ANNE MARIE SCHUBERT SSD-78-7457
DISTRICT ATTORNEY R. NORGAARD, DDA
901 STREET TEAM: MC
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 XRef: 46180

(916) 874-6218

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FELONY COMPLAINT
vs.
JOSEPH JAMES DEANGELO 
Defendant.

 

The People of the State of California upon oath of the undersigned, upon information and belief

complain against the defendant above named for the crime(s) as follows:

COUNT ONE
On or about February 2, 1978, at and in the County of Sacramento, State of California, the
defendant, JOSEPH JAMES DEANGELO, did commit a felony, namely: a violation of Section
1871 a) of the Penal Code of the State of California, in that said defendant did unlawfully, and
with malice aforethought murder KATIE MAGGIORE, a human being.

Theabove offense is a serious and violent felony within the meaning of Penal Code
Sections and 

It is further alleged that in the commission and attempted commission of the above offense(s),
the said defendant, JOSEPH JAMES DEANGELO, personally used a ?rearm, to wit, an
unknown caliber ?rearm, within the meaning of Penal Code Sections and
12022.5(a) also causing the above offense to become a serious felony pursuant to Penal Code

Section and a violent felony within the meaning of Penal Code Section 

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COUNT TWO
For a further and separate cause of action, being a different offense of the same class of crimes
and offenses and connected in its commission with the charges set forth in Count One hereof: On
or about February 2, 1978, at and in the County of Sacramento, State of California, the
defendant, JOSEPH JAMES DEANGELO, did commit a felony, namely: a violation of Section
187(a) of the Penal Code of the State of California, in that said defendant did unlawfully, and
with malice aforethought murder BRIAN MAGGIORE, a human being.

The above offense is a serious and violent felony within the meaning of Penal Code

Sections and 

It is ?irther alleged that in the commission and attempted commission of the above offense(s),
the said defendant, JOSEPH JAMES DEANGELO, personally used a ?rearm, to wit, an
unknown caliber ?rearm, within the meaning of Penal Code Sections and
12022.5(a) also causing the above offense to become a serious felony pursuant to Penal Code

Section 1 and a violent felony within the meaning of Penal Code Section 

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE
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It is further alleged that the offenses charged in Counts One and Two are a special circumstance,
in that the defendant committed multiple murders, within the meaning of Penal Code Section



That attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein is a declaration setting forth facts

in support of probable cause for the issuance of a warrant of arrest herein.

I declare upon information and belief and under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and

correct.

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Executed at Sacramento County, California, the 24th day of April, 2018.

ROD NORGAARD

SACRAMENTO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
(916) 874?6218

Telephone Number

 

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HOLDING ORDER

It appearing to me that the offense(s) in the within complaint has/have been committed,
and that there is suf?cient cause to believe that the defendant, JOSEPH JAMES
DEANGELO, is guilty thereof,

The defendant, JOSEPH JAMES DEANGELO, having waived preliminary hearing to the

 

offense(s) set forth in this complaint,



 

 

 

I order that the defendant be held to answer to same. In my capacity as Judge of the Superior

Court, I deem the within complaint to be an Information and order it ?led in the Superior Court.

Date: Dept:

 

Judge of the Superior Court Sitting as Magistrate

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DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF ARREST WARRANT
(Made under 2015.5 CCP)

The undersigned hereby declares:

That your declarant is currently employed as a Deputy District Attorney for the County of
Sacramento, State of California.

That pursuant to said employment, your declarant has been assigned to investigate
allegations that the defendant, JOSEPH JAMES DEANGELO, did commit the crime(s) as set
forth in the attached complaint.

That pursuant to said assignment, your declarant has contacted person(s) having
knowledge of said offense(s) and who has/have prepared written reports and/or statements,
and/or has received and read written reports and/or statements prepared by others known by your
declarant to be law enforcement of?cers, all of which reports and/or statements are included in a
report consisting of 48 page(s), which is attached hereto as Exhibit I and incorporated by
references as though fully set forth.

That each of these documents is presently an of?cial record of a law enforcement agency.

WHEREFORE, your declarant prays that a warrant issue for the arrest of the
hereinabove-named defendant and that said defendant be dealt with according to law.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on the 24th day of April, 2018, Sacramento, California.



ROD NORGAARD
Declarant
901 Street,

Sacramento, California 95814

Sacramento County District Attorney

 

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