https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/19/exclusive-prosecutors-want-new-dna-from-east-area-rapist-golden-state-killer-suspect/ > Lawyers for accused Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist suspect Joseph James DeAngelo are in a fight over whether prosecutors should be allowed to seek new DNA samples of DeAngelo’s blood and saliva for DNA testing to be used in his upcoming preliminary hearing, the Sacramento Bee has learned. > At issue is a search warrant request from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office to obtain fresh samples from DeAngelo for use by prosecutors from Ventura, Santa Barbara and Contra Costa counties, where DeAngelo faces a total of six murder and four kidnap for robbery counts tied to sexual assaults years ago, court records say.