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Michelle Eileen McNamara (April 14, 1970 – April 21, 2016) was an American true crime author. She was the author of the true crime book I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer , [1] and helped coin the moniker "Golden State Killer" of the serial killer who was identified after her death as Joseph ...
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Sep 28, 2022 · Crime writer Michelle McNamara died in 2016 from a mix of drugs and a heart condition. She was working on a book about the Golden State Killer, which was published posthumously and became a bestseller.
Jan 20, 2024 · Michelle McNamara was a journalist and blogger who obsessively researched the unsolved crimes of the Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 1980s. She died in 2016, but her book and her husband's efforts helped lead to the arrest of the killer in 2018.
Aug 21, 2020 · The true-crime writer and journalist died in 2016 while chasing down the notorious serial killer who was later caught. She spent years piecing together clues, leading a community of sleuths, and writing a book about her quest. Learn how she became obsessed with unsolved mysteries and grisly crimes since she was a teenager.
Apr 23, 2016 · Michelle McNamara, the founder of the website True Crime Diary and the author of the book I'll Be Gone in the Dark, has died in her sleep at 46. She was the wife of comedian Patton Oswalt and the mother of their daughter Alice. No cause of death was given, but her family and friends were shocked by her passing.
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Jun 29, 2020 · A primer on the life and work of Michelle McNamara, the late author who wrote a best-selling book about the Golden State Killer case and inspired HBO's documentary I'll Be Gone in the Dark. Learn how she became obsessed with the case, died of a drug overdose, and how her husband Patton Oswalt finished her book.
A documentary series based on Michelle McNamara's book, exploring her investigation into the violent predator who terrorized California in the 1970s and 80s. The series is a detective story, a portrait of obsession, and a tribute to a writer who died before finishing her work.