{"id":76561,"date":"2025-12-29T13:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/he-had-a-thing-about-german-shepherds\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T13:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:30:10","slug":"he-had-a-thing-about-german-shepherds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/he-had-a-thing-about-german-shepherds\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He Had a Thing About German Shepherds&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>As a teenager in the 1960s in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo often biked or drove his Chevy Bel-Air around the neighborhoods looking for easy targets to burglarize<\/li>\n<li>One day, he came face to face with a German Shepherd, according to Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho<\/li>\n<li>\u201c[DeAngelo] backed up, scared of the dog, and he fell down and hurt his wrist,\u201d Ho tells PEOPLE. \u201cAnd he was so angry that he took out a Cherry Bomb M-80 firecracker, lit it up and threw it underneath the dog and the dog blew up and got caught on fire and died\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> As a teenager in the 1960s in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Joseph James DeAngelo often biked or drove his Chevy Bel-Air around the neighborhoods looking for easy targets to burglarize.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> One day, DeAngelo \u2014 who later became known as the Golden State Killer \u2014 and a friend spotted an open garage door. The two teens got off their bikes and walked to the home. As they made their way up the driveway, a large German Shepherd approached them barking.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201c[DeAngelo] backed up, scared of the dog, and he fell down and hurt his wrist,\u201d says Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho, author of the newly released book, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-people-vs-the-golden-state-killer-thien-ho\/9b6721551f571bfd\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The People vs. the Golden State Killer<\/em><\/a>. \u201cAnd he was so angry that he took out a Cherry Bomb M-80 firecracker, lit it up and threw it underneath the dog and the dog blew up and got caught on fire and died.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">The People Vs. The Golden State Killer by Thien Ho.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Third State Books Inc<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-true-crime-newsletter-sign-up-8692775\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free True Crime newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cHe had a thing about German Shepherds,\u201d Ho tells PEOPLE. \u201cHe abused German Shepherds in other situations. And so, the guy that he was with, the other teenager says, \u2018Don&#8217;t hurt the dog. Don&#8217;t hurt the dog because it&#8217;s just doing its job. It&#8217;s protecting its home.\u2019 But DeAngelo couldn&#8217;t help himself. He blew up the dog.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Ho says DeAngelo grew up abusing animals, \u201cwhich isn&#8217;t surprising for a serial killer.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Thien Ho.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Thien Ho<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> It turned out that DeAngelo\u2019s dislike for dogs seemed to carry on throughout his life.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> After he was arrested for multiple murders in 2018, a neighbor told authorities that the man \u2014 who was also known as the Visalia Ransacker, the East Bay Rapist and the Original Night Stalker \u2014 had threatened to kill their family dog.\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-square figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Joseph DeAngelo.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">Sacramento County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cHe remembered DeAngelo had threatened to kill their family dog for barking too loudly, leaving a message on their answering machine,\u201d Ho wrote in the book. \u201c&#8217;Shut that dog up, or I will bring a load of death to your home.&#8217;\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> DeAngelo was caught via DNA testing and genetic genealogy. He was arrested on April 24, 2018 at his home in Citrus Heights.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In June 2020, the 72-year-old former police officer and mechanic pleaded guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder and other crimes in order to avoid the death penalty. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole two months later.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Today, he is housed in the Protective Housing Unit at a prison in central California.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cThat&#8217;s where they put child molesters, rapists and snitches and gang dropouts,\u201d says Ho. \u201cHe works in the mess hall in the cafeteria and he&#8217;s constantly looking over his shoulder, as far as I understand. He&#8217;s terrified of getting assaulted.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/before-becoming-golden-state-killer-joseph-deangelo-blew-up-dog-11863533\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nSee more https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW As a teenager in the 1960s in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo often biked or drove his Chevy Bel-Air around the neighborhoods looking for easy targets to burglarize One day, he came face to face with a German Shepherd, according to Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho \u201c[DeAngelo] backed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76562,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow2JLhCw:productID":"","maa_idioma":"","maa_pais":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10657,10658],"class_list":["post-76561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ubirata","tag-german","tag-shepherds"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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