SACRAMENTO — A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims Friday he was “truly sorry" before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath of the state. Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, pleaded guilty...
Tulare County DA Opposes Early Release of Inmate With 11 DUI Convictions
Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward says that 53 people convicted of felonies in the county are expected to receive early release from state prison because of the COVID-19 pandemic. And, he's not happy about it. "Governor Newsom is quick to get in front of cameras to tell Californians to...
72-Year-Old Visalia Man Who Dismembered Roommate Headed for Nursing Home
Over the objections of the Tulare County District Attorney's Office, convicted murderer Jerry McKiearnan, 72, will be placed in a skilled nursing home, most likely in Tulare County. The California Parole Board recommended McKiearnan's transfer on Wednesday. He is serving a life sentence at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton and...
Visalia Man With 4 DUI Convictions Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder
Repeat DUI offender Bryan Michael Buhl, 42, faces a second-degree murder charge in a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Visalia on Thursday, July 2. According to police reports, Buhl ran a red light at Caldwell Avenue and West Street, attempted a U-turn and collided with John Bolin and his...
Reedley Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Two Farm Workers
Hernan Rodriguez, 29, of Reedley was sentenced to death Friday in a Tulare County courtroom for the 2015 murders of two co-workers in a Dinuba plum orchard. On the morning of May 20, 2015, in an orchard off Avenue 400 and Road 74 in Dinuba, Rodriguez hid behind a van, took...
Freed by Court, Tulare County Felon Charged With Two Murders
Barry Dantzler, who has a long history of violent criminal acts, has been charged in the deaths of two Tulare County women in separate incidents on May 26 and May 29, Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward announced Tuesday. Dantzler, 30, is charged with murder in the deaths of Heather Sloan,...