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Golden State Killer

The Golden State Killer case explained: 13 murders, decades cold, a 2018 genetic genealogy breakthrough, and the plea deal that ended it.

Active
1974–1986
Identified
April 2018
Method
Genealogy
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Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy’s case file: two Colorado escapes, a televised Florida trial, a pro se defense, discredited bite-mark evidence, and the 1989 execution.

States
WA·UT·CO·FL
Escapes
2 (CO, 1977)
Trial
Miami, 1979
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Jeffrey Dahmer

Jeffrey Dahmer’s case file: 17 victims from 1978 to 1991, missed warnings in Milwaukee, an insanity defense the jury rejected, and 15 life terms in 1992.

Location
Milwaukee, WI
Arrest
July 1991
Trial
1992
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BTK

BTK’s case file: 10 murders in the Wichita area from 1974 to 1991, decades of taunting letters, a 2005 arrest traced through floppy disk metadata, and a guilty plea with no deal.

Location
Wichita, KS
Active
1974–1991
Arrest
Feb 2005
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Featured timelineGOLDEN STATE KILLER · 1974–2020

1974First linked crimes in Visalia, CA
1986Last known crime; case goes cold
2001DNA links separate case series
2018Arrest via genetic genealogy
2020Guilty pleas; life sentences
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