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Victims read impact statements ahead of Golden State Killer sentencing

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Victims read impact statements ahead of Golden State Killer sentencing
Victims read impact statements ahead of Golden State Killer sentencing

Dozens of victims and families unloaded decades of grief and anger in front of the man who caused so much pain -- the Golden State Killer.

Rowena Shaddox reports.

BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TOTELL JOSEPH DE ANGELO WHAT HASBEEN IN THEIR HEAD AND THEIRHEARTS FOR MANY YEARS.JUST A DAY AND RULE ENTEREDOUR HOME IN CARMICHAELCALIFORNIA PEAK, CHILTON HISYOUNGER SISTER WERE JUST 11 5YEARS OLD WHEN JOSEPH DEANGELO BROKE INTO THEIR CARMICHAEL HOME ON OCTOBER 181976.

TIME IS OF THAT COST MYHANDS TURNED BLUE.

LOCKED MYSISTER IN HER ROOM.

ANDPERFORM FOR FORENSIC ACTSAGAINST MY MOTHER WHILE SHEWAS FOUND IN LAW ENFORCEMENTAND SOMETHING THEY'VE LIVEDWITH AS A FAMILY FOR 44 YEARSBUT SHARED WITH THE VICTIM'SGRANDDAUGHTER JUST THIS YEAR.THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF WHEN HESHOWED HIS RESILIENCE ANDSURVIVAL HAD WIDELY BEENSHARED WITH THE REST OF THEFAMILY UNTIL AFTER D'ANGELOWAS ARRESTED, SHE'S MY I MEANIS.

YOU KNOW TO GO THROUGHWHAT SHE DID.AND COME OUT EVEN STRONGERIS A EXAMPLE THAT BOTH OF USHAVE SHE JUST TOLD US TO LOOKAT THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE TOBE OPTIMISTIC AND I THINKTHAT'S REALLY HOW WE.WELL HAVE SUCCEEDED ANDDONE WHAT WE'VE DONE OURLIVES.

DOZENS OF VICTIMS ANDFAMILIES GOT TO UNLOAD DECADESOF GRIEF ANGER AND RELIEF INFRONT OF THE MAN WHO CAUSED SOMUCH PAIN PEGGY WAS JUST 15YEARS OLD WHEN SHE BECAME THESECOND VICTIM OF THE GOLDENSTATE KILLER KNOWN THEN AS THEEAST AREA RAPIST ON JULY 171976 A DATE SHE SAYS CHANGED HERLIFE FOREVER.DE ANGELO BROKE INTO HERSACRAMENTO HOUSE WHILE SHE WASHOME ALONE WITH HER 16YEAR-OLD SISTER AFTER ROLLINGOUT OF BED AND SWINGING AT HIMI WAS HIT SEVERAL TIMES ON THEHEAD BEFORE BEING TIED UPGAGGED.BLINDFOLDED US.

THREATENEDTO I WAS RAPED MULTIPLE TIMESSHE SAYS DESPITE THE BRUTALITYTHEY FEEL LUCKY THAT D'ANGELODIDN'T KILL THEM.

PATTY COSTPER WAS JUST 7 YEARS OLD WHEND'ANGELO ATTACKED HER MOTHERON SEPTEMBER 4TH 1976 INSACRAMENTO COUNTY AS HER MOMLOADED LAUNDRY INTO HER CAR INFRONT OF HER PARENTS HOME.PATTY READ A STATEMENT FROMHER MOTHER WHO COULDN'T ATTENDTODAY'S HEARING.AND MY WORLD WAS DIFFERENTAFTER THE ATTACKS, I NEVERFELT SAFE FOR MANY YEARS.

ITWAS HARD FOR ME TO TRUSTPEOPLE.

I WAS ALWAYS LOOKINGOVER MY SHOULDER.

AFFECTINGSOMEONE TO JUMP OUT.

AT ME.SURVIVING FROM THE SUPPORTAND LOVE OF HER FAMILY THEN ITWAS PATTIES TURN TO SPEAK FORHERSELF DISPLAYING HER ANGERWITH A HAND GESTURE OBVIOUSLYHAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FORGIVEYET I THINK AFTER ALL THISAFTER FRIDAY, I'LL BE ABLE TOFORGIVE.

WELL THIS IS WHAT I

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