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Suspected Golden State Killer responsible for 12 homicides and 50 rapes over a decade reign of terror that started in the 1970s has been ARRESTED after posthumous publication of book on the case by Patton Oswalt's late wife
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department arrested Joseph James DeAngelo Jr, 72, late Tuesday night
DeAngelo is believed to be the Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer suspected of 12 homicides and nearly 50 rapes in Sacramento County in the 1970s and '80s
DeAngelo is being held at the Sacramento County Main jail on two murder charges and is ineligible for bail
The arrest comes nearly two months after the release of journalist and author Michelle McNamara's posthumous crime novel about the Golden State Killer titled I'll Be Gone In
The book, released in March, was co-authored by McNamara's husband, actor Patton Oswalt, and fellow journalist Billy Jensen after McNamara's death in 2016
DeAngelo is believed to have been fired from the Auburn Police Department for shoplifting a hammer
The Golden State Killer is suspected of terrorizing southern California between 1976 and 1986
It's believed his first victims were Brian Maggiore and his wife, Katie, who were chased down and killed while walking their dog in their Rancho Cordova neighborhood on
The FBI believe his last crime was committed in May 1986, with the murder of an 18-year-old girl in Irvine
Jane Carson-Sandler, who survived an October 1976 attack and was the Golden State Killer’s fifth victim, said she was ‘overwhelmed with joy’ over his possible arrest