(CNN) A former California police officer who became known as the famous Golden State killer said he was “very sorry” before being sentenced to life without parole on Friday.
Joseph DeAngelo, 74, who confessed to 13 murders and dozens of rapes, terrified victims in the 1970s and 1980s.
“When a person commits monstrous acts, he must be locked up where he can never harm another innocent person,” said Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman. Larry King loses 2 children just weeks apart
Before the sentence, DeAngelo, in an orange coat and white shirt, got up from his wheelchair and took off a white mask. He told the relatives of his victims, many of them sitting in the vast hall, “I have listened to all your statements, every one of them, and I am very sorry for everyone I have hurt.”
Last June, DeAngelo pleaded guilty to raping more than 50 women and killing 13 people.
As part of a plea deal, he also admitted the crimes he was not charged with.
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Bowman imposed 11 consecutive life sentences without parole, plus an additional life sentence and another eight years. The judge said the judicial statements of the victims and their families “will always remain with me”.
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