SACRAMENTO, CA — The lawyer for Joseph James DeAngelo is trying to stop law enforcement from photographing her client’s penis, according to court documents.
DeAngelo, who was arrested last week at his home in Citrus Heights, is the man police suspect of being the Golden State Killer — who was also known as the East Area Rapist and other nicknames.
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Prosecutors received a sealed search warrant signed by a Sacramento Superior Court judge allowing them to continue seeking major case fingerprints from DeAngelo as well as DNA and “photographs of Joseph DeAngelo’s entire body, including his penis,” the Sacramento Bee reports.
His public defender, Diane Howard, is seeking to prevent authorities from collecting more DNA from her client and from taking photographs of areas of his body, including his genitals.
During the 1970s and 1980s, police publicized the fact that the East Area Rapist suspect was allegedly not well-endowed. Former Sacramento Sheriff John McGinness said that the request for photographs of DeAngelo’s penis could relate to this information.
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Prosecutors filed papers opposing Howard’s motion and said that officers planned to take DeAngelo’s photos and obtain DNA Wednesday afternoon in the jail.
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Swee said on Wednesday that he needs more time to review the request. He is expected to rule on the motion today.
DeAngelo, 72, appeared in court in a wheelchair again at the brief hearing on Wednesday.
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DeAngelo, a former police officer and car mechanic, is being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail without bail. He is expected to face a total of 12 murder charges from Sacramento, Orange, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties in connection with a 44-year-old crime spree.
He has not yet entered a plea in the case. His next court date is scheduled for May 14.
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Sacramento Bee
Main photo: Joseph James DeAngelo [Sacramento Sheriff’s Office]
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