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DeAngelo, who was a Californian police officer during his crimes in the 1970s and 80s, was arrested in 2018 after his DNA was found via a genealogy website.

DeAngelo, 74, is expected to be sentenced to life in prison in August at a second court hearing, where people hurt by his crimes will be allowed to read victim impact statements.

DeAngelo's crimes stretched across the state of California and led to nicknames such as the Visalia Ransacker, the Diamond Knot Killer, the Original Night Stalker and the East Area Rapist.

Prosecutors from the six counties where his crimes were committed agreed to hold Monday's hearing at the Sacramento State University auditorium, which can seat 2,000 people, to allow for social distancing.

Prosecutors noted his crimes had all taken place between 34 and 45 years ago and called the geographical scope "simply staggering".