Accused Golden State Killer may never go to trial

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suspect Joseph DeAngelo looked even more gaunt, hollow in the face, and frail than before as his defense team asked to delay a hearing until next year so they could sift through all the evidence in the case.
“We’re continuing the case today because of the volumes of discovery that we’re receiving, and it's taking a long time to get through it,” Supervising Sacramento County Public Defender Diane Howard told reporters outside the court at Sacramento County Main Jail, according to KRCA.
The presiding judge agreed to delay a discovery hearing until early 2020 when both sides would sort through the evidence. It's expected that more than 200 witnesses are to be called and thousands of pieces of evidence examined, according to KRCA. That hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 22, the Sacramento Bee reports.
It may be years before a trial even begins for the 73-year-old man suspected of terrorizing California through a series of murders and rapes during the 1970s and 1980s. 
Meanwhile, incarceration doesn't seem to have been kind to DeAngelo, who has appeared more gaunt by each court appearance. It’s a stark contrast from his arrest when he looked healthier. During his appearance, he stood emotionless from the courtroom cage.

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