Former police officer is suspected ‘Golden State Killer,’ ‘East Area Rapist’
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After more than three decades, authorities have arrested a former police officer who they say terrorized communities throughout California from 1976 to 1986, becoming known first as the ‘East Area Rapist’ and later as the ‘Golden State Killer,’ according to authorities.\n\nFull story: https://bayareane.ws/2Fh3x5I\n\n----------------------\n\nSUBSCRIBE TO SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM \nMercury News http://bayareane.ws/2ClQyyV\nEast Bay Times http://bayareane.ws/2qhvSql\n\nWATCH MORE VIDEOS:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/Mercurynews\n\nLET'S CONNECT\nMercury News \nFacebook @ https://www.facebook.com/mercurynews\nInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/mercnews/\nTwitter @ https://twitter.com/mercnews\n\nEast Bay Times\nFacebook @ https://www.facebook.com/eastbaytimes/\nInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/ebtimes/\nTwitter @ https://twitter.com/EastBayTimes
