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As Sacramento County District Attorney, Thien Ho has dedicated his career to delivering justice and protecting communities. One of his most defining cases was his role as a lead prosecutor in the conviction of Joseph DeAngelo, the notorious Golden State Killer.<h4>A Historic Case of Justice</h4>Joseph DeAngelo, responsible for a reign of terror across California from the 1970s to the 1980s. DeAngelo was finally arrested in 2018 after decades of investigation. His crimes included at least 13 murders, 50 sexual assaults, and over 120 burglaries. Thien Ho, who was the assistant deputy district attorney at the time, played a pivotal role in ensuring DeAngelo was held accountable for his heinous acts.<h4>Leading the Prosecution</h4>As part of the prosecution team, Thien Ho presented the case against DeAngelo, bringing to light the devastating impact of his crimes. His commitment to seeking justice was evident in the powerful statements he delivered during court hearings, where he gave voice to the countless victims and their families who had suffered for decades.In June 2020, DeAngelo pleaded guilty to all charges in exchange for a life sentence without the possibility of parole. This outcome ensured that the victims and their families finally received a sense of closure.<h4>Advocacy for Victims</h4>Thien Ho has always been an advocate for victims' rights. Throughout the Golden State Killer case, he worked closely with survivors and their families, ensuring their stories were heard and that justice was served. His work on this case exemplifies his unwavering commitment to standing up for the most vulnerable.<h4>Continuing the Fight for Justice</h4>Thien Ho’s work on the Golden State Killer case underscores his experience, dedication, and leadership in the pursuit of justice. As he continues his role as District Attorney, he remains committed to holding criminals accountable and making Sacramento a safer place for all.For more on Thien Ho’s role in this landmark case, explore the following resources:<ul><li><a href="https://www.abc10.com/video/news/crime/103-aa948f70-33f1-4e7a-8717-cc4fe5fbb6ba" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ABC10 Interview on the Case</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article243880287.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Sacramento Bee Coverage of the Court Hearings</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/golden-state-killer-joseph-deangelo-pleads-guilty-sac-county-da/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CBS13: 'I Did All That': Inner Person Drove The Golden State Killer, Prosecutor Says</a></li><li><a href="https://kfbk.iheart.com/featured/the-afternoon-news-with-kitty-o-neal/content/2022-05-02-prosecutor-thien-ho-4th-anniversary-of-arrest-of-the-golden-state-killer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">KFBK Radio Interview: 4th Anniversary of the Arrest</a></li><li><a href="https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/golden-state-killer-joseph-deangelo-jerry-alter-ego-why-serial-killers-do-this" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Oxygen True Crime: Serial Killers Sometimes Invent Alter Egos Like Golden State Killer’s</a></li></ul>Thien Ho’s leadership in this case is just one example of his dedication to public safety and justice. As he seeks re-election in 2028, his track record speaks for itself: a relentless pursuit of justice, a commitment to victims, and a safer Sacramento for all.

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<h2>District Attorney Thien Ho</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/6272eea1-2185-4ae6-8c60-57fe75bdbe85/fd9bdbe3-0d33-43aa-9939-fbdfa24fbf85/fd9bdbe3-0d33-43aa-9939-fbdfa24fbf85.jpeg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C800%2C534&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"><h4>An experienced prosecutor with a new and balanced approach to protecting our community. </h4>Thien Ho was elected Sacramento County District Attorney in June 2022.Prior to being elected District Attorney, Thien Served as Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney for the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. &nbsp;A proven prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience, Thien Ho is working every day to ensure our system of justice is fair to all and doesn’t leave women, children, and victims of crime behind.&nbsp;In 1998, Thien began his career as a prosecutor in the Bay Area and in 2004, he was sworn in as a Deputy District Attorney for the people of Sacramento County.Throughout his career, Thien has successfully prosecuted sexual assault, gang, and homicide cases.Thien Ho successfully prosecuted the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, one of the nation’s most prolific and notorious serial killers who committed 13 murders and upwards of 50 sexual assaults in 11 different jurisdictions throughout California.&nbsp;In 2017, Thien was awarded “Prosecutor of the Year” by both the Sacramento District Attorney’s Association and the National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association (NAPIPA). And, in 2011, he received the Sacramento County Victim Services Award.Thien has been an adjunct professor teaching trial advocacy at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law where he was instrumental in building a national award-winning trial advocacy program.

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<h2>An Immigrant Story &amp; The American Dream</h2><h5>by Thien Ho</h5>Before the rise of communism, my father was a teacher in Saigon, Vietnam. After the communists came into power, we saw our friends, families and fellow citizens taken away to “re-education” camps in the jungle. In 1976, approximately a year after the fall of South Vietnam, my family fled in a small fishing boat along with several other families.<img src="https://run.imgix.net/6272eea1-2185-4ae6-8c60-57fe75bdbe85/2c67c656-a647-424a-acd2-d26040a8eece/2c67c656-a647-424a-acd2-d26040a8eece.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C656%2C862&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="32.5" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">​As we snuck aboard the boat, my parents hid my infant brother in a cardboard box with holes punched in it for ventilation. To get past the different checkpoints and out to sea, my father stole a uniform from a communist Army officer and stood on the deck of this tiny fishing boat. He painted my toy gun black and put it in the holster.At one of the checkpoints, the military guard questioned my father and accused him of hiding refugees below deck. My father calmly told the guard that he had just purchased the fishing boat and was taking it out for a cruise with his wife and two sons who were below deck. Still suspicious, the guard demanded to search below. There were 30 men, women and children huddled in the boat’s hull shoulder-to-shoulder in utter fear and silence, because capture meant death.&nbsp;My father told the guard, “You can search the boat, and if you find refugees, you can kill everyone onboard, starting with me. But, if you look down there and all you see is my wife and two boys, I’m going to take this gun (pointing to my toy gun) and blow your brains out! How dare you even question me, I outrank you!” After a brief but tense pause, the guard responded, “Nah, we don’t need to look. But let’s come back to the guard shack for a drink before you go.” About thirty minutes later, we were on our way out to sea.&nbsp;​The families pooled their money to buy a boat and retained the services of a fishing boat captain to navigate across the South China Sea to freedom. But before actually making it out to sea, the captain jumped off the boat and swam ashore, because his family was stuck behind. We faced an agonizing decision - proceed out to sea, with nobody onboard who could competently navigate the open waters, or turn back and risk capture, imprisonment and execution. We decided to take our chances at sea.&nbsp;There was the initial excitement of hitting the ocean, the exhilaration of seeing the dolphins swimming alongside our boat. There was also the fear and uncertainty. Hours turned into days, as we lost our way on the ocean, ran out of gasoline, food and water. We even hit a storm. I remember lying exhausted in my mother’s lap unable to move. I was hungry, thirsty, and tired.&nbsp;<img src="https://run.imgix.net/6272eea1-2185-4ae6-8c60-57fe75bdbe85/22eeacc1-4fb5-4b0b-af1b-a0127536e75d/22eeacc1-4fb5-4b0b-af1b-a0127536e75d.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C326%2C466&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="35" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">Adrift and lost at sea, we were finally rescued by a French merchant ship that took us to Malaysia, where we spent several months in a refugee camp. Eventually my family was sponsored to Stockton, California by my uncle. We had nothing but the clothes on our backs and each other.&nbsp;My father drove trucks during the day and went to community college at night. My mother would tuck me into bed and then work the graveyard shift at the local cannery. She returned in the morning smelling like the peaches she had been canning all night long.&nbsp;​We eventually moved to San Jose, the heart of the Vietnamese Community in Northern California. I am the first person in my family to attend college. I graduated from U.C. Davis in 1995 with a degree in political science and then went to the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in the Oak Park community of Sacramento. I have been serving the people of Sacramento as a prosecutor since 2004. My family’s story is the story of so many immigrants, so many people, so many Americans. It is the quintessential story of the American Dream.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Love true crime? It doesn't get truer or more local than a new podcast called "Off the Record."<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etbHrqZ7MAM&amp;list=PLJgyLqFXp7zps3_T1pXznvWwZDRoGf39l&amp;index=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Off The Record</a>" is hosted by Deputy District Attorney <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=109350X1567043&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Foff-the-record%2Fid1437666696&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcra.com%2Farticle%2Fsacramento-county-da-off-the-record-podcast%2F63590110&amp;xcust=undefined" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Catrina Ranum</a> with the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office and offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the local justice system works.AdvertisementEpisodes will feature attorneys and law enforcement breaking down cases tried in the Sacramento County court system. You'll learn how the groups collaborate to bring suspects and cases to trial."The value of the podcast is that it helps educate the public about what law enforcement does and how we prosecute these cases," District Attorney <a href="https://www.sacda.org/meet-the-da/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Thien Ho</a> said.Monthly episodes will highlight local cases and cover topics from human trafficking to hate crimes to cold cases and homicides.Watch the video above to learn more about "Off the Record."

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Love true crime? It doesn't get truer or more local than a new podcast called "Off the Record. "Off The Record" is hosted by Deputy District Attorney Catrina Ranum with the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office and offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the local justice system works."The value of the podcast is that it helps educate the public about what law enforcement does and how we prosecute these cases," District Attorney Thien Ho said.

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The new year brings new resources for California cities and counties to address public safety, ranging from the tough-on-crime Prop 36 to the new CARE Court system. Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho highlighted the impact of some of these measures yesterday during his second annual “State of Public Safety” address, which touched on issues including homelessness, fentanyl overdoses, homicides and retail theft. District Attorney Ho joins Insight to talk more about the past year, and his criminal justice priorities for 2025.<a href="https://the%20new%20year%20brings%20new%20resources%20for%20california%20cities%20and%20counties%20to%20address%20public%20safety,%20ranging%20from%20the%20tough-on-crime%20prop%2036%20to%20the%20new%20care%20court%20system.xn--%20sacramento%20district%20attorney%20thien%20ho%20highlighted%20the%20impact%20of%20some%20of%20these%20measures%20yesterday%20during%20his%20second%20annual%20state%20of%20public%20safety%20address,%20which%20touched%20on%20issues%20including%20homelessness,%20fentanyl%20overdoses,%20homicides%20and%20retail%20theft-v772s8j.%20district%20attorney%20ho%20joins%20insight%20to%20talk%20more%20about%20the%20past%20year,%20and%20his%20criminal%20justice%20priorities%20for%202025./" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Listen Here</a>

The new year brings new resources for California cities and counties to address public safety, ranging from the tough-on-crime Prop 36 to the new CARE Court system. Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho highlighted the impact of some of these measures yesterday during his second annual “State of Public Safety” address, which touched on issues including homelessness, fentanyl overdoses, homicides and retail theft. District Attorney Ho joins Insight to talk more about the past year, and his crimin

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Five different California district attorneys and Raley's Supermarkets have reached a settlement over the grocery chain's business practices.Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho said the suit, which was filed in Yolo County, was regarding the sale and offer of expired over-the-counter drugs. Ho was also joined by the district attorneys of Yolo, San Joaquin, Shasta and Sonoma counties.

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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Sacramento County law enforcement will now work with the California Attorney General's Office and Homeland Security in a new task force aimed at combating human trafficking."We found over a 5-year period in Sacramento County there have been over 13,000 victims of sexual trafficking, and that number is grossly underrated," said Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho.

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Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho on Wednesday lauded his office’s efforts on homelessness, rising fentanyl deaths and support of a recent voter-approved California law that he says will turn the tide against retail theft...At his second annual “State of Public Safety” address, the district attorney said his office has filed several retail theft cases seeking felony charges against those defendants under Prop. 36.

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CALIFORNIA, USA — A regional task force was announced combining the efforts of district attorney offices and law enforcement to aid in California's <a href="https://www.abc10.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">retail theft crackdown</a>.Security footage from a Sacramento-area Raley's grocery store highlights the ongoing challenges. Chelsea Carbahal, Raley's vice president of Community Impact, said they see violence toward security guards, blatant theft and what they call large cart push outs — carts filled to the brim with things like Tide Pods that are later resold.“They come into our store weekly, if not daily, and steal the same thing over and over,” Carbahal said.The Raley's at Fair Oaks Boulevard &amp; Howe Avenue has experienced their highest number of thefts, with more than $200,000 in liquor stolen. It’s part of the reason why the announcement of the new regional task force for Proposition 36 happened there.Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho announced the retail theft task force in his office made around 200 cases, totaling $1 million in retail theft.Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said, in the city of Sacramento, people will see patrol officers working with business partners like Arden Fair Mall.Lester said last November Lululemon was hit 19 times in four months; thieves got away with $82,000 in merchandise. That theft ring has since been arrested.&nbsp;However, Iit begs the question whether law enforcement has the resources to keep up their efforts.“I think every law enforcement agency is suffering from not having enough staff to do what we would like to do, but that doesn’t mean we can’t address the challenges before us,” Chief Lester said.San Joaquin County is also claiming a victory of their own. District Attorney Ron Freitas was pleased with their reporting app, which allowed people and stores to directly report crime.“We’ve had a dozen prosecutions, but we are very proud that when the law took effect last month, we got the first felony conviction under the penal code in the state,” Freitas said.All the district attorneys and law enforcement from Placer to Stanislaus counties met later to discuss implementation .San Joaquin, Yolo and Sacramento have all designated prosecutors and investigators specifically for Prop 36. Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig has been working on Prop 36 since its early proposal days.&nbsp;“In Yolo, we’ve filed about 20 total felonies on retail thieves, recidivists, retail thieves and people who are seriously addicted to hard drugs to get them into mandated treatment. We’re doing exactly what Prop 36 promised to do,” Reisig said.Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty announced at the presser that in two weeks there will be an agendized city council session including the police chief and district attorney to discuss implementation in the city.

CALIFORNIA, USA — A regional task force was announced combining the efforts of district attorney offices and law enforcement to aid in California's <a href="https://www.abc10.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">retail theft crackdown</a>.Security footage from a Sacramento-area Raley's grocery store highlights the ongoing challenges. Chelsea Carbahal, Raley's vice president of Community Impact, said they see violence toward security guards, blatant theft and what they call large cart push outs — carts filled to the brim with things like Tide Pods that are later

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