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Was Donna Richmond's murder the end of a string of burglaries and homicides in small-town California? Was the wrong person convicted? This podcast provides new information and insight into Donna's case. We also detail a string of ransacking burglaries, the murder of another young teen, and the shooting of a father protecting his daughter as she was being kidnapped. The police came close to catching the ransacker, but he shot his way out. Were all of these crimes committed by the same person? Did he change jurisdiction to avoid detection? UPDATE: Joseph James Deangelo has been identified and charged as the Visalia Ransacker and East Area Rapist.
Stay with us through the last episode to tie it all together.
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Ep. 1 It's About Time You Showed Up
Episode 1 - The events of Day One - Donna Jo Richmond and Oscar Clifton. - For the interactive maps: http://12-26-75.com/ - Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music.
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Ep. 2 Donna's Missing
Episode 2 - The events of Day One - Suppressed witnesses and finding the bike. For the interactive map: http://12-26-75.com/ - Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music.
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Ep. 3 The Invoice Book
Episode 3 - The events of Day One - The strange story of the only piece of physical evidence at the abduction scene. For the interactive map: http://12-26-75.com/ - Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music.
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Ep. 4 Day Two
Episode 4 - How other evidence was found and handled. For interactive map http://12-26-75.com/ - Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music.
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Ep. 5 Prosecution's Case, Part One
Episode 5 - Evidence presented by the prosecution against Oscar Clifton (Part 1). For interactive maps: http:12-26-75.com/ - Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music.
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Ep. 6 Prosecution's Case, Part Two
Episode 6 - Evidence presented by the prosecution against Oscar Clifton (Part 2). For interactive map http://12-26-75.com/ - Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music.
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Customer Reviews
This team identified Deangelo as a suspect before DNA did
There are times sound quality could be better, but the thoroughness of the reporting is unparalleled.
Complete fantasy and insult to victim's family
As a person who lived through the East Area Rapist era in Sacramento I've long been fascinated by the case, and related cases, such as that of the Visalia Ransacker, which is what brought me here.
At first I was impressed that the podcasters had done extensive research and had access to police files ... HOWEVER, as the series went on, it became clear that they were presenting no new evidence, and based their argument that Clifton was innocent on an unsupported hypothesis that Donna's family and the police had colluded to 'frame' Clifton.
The podcasters present no evidence that any conspiracy like this ever happened. Their whole 'case' for Clifton's innocence is built on questioning minor details, without ever demonstrating that the basic crux of the case (evidence found at the scene of the crime that directly linked Clifton) was incorrect. Any reasonable reading of the facts in the case points directly to Clifton.
In fact, Donna's family are (understandably) angry at the podcast for the implication that they were involved in this cover up, since they were the ones who were first in the scene and would have had to have planted the evidence, or lied about it being there when police arrived.
Clearly, the podcasters hoped to tie this killing to Joseph DeAngelo, the Visalia Ransacker/East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker, but there was never any evidence connecting him to this crime, and it doesn't match the MO for any of his other murders or rapes. DNA tests performed after his capture eliminated him as a suspect in the case.
Clifton was a convicted sex offender who exposed himself to a woman a half hour before Donna's kidnapping, one mile away from the scene. one of his notebooks was found at the scene of the kidnapping, and his DNA was consistent with that of the killer.
The podcasters present a tremendous amount of detail, but this is a real case of not seeing the forest because the trees are in the way. My biggest takeaway from this podcast was the pain it must have caused Donna's family, for no reason whatsoever. Really felt expoitive.
Best research on early VR-Ear crimes
Great podcast, can’t recommend enough!
The hits keep coming, backed by documentary evidence. If only the police would have put in this much effort. Think of all the rapes, burglaries and murders that would have been avoided by convicting the right man?
To those who are bored or complain about the reading of court transcripts, maybe a simple coloring book is more your speed?
Best true crime story ever, and we still don’t know all the answers.