conservatives, choosing stability and precedent and caution in the law, rather than rapid change made by this court. tom? >> terry moran from the supreme court tonight. terry, thank you. now to the chilling confessions of a serial killer in california. the golden state killer today pleading guilty to more than a dozen murders and admitting to dozens of sex assaults. families and surviving victims face-to-face with the now frail killer as he claimed responsibility for the attacks that began four decades ago. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, the feeble man in that orange jumpsuit hoarsely confessing. >> i admit. >> reporter: james deangelo jr., 74, admitting in a plea deal he's the golden state killer. one of the most sadistic and elusive serial killers in history. >> encompassing 13 known murders and almost 50 rapes between 1975 and 1986. >> reporter: one after another, prosecutors from 11 counties reading the counts. and with so many victims and