Randall Woodfield was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 7th round of the 1974 NFL Draft.

He eluded capture for four decades until investigators used a new form of DNA tracking to unmask and arrest him in 2018.įrom former Green Bay Packers player to one of the deadliest serial killers, according to CBS. In 1976 DeAngelo left the Exeter Police Department to take a job as a police officer in Auberry.ĭeAngelo pleaded guilty in 2018 and was sentenced to 11 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, plus another 15 life terms with the possibility of parole and eight years for other enhancements. DeAngelo was confronted by Snelling in the front yard where DeAngelo shot and killed Snelling. DeAngelo had tried to break into the house of journalism college professor Claude Snelling. During his early rampage, local media named him the Visalia Ransacker for his sexually motivated break-ins into the homes of Visalia residents.ĭeAngelo committed his first murder in Visalia on September 11, 1975. DeAngelo preyed on the people of Visalia while being an Exeter Police Officer from 1973 to 1976. Joseph James DeAngelo is a convicted serial killer responsible for 13 murders and dozens of rapes throughout the state. Joseph James DeAngelo (Golden State Killer/Visalia Ransacker) ( KSEE/KGPE) – The San Joaquin Valley has its fair share of links to state and nationally known multiple murderers.

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