Nation Golden State killer sentenced to life without parole for 26 rapes, murders August 21, 2020 Megan Diskin, Ventura County Star Comments Off on Golden State killer sentenced to life without parole for 26 rapes, murders Joseph James DeAngelo, will die in prison after pleading guilty to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges stemming from crimes in the 1970s and 1980s.