the arrest came about after authorities collected discarded dna from the suspect. whether that was from the suspect s trash or by some other means, we don t know. it was matching dna that allowed police to say they have captured the golden state killer. this is somebody who terrorized the state beginning in 1976 and lasted for a decade. he is accused of committing 12 murders and 45 rapes and more than 100 robberies. for the 51 ladies who were brutally raped in these crime scenes, sleep better tonight. he isn t coming through the window. he is now in jail and he is history. reporter: police are not saying what led them to collect the dna for developed over thet six days. when they were ready to make an arrest, police staked out his home. he seemed very surprised by the
brutally raped in those crime scenes, sleep better tonight. he isn t coming through the window. he is now in jail and he is history. reporter: police are not saying what led them to deange deangelo s dna. police staked out his home and got him as he was leaving the house. he seemed very surprised by the apprehension. deangelo was a police officer for two agencies in the area. he was fired from the last department for shoplifting in 1985. how he was able to elude authorities for so long and whether his background played a role, we do not know. authorities knew they were looking for a needle in a haystack. they knew it was there. dave and christine. dan simon, thank you. cdc reporting 30 new cases of e. coli linked to lettuce
other means, we don t know. it was matching dna that allowed police to say they captured the golden state killer. this is somebody who terrorized much of the state beginning in 1976 and lasted for a decade. he is accused of committing 12 murders and 45 rapes and more than 100 robberies. for the 51 ladies who were brutally raped in the crime scenes, sleep better tonight. he is not coming through the window. he is now in jail and he s history. reporter: police are not saying what led them to collect his dna. they say the case developed against him over the last six days. once they were ready to make an arrest, police staked out his home and got him as he left the house. he seemed very surprised by the apprehension. de deangelo was a police officer for two departments and he was
what a scene here in the neighborhood where police are going through the suspect s house collecting evidence. we know the arrest of joseph deangelo came about after authorities collected discarded cnn from the suspect. it was matching dna that authorities say they captured the golden state killer. he terrorized the state for a decade. he is accused of committing 12 murders and 45 rapes and more than 100 robberies. for the 51 ladies who were brutally raped in those crime scenes, sleep better tonight. he isn t coming through the window. he is now in jail and he is history. reporter: police are not saying what led them to collect deangelo s dna. they say the case developed against him over the last six days. once they were ready to make an