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In Sacramento today, a 74-year-old retired¹ truck mechanic and former police officer admittedto carrying out a series of horrific rapes² and murders across California in the 1970s and '80s. He has been dubbed³ the Golden State Killer⁴. In a plea deal, Joseph DeAngelo Jr. admitted tomore than a dozen charges in exchange for life in prison without the possibility of parole. Because of the pandemic, the proceeding⁵ was held in a university ballroom⁶. NPR's EricWestervelt was there, and he joins us now. And I want to warn people before we get going thatsome of the details you're about to hear may be graphic⁷.

今天在萨拉门托，74岁的退休卡车技工和前警察承认于上世纪70年代到80年代在加州犯下了一系列可怕的强奸案和谋杀案。他被称为“金州杀手”。约瑟夫·迪安杰洛在认罪协议中承认了十余项指控，以换取不得假释的终身监禁。因为新冠肺炎疫情的影响，审判在一所大学的舞厅进行。NPR新闻的埃里克·韦斯特维尔特出席了庭审，现在他将和我们连线。我要警告听众朋友，大家稍后听到的细节描述可能会很逼真。

Eric, tell us a little bit more about what happened. This is one of the first times we the publichave heard from Joseph DeAngelo Jr.

埃里克，请详细介绍一下发生了什么。这是公众首次听到小约瑟夫·迪安杰洛的情况。

ERIC WESTERVELT, BYLINE⁸: Yeah, it was. And it was a bit of an odd setting because of thevirus. And to create social distance, you know, it was held in this ballroom at SacramentoState University. And DeAngelo was wheeled in in a wheelchair. He sat at this makeshift tableon a riser wearing his orange prison jumpsuit and plastic protective mask. And prosecutorsfrom six counties from across California, one after the other, got up and detailed¹⁰, you know, this gruesome crime spree — rapes, kidnapping, robberies and 13 murders. Prosecutors⁹, youknow, detailed each crime. DeAngelo admitted guilt¹² to each of them, saying only to thepresiding judge Michael Bowman, guilty, and I admit to each case. I mean, he didn't lookdirectly at family members. He looked down mostly. He didn't ask questions or say anythingexcept, guilty, and, I admit. And we have to underscore, these were particularly sadistic¹³ orhorrific home invasion. The details have been awful and heart-rending. I mean, he shot somevictims at close range. He beat some to death after breaking into their homes and then oftenkilled them.

埃里克·韦斯特维尔特连线：对，没错。因为冠状病毒的影响，审判的地点有些奇怪。为了确保社交距离，审判在萨克拉门托州立大学的舞厅举行。迪安杰洛坐在轮椅上被推进来。他身穿橙色囚衣、佩戴塑料防护面具，坐在一张临时搭建的桌子旁。加州六个县的检察官一个接一个地站起来，详细描述这起可怕的连环案——强奸、绑架、抢劫以及13起谋杀案。检察官详细说明了每起罪行。迪安杰洛承认所有罪行，他只对主审法官迈克尔·鲍曼表示，我有罪，我承认所有罪行。他并没有直视家属。他大多数时候都低着头。除了说“我有罪，我承认罪行”以外，他没有提问也没有说任何话。我们必须强调的是，这些都是极为残忍或可怕的入室抢劫。细节非常可怕，而且令人心碎。他近距离枪杀了一些受害者。他在闯入一些受害者的家中后，会将他们打死，他通常会在强行闯入后杀害受害者。

KELLY: That's horrible to listen to. Why, when prosecutors, you said, from six counties have somany details, they have a guilty plea — why did they agree to this plea deal?

凯利：听上去真是太可怕了。你刚才提到六个县的检察官掌握了相当多的详细情况，那他们为什么同意这份认罪协议？

WESTERVELT: Well, several reasons — I mean, he admits to these grisly 13 murders andother counts of kidnapping and robberies. He'll get life without possibility of parole. But he'llalso importantly admit to dozens — I think more than 60 unsolved and uncharged rapes andattacks where the statute¹⁴ of limitations have run out. So that's very important for those victimsto get acknowledgement of those crimes. And it avoids, you know, a long, costly¹⁵ trial during adeadly pandemic. Many of these crimes were 30, 40 years ago. Some witnesses have passedaway. This allows survivors¹⁶ and victims to get a measure of justice without having to sitthrough months and months of court proceedings¹⁷.

韦斯特维尔特：有几个原因，他承认了13起可怕的谋杀案以及其他绑架和抢劫罪。他将获判终身监禁，且不得假释。但他还会承认数十起……我想可能有超过60起未解决和未起诉的强奸和袭击案，而这些案件的诉讼时效已过。这对让那些受害者确认这些案件来说非常重要。同时，这也避免了在致命疫情期间进行耗时耗钱的庭审。其中多起罪行发生在三四十年前。一些目击者已经过世。这使幸存者和受害者不必经历数个月的庭审，就能得到一定程度的公正。

KELLY: Just to emphasize that point that these crimes were decades old from the '70s and'80s, how was DeAngelo finally caught?

凯利：只是为了强调一下，这些罪行发生在上世纪70年代和80年代，迪安杰洛最后是如何被抓获的？

WESTERVELT: It was interesting. Prosecutors outlined today how, in 2018, they used anempty garbage truck with police and collected material from his trash at his suburban¹⁸ houseoutside Sacramento. And then they matched DNA¹¹ material from that trash to DNA from a crimescene by using a database and a popular ancestry¹⁹ genealogy²⁰ website. So they linked him toseveral rapes fairly quickly. And DeAngelo was arrested not long after that.

韦斯特维尔特：这值得注意。检方今天概述称，他们在2018年与警方合作，用一辆空垃圾车收集了他位于萨克拉门托郊区住宅的垃圾。之后，他们利用数据库和一个流行的祖先谱系网站，将垃圾中的DNA材料与犯罪现场的DNA进行了比对。因此，他们得以迅速地将他与数起强奸案联系起来。那之后不久迪安杰洛就被逮捕了。

KELLY: Reaction today from survivors, from family members of the victims reacting to thisplea deal.

凯利：请介绍一下今天幸存者和受害者家属对这份认罪协议的反应。

WESTERVELT: I mean, it's mixed. I mean, many of them whose — you know, especially thosewho — family members who may have discovered loved ones say, you know, we were just neverthe same after that. He will die in prison. There's no possibility for parole. And I talked toContra Costa County DA Diana Becton. And she told me, quote, "there's really nothing thatcould give full justice to these family members because he's committed such horrendous²¹ actsup and down California. But at least now, she said, "we can begin the process, after all thesedecades, to bring some closure to families."

韦斯特维尔特：反应不一。许多人，尤其是那些发现亲人死亡的家属说，从那以后我们再也不一样了。他会在监狱里度过余生。不得假释。我采访了康特拉科斯塔郡的地区检察官戴安娜·贝克顿。她告诉我，“没有什么能让这些受害者的家人得到充分的公正，因为他在加州各地犯下了如此可怕的罪行。”但她同时表示，“至少现在，我们可以在数十年后开始这一进程，为一些家庭带来解脱。”

KELLY: NPR's Eric Westervelt reporting there on the plea deal today for Joseph DeAngelo Jr.

凯利：以上是NPR新闻记者埃里克·韦斯特维尔特就小约瑟夫·迪安杰洛今天同意的认罪协议进行的报道。

Thanks, Eric.

谢谢你，埃里克。

WESTERVELT: You're welcome.

韦斯特维尔特：不客气。

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 rapes   

n.芸苔( rape的名词复数 )；强奸罪；强奸案；肆意损坏v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的第三人称单数 )；强奸

参考例句：

• The man who had committed several rapes was arrested. 那个犯了多起强奸案的男人被抓起来了。 来自辞典例句
• The incidence of reported rapes rose 0.8 percent. 美国联邦调查局还发布了两份特别报告。 来自互联网

3 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

5 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

6 ballroom   

n.舞厅

参考例句：

• The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee.舞厅老板给他们免费。
• I go ballroom dancing twice a week.我一个星期跳两次交际舞。

7 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

8 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

9 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

10 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

11 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

12 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

13 sadistic   

adj.虐待狂的

参考例句：

• There was a sadistic streak in him.他有虐待狂的倾向。
• The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards.囚犯因不堪忍受狱警施虐而发动了暴乱。

14 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

15 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

16 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

17 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

18 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

19 ancestry   

n.祖先，家世

参考例句：

• Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来。
• He is an American of French ancestry.他是法国血统的美国人。

20 genealogy   

n.家系，宗谱

参考例句：

• He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her,twenty minutes of nonstop names.他坐下又给她细数了一遍他家族的家谱，20分钟内说出了一连串的名字。
• He was proficient in all questions of genealogy.他非常精通所有家谱的问题。

21 horrendous   

adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的

参考例句：

• He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。
• The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。