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The Resource I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer, Michelle McNamara ; with an introduction by Gillian Flynn ; and an afterword by Patton Oswalt

I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer, Michelle McNamara ; with an introduction by Gillian Flynn ; and an afterword by Patton Oswalt

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For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then in 1986 he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, true crime journalist Michelle McNamara was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. At the time of the crimes, the Golden State Killer was between the ages of eighteen and thirty, Caucasian, and athletic--capable of vaulting tall fences. He always wore a mask. After choosing a victim--he favored suburban couples--he often entered their home when no one was there, studying family pictures, mastering the layout. He attacked while they slept, using a flashlight to awaken and blind them. Though they could not recognize him, his victims recalled his voice: a guttural whisper through clenched teeth, abrupt and threatening. This book--the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death--offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvi, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
"Framed by an introduction by Gillian Flynn and an afterword by her husband, Patton Oswalt, the book was completed by Michelle's lead researcher and a close colleague [Paul Haynes]."--Amazon.com
Contents
  • Introduction / by Gillian Flynn
  • PART ONE: Irvine, 1981 ; Dana Point, 1980 ; Hollywood, 2009 ; Oak Park ; Sacramento, 1976-1977 ; Visalia ; Orange County, 1996 ; Irvine, 1986 ; Ventura, 1980 ; Goleta, 1979 ; Goleta, 1981 ; Orange County, 2000 ; Contra Costa, 1997
  • PART TWO: Sacramento, 2012 ; East Sacramento, 2012 ; The Cuff-links coda ; Los Angeles, 2012 ; Contra Costa, 2013 ; Fred Ray ; The one ; Los Angeles, 2014 ; Sacramento, 2014 ; Sacramento, 1978
  • PART THREE / by Paul Haynes and Billy Jensen
  • Afterword / by Patton Oswalt
  • Epilogue: Letter to an old man
Isbn
9780062319784
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I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
Title
I'll be gone in the dark
Title remainder
one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
Statement of responsibility
Michelle McNamara ; with an introduction by Gillian Flynn ; and an afterword by Patton Oswalt
Title variation
I will be gone in the dark
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Language
eng
Summary
For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then in 1986 he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, true crime journalist Michelle McNamara was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. At the time of the crimes, the Golden State Killer was between the ages of eighteen and thirty, Caucasian, and athletic--capable of vaulting tall fences. He always wore a mask. After choosing a victim--he favored suburban couples--he often entered their home when no one was there, studying family pictures, mastering the layout. He attacked while they slept, using a flashlight to awaken and blind them. Though they could not recognize him, his victims recalled his voice: a guttural whisper through clenched teeth, abrupt and threatening. This book--the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death--offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
YDX
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1970-2016
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McNamara, Michelle
Dewey number
364.15/3209794
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • portraits
  • plates
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV6565.C2
LC item number
M36 2018
Literary form
non fiction
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  • 1971-
  • 1969-
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  • Haynes, Paul
  • Flynn, Gillian
  • Oswalt, Patton
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  • McNamara, Michelle
  • Serial rape investigation
  • Serial murders
  • Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
  • TRUE CRIME
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer, Michelle McNamara ; with an introduction by Gillian Flynn ; and an afterword by Patton Oswalt
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Note
"Framed by an introduction by Gillian Flynn and an afterword by her husband, Patton Oswalt, the book was completed by Michelle's lead researcher and a close colleague [Paul Haynes]."--Amazon.com
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rdacarrier
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Contents
Introduction / by Gillian Flynn -- PART ONE: Irvine, 1981 ; Dana Point, 1980 ; Hollywood, 2009 ; Oak Park ; Sacramento, 1976-1977 ; Visalia ; Orange County, 1996 ; Irvine, 1986 ; Ventura, 1980 ; Goleta, 1979 ; Goleta, 1981 ; Orange County, 2000 ; Contra Costa, 1997 -- PART TWO: Sacramento, 2012 ; East Sacramento, 2012 ; The Cuff-links coda ; Los Angeles, 2012 ; Contra Costa, 2013 ; Fred Ray ; The one ; Los Angeles, 2014 ; Sacramento, 2014 ; Sacramento, 1978 -- PART THREE / by Paul Haynes and Billy Jensen -- Afterword / by Patton Oswalt -- Epilogue: Letter to an old man
Control code
ocn988857242
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvi, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780062319784
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits, facsimiles
System control number
(OCoLC)988857242
Label
I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer, Michelle McNamara ; with an introduction by Gillian Flynn ; and an afterword by Patton Oswalt
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Framed by an introduction by Gillian Flynn and an afterword by her husband, Patton Oswalt, the book was completed by Michelle's lead researcher and a close colleague [Paul Haynes]."--Amazon.com
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Introduction / by Gillian Flynn -- PART ONE: Irvine, 1981 ; Dana Point, 1980 ; Hollywood, 2009 ; Oak Park ; Sacramento, 1976-1977 ; Visalia ; Orange County, 1996 ; Irvine, 1986 ; Ventura, 1980 ; Goleta, 1979 ; Goleta, 1981 ; Orange County, 2000 ; Contra Costa, 1997 -- PART TWO: Sacramento, 2012 ; East Sacramento, 2012 ; The Cuff-links coda ; Los Angeles, 2012 ; Contra Costa, 2013 ; Fred Ray ; The one ; Los Angeles, 2014 ; Sacramento, 2014 ; Sacramento, 1978 -- PART THREE / by Paul Haynes and Billy Jensen -- Afterword / by Patton Oswalt -- Epilogue: Letter to an old man
Control code
ocn988857242
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvi, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780062319784
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits, facsimiles
System control number
(OCoLC)988857242

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