Victims of the Golden State Killer called him the "devil incarnate" and "subhuman" as the former Californian cop appeared before them at his sentencing hearing.
Joseph DeAngelo sat impassively wearing an orange jumpsuit and mask as he listened as those who survived his murderous reign give impact statements describing in detail, the horrors he inflicted upon them.
In June the 74-year-old pleaded guilty to 13 counts of murder, 13 counts of kidnapping, and confessed to 161 uncharged crimes - many of which were rapes - which go back beyond America's statute of limitations.
All told, he admitted attacking 87 victims at 53 separate crime scenes spanning 11 California counties in a plea deal that spared him the death penalty.
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