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The Golden State Killer's Outdoors Hunting Grounds
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How did one of America's most notorious serial killers use greenbelts, wooded corridors and levees to escape police and disappear into the darkness?
Joseph James DeAngelo, the Golden State Killer, terrorized California for years, committing horrific sexual assaults and murders. But investigators uncovered a disturbing aspect of his crimes that rarely gets the attention it deserves: his use of the outdoors.
From the American River Parkway to suburban drainage canals and thick vegetation, DeAngelo exploited natural corridors where children played, families explored and people enjoyed the outdoors. Investigators even described a suspect apparently concealing himself beneath vegetation while police searched nearby.
In Episode 99 of Dark Outdoors®, Chester Moore investigates the killer's secret outdoor escape routes, the tragic murders of Brian and Katie Maggiore, and the dangers that can exist where civilization meets the wilderness.