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MODERN SERIAL KILLERS MOST DANGEROUS YET!

2,000 cunning monsters are prowling America

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THOUSANDS of savage serial killers are prowling America — right at this moment — and the bloodthirs­ty monsters are more cruel and more cunning than ever, a top forensic expert warns!

Cold-case crackerjac­k Paul Holes — who caught Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo after decades on his trail — says there are plenty more deranged psychos out there who have learned to game the system and avoid capture!

The former Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office investigat­or estimates 2,000 serial killers — fiends who murder randomly and repeatedly — are stalking new prey in the U.S. But Holes, 54, says murderers have gotten smarter about choosing their victims, usually selecting prostitute­s, drug addicts and the homeless.

“Often these predators are preying on people whose lives have spiraled down, so when they go missing, no one is really paying attention,” Holes reveals in a new book about nailing DeAngelo, whose 1970s terror spree included 50 murders and 13 rapes.

These days, the investigat­or says, sickos have even

changed the way they kill so they can fool medical examiners!

“If the manner of killing is a softer manual strangulat­ion, where the victim is intoxicate­d and barely conscious, it doesn’t take much to kill them,” says the acclaimed criminolog­ist, who caught DeAngelo in 2018 using advanced DNA mapping.

“Pathologis­ts can write off these cases too fast: ‘This is an OD.’ They’re not paying attention to a small bruise around the neck.”

He says the pervy predators “know what they are doing is twisted,” but “their urge to kill is stronger than the fear of getting caught.”

 ?? ?? DeAngelo invaded and ransacked homes but left a cold trail that baffled police for decades
DeAngelo invaded and ransacked homes but left a cold trail that baffled police for decades
 ?? ?? The California cop turned murderer in the 1970s
The California cop turned murderer in the 1970s
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DeAngelo was caught decades after a terror spree that included 50 murders and 13 rapes
Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo was caught decades after a terror spree that included 50 murders and 13 rapes
 ?? ?? Paul Holes says killers have gotten smarter at picking their victims
Paul Holes says killers have gotten smarter at picking their victims
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