DNA Clears Accused Golden State Killer of 1975 Murder

DNA Clears Accused Golden State Killer of 1975 Murder
Joseph James DeAngelo appears in Sacramento Superior Court, in Sacramento, Calif., on June 1, 2018. Jose Luis Villegas/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool, File
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TULARE, Calif.—The man accused of being California’s Golden State Killer has been cleared of involvement in the 1975 murder of a 14-year-old girl in the Central Valley, prosecutors said on Jan. 8.

DNA testing excluded Joseph DeAngelo as a suspect in the murder of Donna Jo Richmond and—along with other evidence—indicates that another man was rightfully convicted of the slaying, according to a conviction review.