OXYGEN MEDIA TURNS THE SPOTLIGHT ON “GOLDEN STATE KILLER: MAIN SUSPECT” TWO-HOUR SPECIAL PREMIERES SATURDAY, AUGUST 4

OXYGEN MEDIA TURNS THE SPOTLIGHT ON “GOLDEN STATE KILLER: MAIN SUSPECT” TWO-HOUR SPECIAL PREMIERES SATURDAY, AUGUST 4

New York, NY – July 19, 2018 – Oxygen Media, the destination for high-quality crime programming, will examine one of the most infamous criminal killing sprees in US history with the two-hour special, “Golden State Killer: Main Suspect,” premiering on Saturday, August 4 at 7pm ET/PT. Hosted by NBC News investigative journalist Stephanie Gosk, this brand new two-hour special will offer an intimate look into the life of Joe DeAngelo, the suspect in custody, through new and exclusive interviews from those who were closest to him and offering a gripping depiction of the prime suspect in a decades-long manhunt. To his family, friends, and former colleagues, DeAngelo lived the life of the classic “average Joe” - a father, grandfather, veteran, and even former police officer. DeAngelo now stands accused of being the man behind one of the most ruthlessly enduring crime sprees of all time and is believed to have raped more than 45 women and murdered at least 12 people. He is currently charged with 12 counts of first degree murder and has so far not entered a plea. Joining Gosk is Bay Area detective Paul Holes, who helped search for the Golden State Killer for nearly a quarter-century and played a key role in the arrest of Joe DeAngelo.

In “Golden State Killer: Main Suspect,” Gosk will travel from town to town throughout California to meet with those who thought they knew DeAngelo best and will attempt to unravel the surprising and chilling juxtaposition of his suspected two lives. As Gosk retraces pivotal moments and uncovers fascinating touchpoints from DeAngelo’s life, viewers will be catapulted into his psyche and learn what could have led him to allegedly transform him into the Golden State Killer.

“Golden State Killer: Main Suspect” is produced by Peacock Productions with Elizabeth Waller serving as Executive Producer. 

About Oxygen Media:

Oxygen Media is a multiplatform crime destination brand for women. Having announced the full-time shift to true crime programming in 2017, Oxygen remains one of the fastest growing cable entertainment networks with popular unscripted original programming that includes the flagship “Snapped” franchise, “Cold Justice,” “Killer Couples,” “Criminal Confessions,” and breakout hit event series such as “The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway,” “Dahmer on Dahmer: A Killer Speaks” and “Aaron Hernandez Uncovered.” Available in more than 77 million homes, Oxygen is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Watch Oxygen anywhere: On Demand, online or across mobile and connected TVs.

48 Hours 4/28 on CBS

04.26.2018

HAVE POLICE FOUND THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER?

“48 Hours” Reports on the Shocking Update to a Decades-Long Hunt

Saturday, April 28, 9:00 PM, ET/PT

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Joseph James DeAngelo

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Investigators in California have spent decades searching for an elusive criminal who terrorized Californians by committing at least 50 rapes and a dozen murders between 1976 and 1986. This week, police arrested a 72-year-old former police officer, Joseph James DeAngelo, on charges of killing eight people – believed victims of the so-called “Golden State Killer.”

Tracy Smith and 48 HOURS investigate the string of rapes and murders that haunted Californians and this shocking development in an updated edition of “The Golden State Killer” to be broadcast Saturday, April 28 (9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The killer tormented California residents by breaking into homes in the middle of the night and confronting his victims. Near the end of the spree, he escalated to murder, ensuring he’d leave no witnesses. 48 HOURS: “The Golden State Killer” features new interviews with survivors and witnesses who have spent years wondering if the killer and rapist would ever be caught.

“I always thought he would be caught, always believed he was alive,” survivor Jane Carson-Sandler tells 48 HOURS. “I don’t have to be looking over my shoulder every night.”

“So important to the families to have closure. He took their loved ones away,” says survivor Margaret Wardlow.

It was also a story that inspired the late true-crime writer Michelle McNamara, who, until she died in April 2016, was obsessed with the case. In fact, in 2013, while working on a story for Los Angeles magazine, McNamara, the wife of actor Patton Oswalt, dubbed the suspect “The Golden State Killer.”

“I’d go back into the back office, and Michelle would just be there, just like, in tears because some – some road she had gone down had not panned out and then – it’s like, ‘I now have to start back again from zero,’” Patton Oswalt told Smith of McNamara’s tenacity to solve the case. Her book was published in February and reached the top of the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Do police have the person who committed all 12 murders and at least 50 rapes? Smith and 48 HOURS have the latest on the investigation and what led police to DeAngelo.

48 HOURS: “The Golden State Killer” is produced by Susan Mallie, Lourdes Aguiar, Gayane Keshishyan Mendez and Lauren Clark. Atticus Brady and Mead Stone are producer-editors. Greg McLaughlin, Michelle Harris, Michael Baluzy and Jud Johnston are the editors. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.

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