Overview
- Thien Ho’s newly published account quotes Joseph DeAngelo muttering that an alter ego named Jerry “made” him rape and kill during post-arrest interrogation.
- Ho cites lines such as “I did all that” and “I pushed Jerry out” as evidence DeAngelo recognized his actions, a point he says defeats insanity under California’s legal standard.
- DeAngelo was identified through DNA testing and investigative genetic genealogy, using preserved Ventura case evidence to build a genealogical profile that led to him.
- The former police officer pleaded guilty in 2020 to 13 murders and 13 kidnappings, also admitting numerous sexual assaults, to avoid the death penalty.
- Now 80, DeAngelo is serving multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole at California State Prison, Corcoran.