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As a cop, suspect in Golden State Killer case was an enigma to others

VISALIA, Calif. - In the mid-1970s, the Police Department in the Central Valley farm town of Exeter was small, fewer than 10 officers patrolling what was a population of about 5,000.

One officer was Joseph DeAngelo, who arrived in 1973. He worked there for three years, known for his professionalism and ambition in the field and his aloof, cool nature to his colleagues.

"He was just overeducated for the small department of Exeter. He just knew anything you wanted to talk about," said Farrel Ward, who worked in the department for 30 years. "I think he had a bachelor's degree, all kinds of training. He didn't fit in with the other guys. We liked to joke and screw around and take the

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