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  1. 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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  2. Sep 28, 2022 · Crime writer Michelle McNamara, who wrote I'll Be Gone in the Dark about the Golden State Killer, died in her sleep in 2016 from a mix of drugs and a heart condition. Her book was published posthumously and topped the bestseller list.

  3. Jan 20, 2024 · True Crime Diary And The Golden State Killer. It was Michelle McNamara’s blog, True Crime Diary, that arguably set the course for the rest of her life. In 2011, she began regularly writing about a macabre string of rapes and murders from the 1970s and 1980s that remained unsolved. For years, she waded through documents — enraptured.

  4. 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.

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  6. Jun 28, 2020 · Who was Michelle McNamara? McNamara was born in 1970, and grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, as the youngest of six kids. Her interest in true crime was sparked by a murder that occurred in her ...

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  7. 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.

  8. Apr 25, 2018 · His late wife, the writer Michelle McNamara, had spent the final years of her life chasing the Golden State Killer, hoping to identify him in her book, “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.” But Ms ...

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