<p>He was called the Visalia Ransacker, the East Area Rapist, and the Original Night Stalker before anyone realized they were chasing the same man. Over more than a decade, he committed over 100 burglaries, approximately 50 sexual assaults, and 13 murders across California. Then he vanished for 40 years, raising a family in the suburbs while his victims spent decades checking their locks and flinching at unknown calls. He had studied criminal justice and worked as a cop on an anti-burglary unit just miles from the homes he was ransacking. It took a public genealogy database and a tissue in a trash can to finally put a name to the monster. In this episode of Murder: True Crime Stories, host Carter Roy traces the full arc of the Golden State Killer, from the first break-ins to the breakthrough that proved no one gets to be gone in the dark forever.</p><p>Head over to our Murder True Crime Stories YouTube channel to WATCH our video episodes: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MurderTrueCrimeStories">https://www.youtube.com/@MurderTrueCrimeStories</a></p><p>If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Murder: True Crime Stories to never miss a case! Want all 2 parts of every case all at once? Join Crime House+ and get both parts of each case dropped at once ad-free. Join at<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://crimehouseplus.com"> crimehouseplus.com</a> or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, tap “Try Free” at the top of this show’s page. Murder: True Crime Stories is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.</p><p>🎧 Need More to Binge?&nbsp;</p><p>Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers &amp; Murderous Minds, Crime House 24/7, and more wherever you get your podcasts!</p><p>Follow me on Social</p><ul><li>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/crimehouse/">@Crimehouse</a></li><li>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@crimehouse">@Crimehouse</a></li><li>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/crimehousestudios">@crimehousestudios</a></li><li>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MurderTrueCrimeStories">@murdertruecrimestories</a></li></ul>