Before He Became the Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo Blew Up a Dog: 'He Had a Thing About German Shepherds'

Before He Became the Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo Blew Up a Dog: 'He Had a Thing About German Shepherds'

Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho says Joseph DeAngelo grew up abusing animals, "which isn't surprising for a serial killer"Randy Pench/Sacramento Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty; Getty Joseph DeAngelo; German ShepherdNEED TO KNOWAs 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 burglarizeOne day…