California man convicted in pair of 1980s rape-murder cold cases: 'Sexually motivated serial killer'
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A jury convicted Horace Van Vaultz Jr for the rape-murders of two women in the 1980s. Investigators used new DNA evidence testing in the cold cases that were not available at the time.
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The nine-man, three-woman jury deliberated for three hours before finding Vaultz guilty of murder as well as the special circumstance allegations, including the rape of both women and sodomy.
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