“I was absolutely flabbergasted,” said Ron Osborn, DeAngelo’s brother-in-law.
Osborn says the family is in disbelief.
“When you see the picture of someone you know so very close, there’s that shock element and to look at Joe, I never suspected,” Osborn said. “We had a family type relationship, we joked, we hunted, went boating and none of this would rear its head as being a personality trait.”
“We played cards at the house, had family nights,” he said.
And for the last 27 years, he’s worked as a mechanic at a Save Mart Distribution Center in Roseville.
“He seemed like a nice guy, it’s just mindblowing,” said Tim Muriset.
Muriset worked with DeAngelo at Save Mart. He said DeAngelo just retired last year and he can’t believe he’s allegedly tied to some of the most horrific crimes imaginable.
“He used to get vertigo and couldn’t get out of bed sometimes so he had to stay home. When you talk to him, you just never thought, he’s been with the company for years, oh my god,” he said.
Save Mart confirmed DeAngelo’s employment, releasing a statement saying:
“None of his actions in the workplace would have lead us to suspect any connection to crimes being attributed to him.”
“It’s sad and tragic but my heart goes out to his immediate family, no matter what the situation was at home, it’s still a shock and awe in that,” said Osborn.
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