new charges just filed. >> good morning, mike. the press conference from orange county just finished up. the 6th district attorneys announced the trial of joseph james deangelo will be held in sacramento. he's charged with 13 counts of murder, special circumstances, and more. and crimes that occurred in contra costa county will be against deangelo. >> deangelo could face four life sentences plus ten years for the alleged crimes of kidnapping during the course of robbery. >> joseph james deangelo the so called golden state killer faces 13 murder count ins sacramento, orange, santa barbara and two other counties. prior to the slayings deangelo is believed to have been the east bay rapist who assaulted dozens of women. deangelo was an auburn police

today former police officer joseph deangelo will answer to a judge. the amended complaint alleges 26 crimes including 13 murders in sacramento, santa barbara, orange, ventura county. >> as of tuesday also facing four counts rape in contra costa county. >> thankfully we can hold someone accountable for these crimes and seek justice for victims. >> reporter: it to dna evidence to track down 72 -year-old deangelo and arrest him in april. in addition to the 13 murders, he is suspected and dozens of burglaries and at least nine rates. the statute of limitations has prevented prosecutors from charging him in all cases. >> the fact we cannot charge some because of the statute of limitations does not mean we will not seek to introduce that evidence at trial. >> prosecutors say they are not finished with the case. they are continuing to look for more victims and further criminal charges are likely. >> state lawmakers considering a proposal that would allow bart to fast track plans for housing development. >> would allow bart to low -- to ignore local zoning ru

prosecutors charged 72-year-old joseph deangelo with the 1975 shooting death of claude snelling in visalia killed protecting his 16-year-old daughter as she was being kidnapped from their home. deangelo was arrested earlier this year and is charged with 12 other murders. is also suspected of committing as many as 50 reps across california. >>> you're watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30. more than 3000 firefighters continued to battle the mendocino complex fire burning in mendocino, lake, and colusa county. >> the fire is made up of two separate fires, the ranch fire and the river fire. the ranch fire alone is the largest wildfire in state history. it has burned 300,000 acres and as of tonight is 59% contained. the smaller riverside fire is 93% contained. cal fire says the two fires have burned 150 homes and are threatening many more. warm temperatures, shifting winds, and rugged terrain continue to be a challenge for cruise. >> yosemite national park is scheduled to reopen tomorrow after being closed during the height of the tourist season. the ferguson fire closed the park's closure for thre

investigators have been trying to link 9 rapes to joseph deangelo.ms explain what it's been like 40 years, waiting for someone to be convicted. >> he put a gun to my husband's head and said if i didn't tie him uptightly, he'd kill him. >> the da would not comment on her involvement today. the announcement will be at 11:00 in orange county and he's expected back in court on september 5th. >>> microsoft says it's discovered new russian hacking attempts ahead of the midterm elections. the company says a hacking group created fake internet domains designed to look like conservative organizations. officials say the websites may have been used to kick start cyberattacks on political groups and candidates prior to the november election. it's unclear if anyone clicked on those fake sites. moscow denies the allegations. >>> today san francisco city leaders will vote on a process meant to speed up traffic on a busy corridor. they could get an earful from the public first. anne makovec has more. >> reporter: the question is over who should be able to use these

they are combining the cases against joseph deangelo the case against the golden state killer is destined to become the biggest trial in state history. the da from six counties announced today they are combining the cases against joseph james deangelo. today they filed 13 counts of murder and 13 more counts related to sexual assault in sacramento superior court. among them the first bay area charges. four counts of kidnapping in concert -- in construct county -- in constant koester county. >> he devastated communities across california. due to the severity of these crimes these victims often face tremendous trauma after so much time has passed. >> the charges against joseph james deangelo date back to the late 70s. >>> one of the challenges for prosecutors is finding a jury to hear a murder case. lemor abrams has out part of the story. >> it is very fitting that this journey for justice that has been sought for over 40 years ends in sacramento. >> reporter: to 72-year old has not yet entered a plea. however prosecutors announced he will stand trial in sacramento. a city where investigator

reporter steve large was in the courtroom and has details. >> reporter: joseph deangelo made his way into this sacramento county courtroom standing inside a metal enclosure, his face noticeably thinner, his frame leaner compared to his earlier court appearances. >> count 7, santa barbara county. >> reporter: deangelo listened as the long list of charges were read, decades of violent crimes, rape, murder, kidnapping now all complained in a single sacramento court complaint by six separate california counties. prosecutors from five of the counties were inside the courtroom, then left together in this suv. orange county d.a. tony racaucus was among the prosecutors who came to sacramento for this court date. >> i thought it was very important to get this started right. this is a very solemn time to have all the charges read, have the defendant standing there. >> reporter: prosecutors also asked the judge for an inquiry into whether deangelo can afford to hire his own legal team. deangelo's current court appointed public defenders did not answer any reporter questions as they left the cour

investigators now say joseph deangelo is the prime suspect in the 1975 killing of claude snelling. police say the victim was shot while stopping the kidnapping of his own 16-year-old daughter in visalia. >> in my heart i believe he's the one and that my father was his first victim. >> now police say deangelo is also the so-called visalia ransacker, the man accused of burglarizing more than 100 homes in that area around the same time that snelling was killed. >> these crimes and the manner in which they were committed brought fear to this quiet community during the 18 month period in which the visalia ransacker terrorized this city and at times was known to eat or prepare food in the victims' residences during his crimes. >> police nearly captured the visalia ransacker three months after snelling's murder, but he escaped after firing a gun at a detective who tried to arrest him. joseph deangelo, accused of killing at least a dozen others during the '70s and '80s, dna evidence led to his arrest in april. he is due back in court next month. >>> president trump is in upstate new york.

. >> 72-year-old joseph deangelo faces 26 new charges. abc 7 news reporter -- the district attorney from five california counties sat down today, and abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live with the story. >> reporter: hi, dan, h kristen, it took the judge 18 minutes to read through all of these charges, each of these 26 counts carries a possible life sentence for deangelo as for the defendant. he stared straight ahead. the entire time. >> and with malice aforethought murdered deborah -- >> reporter: joseph deangelo stood stone faced as the judge in the sacramento courtroom read through 26 felony counts, half of them for murders in the 1980s that often included rape and the use of a knife or gun. >> count 25, contra costa county -- >> reporter: after 13 murders, the judge read through 13 additional felonies, each aggravated kidnapping for robbery, cases investigators say included rapes but not charged as such because of the statute of limitations. >> deangelo could face four life seasons plus ten years. >> reporter: four of those cases

my bet is on orange county. >> on the flipside of the coin, if you are defending joseph deangelo, is place you would rather have this first trial be held? >> you know, it depends. because you've got so many murders, and they are so awful, and, there is so much evidence against him. it's hard to say that one place would be better than the other. it's not as if you are going to look forward to a more liberal journey in one place or the other. it's just a terrible set of crimes. >> let's talk about the bay area connection to all of this. we know along with murder charges that you just talked about, that joseph deangelo faces, he's accused of numerous sexual assaults that happened in contra costa county and east bay in the late 1970s. we know that the district attorney will be on hand for the announcement tomorrow. what possibility is there that deangelo is charged in connection with any of those rapes? >> he could be charged with some, if not all. it depends on the date. rapes have a statute of limitations on them, or at that time had a statute of limitations. it may be that some of the

joseph deangelo is facing 13 felony counts murder, plus several kidnapping and robbery charges. at rainment today is set for 1:30 this afternoon. >>> also today in san francisco, a hearing about a second round of charges facing the man that was found not guilty of the murder of indicate stineland -- kate stineland. he has been charged with an ex felon in charge of a gun. a court hearing was set today and they will talk if an upcoming supreme court decision on double general do i affect the case -- jeopardy will affect the case. >>> and we have new information details from san hose about an overnight business fire that the investigators now are calling suspicious. firefighters were first called to a cafe on mount ray road. they call it suspicious because there had been several fires near that building the past. today was a one alarm fire. no injuries reported. >>> san hose police are searching for the man that kidnapped a college student and then forced the victim to withdrawl cash from several atms. >> reporter: we check with the san jose police and they say that the suspect sti

joseph deangelo is suspected in 13 murders across the state. they expect the prosecutors to lay out their strategy. >> the majority of the murder took place in southern california. orange county has the resources to handle a big case like this. official orange county will go first or all the prosecutions will be in orange county in a coordinated way. >> joseph deangelo he had not in contra costa. but she had been linked to sexual assaults in 1978 to 1979. >>> bart is working to crackdown and fare evaders by wanting to change fare gates at every station. the plan to fix the problem that is costing bart millions of dollars a year and a look at how many people are cheating the system. >> reporter: one by one, in no time fare evaders make entry and in 20 minutes, a dozen cheaters slipped through. it is a $75 fine. for law-abiding riders this is a problem. >> we're all trying to get to the same place and we value to pay our fair -- we value to pay our fair -- we all have to a our fair share. >> it has become a tremendous problem, a $25 million probl

a noticeably thinner joseph deangelo sat expressionless behind bars in court today. a for the 13 murder charges and 13 other rape- related crimes. afterwards, deangelo's public defender walked past reporters, refusing to comment. coming out of the courtroom.. a line of victims and victims advocates... one woman holding up a sign that read "remember the victims." jennifer carole's father and step mother were murdered by the suspected golden state killer in ventura in 1980. ((jennifer carole - victim)) "my heart is pounding right now, i'm going to be shaking on my ride home. it made it very concrete, very legal, very tangible, we've never really heard the charges like that before." (grant) (grant)carole says victims have before deangelo goes court date is scheduled for december 6. (catherine) new tonight at 6. we're learning more about the 31-year old man arrested earlier this month -- accused of videotaping a sexual encounter without the victim's knowledge. san bruno police say that scott inouye is a federal agent with u.s. customs and border protection. they say he me

joseph deangelo is accused of killing at least a dozen others. dna led to his arrest in april. >>> joining us this morning our financial reporter jason brooks. >> good morning. tesla's board says three independent directors will make up a special committee and say they have yet to get a formal proposal. musk's plan to take the company private is being considered and they have the final say on whether or not musk will be able to take tesla private. shares are higher today. small business confidence continues to rise despite the early signs of the trade war. small business optimism in july rose to its second highest on the records. and the stock market bouncing back this morning just a little bit. back to you. >> jason brooks, thank you. >>> time for traffic and weather. we have a bit of an issue here. >> we have some issues here. right now we have a new accident along 101, northbound direction near candlestick park. no delays just yet but it's said to be on the shoulder. 101 near airport, traffic starting to get heavy here southbound. starting to

monday chief jason salazar announced joseph deangelo is the sole suspect in the burglaries and snelling murder. deangelo has already been charged with other murders and is in custody in sacramento county. >> we are confident through the information obtained from victims and witnesses through thorough examination of modus operandi in the cases through the development of physical evidence and by linking a firearm that was used in the claude snelling murder that joseph deangelo is the man responsible for these crimes. >> deliangelo was a police officer with the city of ex-center at the time of the crimes. while there is physical evidence in the case, salazar said they don't have any dna. tulare county district said the murder charge is the result of solid and persistent police work. >> to think that the crimes that now we see from the charges filed across the state may have originated in our quaint, quiet, wonderful little town is quite startling. but with this filing, we have officially linked the visalia ransacker to be the same individual that is known as the east area rapist, and tragi

reporter: tulare county district attorney believes snelling was the first victim murdered by joseph deangeloe suspected golden state killer. he we're filing first degree murder charges against mr. deangelo, along with an allegation that he used a firearm in the commission of that murder. >> reporter: during the 1907s and '80s deangelo committed at least 12 other murders and 50 rapes in ten california counties. dna evidence led to his arrest in april deangelo is not dectly linked to snelling's murder by dna, jason salazar said he can prove he was the ransacker. >> we have witnesses that can identify mr. deangelo as the suspect in that time. they were tied directly to the murder of snelling. >> reporter: he worked as a police officer about 12 miles away in the town of exeter. he is also suspected of 1 #00 burglaries and attempted sex assaults in visalia. >> the only crime that we can attribute to mr. deangelo that has not passed the statute of limitations is the murder of mr. snelling. >> reporter: deangelo has not yet entered a plea in his criminal cases. >> i'm just happy he's caught. he's a

from six counties will be there, including contra costa county district attorney. 72-year-old joseph deangelo is suspected in 13 murders across the state. uc hastings law professor david levine expects the prosecutors to lay out their strategy. >> the majority of the murders took place in southern california. orange county has the resources to handle the cases, so that is what we will learn. either orange county is going to go first or all of the prosecutions will be in orange county in a coordinated way. >> deangelo has not been linked to hanukkah -- to homicides in contra costa county, but he is expected of assault in contra costa county. it could mean deangelo may be charged with at least some of those crimes. >>> in one oakland neighborhood, people are fed up with a peeping tom. a man has been seen at the homes of two different women in recent weeks. they have video of them -- of him trying to peek through their windows. tell us how they have tried to catch this man. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yes, this prowler has been caught on camera four times, and apparently being caugh

joseph deangelo. helms worked woth deangelo for 11-years as a mechanic.efore deanglo was arrested.. he visited helms and his girlfirend lynn.. she says she's still haunted by that visit on their front porch. <'it was this chair right here and after he hugged me he pointed to this chair here and told me to sit - youre gonna sit right there - thats how he spoke to me. ali: bossed you around a little bit? oh yes disrespectful'>( james ) the couple says the joe denagleo they knew ... the man who sold them the tools is a different person from the man they see on tv now. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... drivers are mad... and now the d-m-v says it's angry over hours long wait times. ( james ) plus... another day, another rough loss for the giants... as the astros pull off more late inning heroics. ( james ) and next... a groom -- taking pics with his new bride on the beach -- jumps into the water to save a teen from drowning. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. wb 80 slows from 880 overcrossing belly fat: the chili pepper sweat

joseph deangelo. helms worked woth deangelo for 11-years as a mechanic. was arrested.. he visited helms and his girlfirend lynn.. she says she's still haunted by that visit on their front porch. <'it was this chair right here and after he hugged me he pointed to this chair here and told me to sit - youre gonna sit right there - thats how he spoke to me. ali: bossed you around a little bit? oh yes disrespectful'>( james ) the couple says the joe denagleo they knew ... the man who sold them the tools is a different person from the man they see on tv now. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour.... he's been missing for almost a month. now the wife of this bay area man is asking police to do more to find him. ( darya ) and after the break... they're designed to help you... but cars and trucks with "electronic driver assist systems" could be making roads more dangerous. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. get to the ross shoe event and get the shoes you want...for way less. oh yeah. ross has the top brands at big savings. for the latest styles and

joseph deangelo is facing 13 new counts of kidnapping. >> most stem from the east area rapist attacks in sacramento and contra costa county years ago. prosecutors from six counties announced they are teaming up to try the case in sacramento, an effort they say is unprecedented. >> this human predator, deangelo, took a path through all of these counties in our state. and wherever he went, he left a wake of terror in his path. >> single prosecution in a single jurisdiction serves the best interests of the case, its victims, and the cause of justice. >> it's very fitting that this journey for justice that has been sought for over 40 years ends in sacramento. >> the 72-year-old former police officer is believed to be behind more than 50 rapes in california. one of the golden state killer's victims still lives in the east bay. >> now, she spoke today with ke aiabc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley. >> leslie joins us live from walnut creek. >> reporter: mary berwert lived here in walnut creek in 1979. she was 13 years old and was assaulted in her bedroom by the golden state kill remember als

joseph deangelo of citrus heights is now facing 13 counts of murder and 13 counts of kidnapping. >> ito remember where i was living when he was active. >> reporter: she says she was not familiar with the case until last year when she was approached by now retired contra costa county d.a. investigator who credits her for helping crack the case. >> we have 8,000 tips that have come in over the years and his name was never given to us. >> one of the first thing i do is develop a profile for that person i'm going to looking for. >> reporter: she developed a suspect profile with information from old newspaper articles that suggested he may have been in law enforcement or the military. she then built family trees using information that came from the dna found in the semen sample recovered from a crime scene that was uploaded to a public website used to find relatives. >> we heard that he had blue eyes. >> reporter: the search yielded more than 1,000 genetic cousins. she was able to develop information that the killer may be prematurely bald and of italian heritage. she said she used the dna

joseph deangelo was in court yesterday. he's facing 13 murder charges. of limitations has long run out for charging the 72-year-old with the rapes of nearly 50 women during the 1970's and 80's. so prosecutors are charging him with 13 kidnapping-related charges. prosecutors have not decided whether to seek the death penalty. ( james ) in the east bay... police need your help finding this man. he is a person of interest in a stabbing that happened early yesterday morning... outside the warm springs bart station in fremont. we first brought you this story yesterday morning as breaking news. the station was closed at the time. so there were no passengers. the victim remains hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... a california congressman accused of using his campaign account for personal expenses... is now blaming his wife. ( james ) and after the break... an outbreak linked to mcdonald's salads is getting worse... now hundreds more people are sick. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommerci

southern california, six district attorneys announced they're joining together to bring 72-year-old joseph deangelo to justice. he returns to court on thursday to face their new combined complaint. it now accuses him of 13 murders on 18 more charges of rape, burglary and kidnapping, and he will not change jails. the trial will be in sacramento county. >> as i've said many times, both personally and professionally, having grown-up in sacramento, this case changed our community. it's very difficult to explain to folks what that means if you did not live through it.>>he co the lead attorney. the sto the statute of limitations is expired for rape charges. you request can go to our websi this interactive map of all the crimes he is accused of. >>> the school hasn't started at stanford yet, however, they are dealing with a claim of rape on campus. a woman reported she was raped on campus late sunday night. now the university is not saying exactly where on campus this alleged attack happened. both students and faculty members say they're shocked about this latest news. >> well, stanford has very high rate

abc 7 news was in sacramento as 72-year-old joseph deangelo heard the charges against him, the judge read the 26 new counts, 13 for murder and 13 tied to sexual assaults in sacramento and contra costa e wleme never looked at the judge and never entered a plea. the next hearing will be december the 6th. the issue then will be weather deangelo deserves a free public defender. >>> two men are under arrest gnat death of an alameda restaurant owner, the attack was caught on surveillance video back this april. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live in alameda with the latest. eric? >> reporter: and kristen, that fatal attack happened right outside the family's restaurant. at the front door here in alameda. one of the suspects made a court appearance today. the other one is scheduled to appear tomorrow morning. these are the two suspects, 29-year-old dante holloway of oakland. alameda police say this surveillance video shows the two tring to rob 62-year-old cindy lee of her purse outside the restaurant she owned on webster night. on. the two when followed lee and her husband, in california,

deangelo. rob? >> reporter: the so-called golden state killer is charged with crimes in a half a dozen different california counties. but, prosecutors say the trial of joseph james deangelo on 13 murder counts and dozens of other charges will take place in sacramento. six district attorneys from six different california counties announced tuesday they will be working as one team on one enormous case against a man known as the golden state killer, and east bay rapist. >> the complaint filed today, in sacramento superior court against joseph james deangelo reflects the sheer criminal brought -- breadth,, the geographic scope, and, the generational impact, of this very significant case. >> reporter: de'angelo faces 13 counts of murder, with 18 special circumstances, and more than two dozen weapons charges. but, tuesday, prosecutors added an additional 13 counts of kidnapping in the course of robbery. four of those cases involve rapes in concord, san ramon, and danville in 1978 and 1979. two of those cases have dna evidence. >> deangelo could face four life sentences, +10 years for the alleged crimes of kidnapping during the course of robbery. fully, we can no

investigators say they believe this was joseph deangelo's very first murder. at that time, police were searching for a man dubbed the ransack or who was linked to 100 burglaries in the area. deangelo worked as a police officer in the city of exeter just about 10 miles away. >> the m.o. of the suspect, there is physical evidence that we have that can link into these crimes although we don't have dna. >> deangelo is being held in sacramento county and is already charged with 12 other murders. he is also suspected of committing as many as 50 rapes across california. >>> investigators are hoping to generate new tips in the search for a missing college student from iowa. 20-year-old mollie tibbetts was last seen going for a run in her hometown of brooklyn, iowa on july 18th. today, 30s launched a website called finding mollie iowa.gov. investigators want to hear from anyone in certain locations on the day she disappeared. >> we have this map that is interactive that they can pull up and take a look. there's also a link for the tips that they can provide anonymous ti

today, the man accused of be being the golden state killer heard the charges against him, but joseph deangelo did not enter a plea today. you heard the reading of his new combined complaint which bundles 13 murders and 13 kidnapping/robberies. the district attorneys of those counties announced a single prosecution and trial to happen in sacramento. they identified him through his dna. the former police officer has also been tied to dozens of rapes, but the statute of limitations for those crimes have since expired. >>> multiple sharp force injuries, that's how mollie tibbetts was killed. the medical examiner ruled her death a homicide. details are limited, because autopsy reports are confidential under iowa law, except for the cause of death and manner of death. cristhian rivera is charged with first degree murder. she vanished on july 18th while jogging. her body was found on a farm east of the university. >>> a desperate search in two countries for a young girl from the east bay. carla perez hasn't been seen since august 5th. it's believed her mother kidnapped her from her home. but shes do

. >> investigators say now joseph deangelo is the sole suspect in the december, 1985 killing of claude snelling. police say the victim was shot while stopping the kidnapping of his 16-year-old daughter in visalia. his daughter said it began when a masked gunman broke into her bedroom in the middle of the night, threatened her and dragged her out of the house. >> that's when i heard my dad yell and the man with the ski mask pushed me to the ground, turned, shot my dad twice as he was coming through the backdoor. >> now police say deangelo is also the so-called visalia ransacker, the man accused of burglarizing more than 100 homes in the area about the same time that snelling was killed. investigators say the gun used to kill snelling was stolen by the visalia ransacker. >> these crimes and the manner in which they were committed brought fear to this quiet community during the 18 month period in which the visalia ransacker terrorized this city and was at times was known to eat or prepare food in the victims' residences during his crimes. >> joseph deangelo is accused of killing at least

, officials believe they have enough physical evidence and also witness statements to convict joseph deangelom professor in visalia back in september 1975. that's when they believe the reign of terror began for the man known as the golden state killer, and also the east area rapist. 72-year-old joseph deangelo is now facing 13 charges of first- degree murder. the charges, after prosecutors and other california counties use dna to file murder charges. >> in addition to the physical description, the m.o. of the suspect, there is some physical evidence we have that can link him to these crimes. although we don't have dna. >> reporter: making the announcement this morning, the visalia police chief and county district attorney against the 72-year-old deangelo for the 1975 murder of journalism professor claude snelling. he was allegedly shot twice in the chest by deangelo after confronting him in his carport after a masked man tried to abduct his 60-year-old daughter in the middle of the night. >> we do have ballistics information that allowed us to link again. that was stolen from a ransack or bur

. >> reporter: suspected golden state killer joseph deangelo appeared in court. he did not enter a plea. this case will be heard here in sacramento county and d'angelo could potentially face the death penalty. his mouth slightly open, and joseph deangelo showed no visible emotion as he appeared in court on a new complaint, charging him with 13 counts of murder and 13 other attacks across the state. prosecutors in six counties filed charges tuesday against deangelo, the alleged golden state killer and east area rapist. deangelo now stands accused of a wave of killings and sexual assaults in sacramento, santa barbara, contra costa, and orange counties. four rapes in contra costa county are being charged as kidnappings because the statute of limitations for sexual assault have run out. deangelo did not enter a plea, nor did he speak at the hearing. >> i'm not making any statement at this time. no comment. >> reporter:'s attorney had little to say but i did speak with jennifer carroll whose mother and stepfather were allegedly killed by deangelo in ventura county. sh

prosecutors from six different counties will be there. 72- year-old joseph deangelo is suspected in 13 murders across the state. david levine take the smack tells us -- david levine tells us he expects the prosecutors to lay out their strategy. >> orange county has the resources to handle a big case like this. in all likelihood, once counties going to go first, or all of the prosecutions will be in orange county in a coordinated way. >> deangelo has not been linked to homicides in contra costa county, but he is accused of nonsexual assault in the county between october 1978 and july 1979. it could mean deangelo may be charged with at least some of those crimes. >>> the san francisco mayor in a sharply worded letter called out several concerns, including the reduced service on bus lines and the overall lack of service and background checks on contractors who worked on projects. a contractor was killed while working on the twin peaks tunnel contract. it was later revealed that the contractor have been cited 39 times for safety violations. muni director responded to the mayor reading i ap

all the cases against joseph deangelo will be combined into one trial. m attacks in contra costa county from 19-78 to 19-79. deangelo could face four life sentences plus ten years on those charges alone. deangelo will be tried on more than a zen homicides... and will face numerous other charges including 13 counts of kidnapping for robbery. ( james ) towing sweeps are in effect in oakland... if you find an orange courtesy notice on your windsheild you have 72-hours to move your car. 350 vehicles have been targeted by oakland police in part of recent towing sweeps from east oakland to the san leandro border. the city of oakland is dealing with a growing abandoned car problem. police say most of the vehicles appear to be empty but people are living in some of the cars. oakland police recovered 15 stolen cars during the initial sweeps. ( james ) also in the east bay... the city of oakland says it's trying to make it safer for kids to get to school. city officials say they have activated new cross-walk safety features. that includes a lighted signal that will

they charged 72-year-old joseph deangelo with snelling's death in 1975. he was shot trying to stop him from kidnapping his 16-year-old daughter. they believe deangelo is behind more than a hundred burglaries in the '70s. >> he was very elusive and likely prowld victims's residences prior to committing those crimes and oftentimes used a bicycle as a means of travel. >> deangelo is in a sacramento county jail and accused of other murders in the '70s and '80s. >>> an oakland crash that left a police officer seriously injured happened overnight near middle harbor road and 7th street. he was pinned after colliding in a car and semi-truck. melanie has the latest. >> reporter: police say that oakland police officer remains in critical condition. they say he is the son of an oakland police department lieutenant. you could see the extensive damage from this oakland police department towed from an overnight collision where the officer was trapped inside. >> they attempted to try to get the door open, get the officer out. they were not able to. >> reporter: the oakl

joseph deangelo faces 13 murder charges for deaths that happened across the state in the '70s and '80she is responsible for more than 50 rapes including possibly 9 here in contra costa county. he is in jail in sacramento. prosecutors from around the state will be at the press conference in santa ana. they're expected to announce where they plan to hold the trial and if additional charges are going to be filed. this office here in martinez did not comment on why the district attorney will be appearing down south. that press conference is set for 11:00 this morning. live in martinez, amy hollyfield. abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. we'll send out a push alert when the news conference starts. you can get that plus new developments on the golden state killer by downloading the abc 7 news app and enabling push alerts. >> turning to the east bay. the alameda county sheriff's office secretly recorded at least one conversation between a juvenile crime suspikt and his attorney. >> a video of a conversation between two sheriff's officials suggest the practice happened multiple times. a sergeant hi

joseph deangelo is scheduled to be arraigned on 13 new charges. prosecutors filed new allegations tied to sexual assault cases in sacramento and contra costa counties. those charges are now combined with the 13 murder charges already filed in santa barbara, orange, and ventura and sacramento. orange county's d.a. says more charges could come. he will be prosecuted in sacramento county. officials say this could take years. >>> torrential downpours from hurricane lane are already soaking ian as the storm approaches. parts of maui county also seeing rain. president trump has issued a disaster declarations for hawaii as residents continue to brace for the worst. that move authorizes the department of homeland security and fema to coordinate disaster relief efforts with the state. officials opened shelters on the big slanisland. meteorologist mike nicco joining me and so, mike, where is the hurricane right now? >> it's still south of the islands, at least the eye is, which is where we always look because that's where the fastest winds are. still at 130

the contra costa county da will announce an update on the case of joseph deangelo. >> bart is looking at redesigning its fare gates to cut down on cheaters who ride for free. it can't just modify the gates because a company owns software that operates the fare gates. that means new equipment that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. >> san francisco's muni director could face a tough performance review. the mayor sent him a letter criticizing the agency for service delays and a driver shortage. >> number four, in a tweet this he's considering yanking the national security clearance for former president obama. last week, president trump revoked the national security clearance for former cia director john brennan. >> number five, if you live around oakland and san francisco, hope you enjoyed yesterday. almost a carbon copy today. the rest of us, the cooling continues, just not as dramatic as yesterday. a lot of 70s and 80s today. >> number six, so far so good. we don't have any major issues for the tuesday morning commute. here's a live look at highway 87 in san jose. you can see

joseph deangelo did not enter a play in sacramento today. he also faces charges in 13 other attacks across the state, including four rapes, that are being charged as kidnappings, because the statute of limitations for sexual assault has run out. some victims families were in the courtroom today. >> if you notice, the survivor crowd is growing. i'm so thrilled that survivers having more and more confidence coming out and being here, and showing him we're all here together, working together. >> deangelo will return to court on december 6th. prosecute herself ins the case is a not decided whether to seek the death penalty. >>> a caution of death has been determined in the case of mollie tibbetts, who died as a result of multiple sharp force injuries. that's according to a preliminary autopsy from the iowa state medical examiner. the killing of the 20-year-old college student coupled with the suspect's illegal status has reignited the u.s. immigration debate. authorities say the suspect, 24- year-old cristhian vives from mexico, and entered the

joseph deangelo was in court yesterday. he's facing 13 murder charges.ations has long run out for charging the 72-year-old with the rapes of nearly 50 women during the 1970's and 80's. so prosecutors are charging him with 13 kidnapping-related charges. prosecutors have not decided whether to seek the death penalty. ( james ) california's attorney general is filing charges against two marin county landlords. they're accused of price gouging during last year's tubbs fire. pamela kelley and scott parke are accused of raising the rent on their property from 49-hundred dollars a month... to 95-hundred a month. attorney xavier becerra said using emergency situation to squeeze money from consumers is a disgrace and will not be tolerated. ( james ) california has lost 20-million dollars... as tourists cancel vacations because of wildfires. now tourism officials are taking action. they're teaming up with oregon and washington to reassure tourist it's safe to visit. the three states formed the west coast tourism recovery coalition. all three have faced major wildf

she's the only da whose jurisdiction did not include any homicides attributed to joseph deangelo. but nine rapes in contra costa county have been linked to the golden state killer. investigators have been working to see how they can file charges in those rape cases. >>> tonight the body of a bay area hiker who went missing in yosemite was found. he was planning a long backpacking trip. his body was found over the weekend in the northwest region of the park. investigators are still trying to determine how he died. >>> we are learning that an air drop of fire retardant may have killed a firefighter. the battalion chief was killed a week ago today in mendocino county. cal fire's preliminary report says he was hit by falling tree debris after a large air tanker made retardant drops. they still plan a more thorough report of an exact cause of death. but they're calling for immediate corrective action saying firefighters must stay clear of overhead hazards during those drops. the 42-year-old was remembered by colleagues for his whit and devotion to his family. his brother dominic also a

. >> additional charges were filed against joseph deangelo, including crimes that hass tell also announced they intend to prosecute diane gentleman low in sacramento. >> reporter: sixattorney's de sacramento. >> reporter: six district attorney's announced they'll be working as one team on one enormous case against a many known as the golden state killer and east by a rapist. >> the complaint filed today against joseph james deangelo reflects the shear criminal breadth, geographic scope, and the generational impact of this very significant case. >> reporter: deangelo faces 13 counts of murder with 18 special circumstance more than two dozen weapons charges, but tuesday, prosecutors added an additional 13 counts of kids napping in the course of robbery. four of those cases involve rape in concord, and danville in 1978 1979, two of those cases have dna evidence. >> deangelo could face four life sentences plus alleged cri kidnapping during the course of robbery. thankfully, we can now hold someone accountable for those crime asks seek justice for our victims. >> reporter: the prosecutors could

he says all cases against 72-year-old joseph deangelo will be combined into one trial. those crimes spanned across six counties in the state. tony rackauckas/orange county district attorney:"this human predator, deangelo, took a pat through all of these counties in our state and wherever he went, he left a wake of terror in his path. he committed vicious violent crimes throughout all of these jurisdictions."(grant) jurisdictions."these throughout all of these jurisdictions."(grant) deangelo is facing 13 counts of murder committed from 19-75 to 19-86. a trial date has not been set. (on cam)a major problem - hundreds of abandoned vehicles left on streets in an east bay city. police in that town are taking action by towing the cars in some recent abandoned vehicle sweeps. kron4's haaziq madyun shows us where it is happening(take pkg) (pkg)if you are in oakland and you find one of these orange courtesy notices on the windshield of your vehicle, it means you have 72-hours to park it somewhere else or it will be towed sot

police arrested joseph deangelo back in april. he's charged with killing 12 people and suspected of raping 50 women across california. shortly after his arrest, deangelo became the prime suspect in the 1975 murder of a visalia man. prosecutors say he shot and killed claude snelling when he tried to stop deangelo from kidnapping his daughter. today prosecutors charged deangelo for that murder. >> this community was terrorized. i hope that we can take what is really our first and not only holding him accountable for the crime here in visalia, but really providing justice. >> deangelo is also connected to nearly 100 burglaries across california, but they happened too long ago, so prosecutors can't file charges in those cases. >>> it's been nearly a month and mollie tibbetts is still missing. today another tool to help find the 20 year old, who grew up in oakland. tibbetts is a student at the university of iowa. she was last seen jogging the evening of july 18th in the small town of brooklyn, iowa. the finding mollie website now has a

joseph deangelo faces 13 murder charges for deaths that happened across the state in the '70s and '80s. investigators also believe he is responsible for more than 50 rapes. he is in jail right now in sacramento. prosecutors from around the state will be at the press conference in santa ana. they're expected to announce where they plan to hold the trial and also if any additional charges are going to be filed. the office here in martinez did not comment on why the district attorney will be attending the announcement. that press conference is scheduled for 11:00 this morning. live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> the colorado man who confessed to killing his pregnant wife and two daughters expected back in court today. in a stunning turn of events, court documents show the suspect chris watts is blaming his wife, shanann. he claims he killed his wife after he saw her strangling their 3-year-old daughter. he admits he buried his wife's body and dumped his daughter's bodies into oil tanks. investigators say he had been having an affair with a co worker. >> the ala

the sacramento superior court. 72-year-old joseph deangelo is scheduled to be arraigned on 13 charges in the now consolidated case. on tuesday prosecutors filed new allegations tied to sexual assault cases in sacramento and contra costa counties. those charges are now combined with the 13 murder charges already filed in santa barbara, orange, ventura, and sacramento counties. orange county's d.a. says more charges could come. he will be prosecuted in sacramento county but it could concern about public safety after yet another burglary in san jose's willow glen neighborhood. a town hall meeting set for next thursday will likely address what happened yesterday morning. police arrested a man and woman accused of burglarizing a home on california avenue. someone was home and saw the burglars and ran and got into a vehicle and drove police say they ran from officers jumping fences when police told neighbors to go on lockdown. kelly was at home with her two young boys. >> mommy, why are you locking the doors and shut the windows and made up a story about helicopters and just tried to like m

learning this morning that there are new murder charges filed against accused golden state killer joseph deangelo us now live from the breaking news desk with the latest.. will? ( will ) joseph de angelo now faces 13 murder charges as one more was added to him after authorities in the central valley town of visalia say the found evidence linking to a string of of burglaries that terrorized the community between april 1974 and december 1975. investigators say a 45 year old college professor was shot and killed during a home invasion while he was trying to prevent his 16 year old daughter from being kidnapped. de angelo is a former police officer and was arrested earlier this year detectives caught deangelo using an unprecedented approach. they uploaded his dna profile into an open-source genealogy website which revealed several potential relatives of the then-unknown suspect. < snelling didnút hesitate, he jumped in to save his daughterús life, immediately acted and in doing so the ransacker, deangelo, killed him.' snelling didnút hesitate, he jumped in to save his daughterús life, immediately act