Golden State Killer called 'devil incarnate' as he faces surviving victims during 3 days of impact statements

Follow NBC News Surviving victims and their loved ones lined up inside a California courtroom Tuesday to confront Joseph DeAngelo, the so-called Golden State Killer and East Area Rapist, who pleaded guilty in June to 13 counts of raping, kidnapping, killing and terrorizing people over the span of several decades.DeAngelo, a former police officer who eluded capture for four decades, has publicly admitted guilt for a number of other crimes, some of which are past the statute of limitations and could not be tried in court.Victim statements are expected to continue through Thursday and DeAngelo, 74, will be sentenced Friday. "I think maybe after Friday, I will."Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Thien Ho previously said the scope of DeAngelo's crime spree is "simply staggering, encompassing 13 known murders and almost 50 rapes between 1975 and 1986."All told, DeAngelo has admitted to harming 87 victims in 53 separate crimes spanning 11 California counties, prosecutors said.Sixteen of DeAngelo's Sacramento County rape victims were expected to speak Tuesday, with a similar number planned for Wednesday and Thursday.Among them was Pete Schultze, who was 11 years old when he was tied to a bedpost so tightly that his hands turned blue while DeAngelo "performed horrific acts" against his mother.