The man known as the Golden State killer is pleading guilty in Sacramento Sacramento today today to to committing committing thirteen thirteen murders murders between between the the nineteen nineteen seventies seventies and and eighties eighties family family members members of of the the victims victims listened listened as as judge judge Michael Michael Bowman Bowman asked asked deangelo deangelo also also known known as as the the Golden State killer if he took responsibility this morning violation of penal code section one eighty seven Fresnaye murder in the first degree how do you plead the Joseph James deangelo was arrested in twenty eighteen at his home in citrus heights court officials took the unusual step of holding the trial at sac state university union ballroom to the large number of people attending the hearing to allow for social distancing