While corporate consolidation has led to smaller documentary production budgets and fewer indie doc sales, the demand for true-crime docus has skyrocketed over the last few years.
That’s good news for documentary production companies like Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus’ Story Syndicate. This year, Garbus, Cogan and Story Syndicate’s head of documentary and nonfiction, Jon Bardin, have produced three true-crime documentaries: Hulu’s “Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence,” Netflix’s” Take Care of Maya” and HBO’s “Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York.”
About a string of murders in 1990’s Manhattan, “Last Call,” like “Stolen Youth” and “Take Care of Maya,” has become a hit with audiences and critics alike. (The final episode in the four-part series air on July 30.)
Variety spoke with Bardin, Cogan and Garbus about what they are looking for in a true-crime project and what they steer...
That’s good news for documentary production companies like Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus’ Story Syndicate. This year, Garbus, Cogan and Story Syndicate’s head of documentary and nonfiction, Jon Bardin, have produced three true-crime documentaries: Hulu’s “Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence,” Netflix’s” Take Care of Maya” and HBO’s “Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York.”
About a string of murders in 1990’s Manhattan, “Last Call,” like “Stolen Youth” and “Take Care of Maya,” has become a hit with audiences and critics alike. (The final episode in the four-part series air on July 30.)
Variety spoke with Bardin, Cogan and Garbus about what they are looking for in a true-crime project and what they steer...
- 7/28/2023
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
A suspect in the Long Island Serial Killer case is in custody. The arrest comes more than 10 years after police discovered several bodies in a marsh close to an exclusive beachside enclave in New York. The arrest of a New York City architect brings more questions than answers to the case, though. While the arrest is fresh, discussions about the case and potential suspects are not. We’ve collected one documentary and two podcasts you’ll want to check out before an eventual trial.
Police arrest a suspect in the Long Island serial killer case
On June 14, News 12 Long Island announced a 59-year-old architect named Rex Heuermann had been arrested in connection with the deaths of three women. All three bodies were found in a marsh near Gilgo Beach in 2010 and 2011. According to the news outlet, Heuermann may be charged with more crimes. Several other bodies were found in the same area.
Police arrest a suspect in the Long Island serial killer case
On June 14, News 12 Long Island announced a 59-year-old architect named Rex Heuermann had been arrested in connection with the deaths of three women. All three bodies were found in a marsh near Gilgo Beach in 2010 and 2011. According to the news outlet, Heuermann may be charged with more crimes. Several other bodies were found in the same area.
- 7/15/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
People who are mad about true crime podcasts love to pretend there is some moral imperative we are following. That they are educational. That we’re learning how to not get murdered, for example. But let’s be honest, we just enjoy a murder show, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
But occasionally journalists and amateur detectives actually do affect positive change, if not directly, then shedding light on cold cases or mobilizing listeners to come forward.
Here are seven times when true crime podcasts had (sort of) happy endings.
The Teacher’s Pet
Hedley Thomas is a dog with a bone. In this 17-episode show (which is admittedly a bit on the long-side) Australian journalist Thomas gets his teeth into the case of the disappearance of Lynette Dawson, a nurse and mother who went missing in 1982. Though no body has ever been found, it grows increasingly likely that...
But occasionally journalists and amateur detectives actually do affect positive change, if not directly, then shedding light on cold cases or mobilizing listeners to come forward.
Here are seven times when true crime podcasts had (sort of) happy endings.
The Teacher’s Pet
Hedley Thomas is a dog with a bone. In this 17-episode show (which is admittedly a bit on the long-side) Australian journalist Thomas gets his teeth into the case of the disappearance of Lynette Dawson, a nurse and mother who went missing in 1982. Though no body has ever been found, it grows increasingly likely that...
- 5/19/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
“It’s the end of an era,” podcast network Exactly Right tweeted in May 2022. “Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad is going off the air.” The tweet set off dismayed speculation among the true crime community, and rightly so: The podcast, which launched in 2019, was a popular powerhouse of the genre, featuring Paul Holes, the now-retired detective who helped crack the Golden State Killer case, and Billy Jensen, who helped finish the 2018 bestseller, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, that detailed the hunt for the serial killer, after author Michelle McNamara...
- 7/22/2022
- by Brenna Ehrlich and Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
This year, podcasts have been the inspiration for narrative watercooler content including on “The Dropout,” “The Thing About Pam” “WeCrashed” and “Gaslit.”
However, the trend is expanding; the nonfiction community is entering the audio space too, not necessarily to seek out ideas, but to highlight the work that goes into making documentaries.
Docus including Apple’s “The Big Conn,” HBO’s “Allen v. Farrow” and ESPN’s upcoming Title IX doc “37 Words” all feature what has been dubbed “the companion podcast.” Described as a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a nonfiction films or series, companion podcasts are less of a marketing tool and more of a chance for storytellers to give insights into the process of researching, producing, shooting and editing their films.
“As nonfiction has become more central to the business models of all of the streaming services and distribution platforms, there is more and more viewer and...
However, the trend is expanding; the nonfiction community is entering the audio space too, not necessarily to seek out ideas, but to highlight the work that goes into making documentaries.
Docus including Apple’s “The Big Conn,” HBO’s “Allen v. Farrow” and ESPN’s upcoming Title IX doc “37 Words” all feature what has been dubbed “the companion podcast.” Described as a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a nonfiction films or series, companion podcasts are less of a marketing tool and more of a chance for storytellers to give insights into the process of researching, producing, shooting and editing their films.
“As nonfiction has become more central to the business models of all of the streaming services and distribution platforms, there is more and more viewer and...
- 6/17/2022
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Directors James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte discuss the movies that inspired them while making The Big Conn.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Happiness (1998)
World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
Windy City Heat (2003)
Ocean’s 11 (1960)
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Bad Boys (1995)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Munich (2005)
Fargo (1996)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Delicatessen (1991)
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
The Hole (2009) – Joe Dante’s U.S. trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s Italian trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s British trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s review
Dial M For Murder (1954) – Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary
Jaws 3D (1983)
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
U2 3D (2008)
The Pink Panther (1963) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Goodfellas (1990) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Children of Men (2006)
The Imposter (2012)
Other Notable Items
The Big Conn podcast (2022)
The Big Conn docuseries (2022)
Bronzeville...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Happiness (1998)
World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
Windy City Heat (2003)
Ocean’s 11 (1960)
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Bad Boys (1995)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Munich (2005)
Fargo (1996)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Delicatessen (1991)
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
The Hole (2009) – Joe Dante’s U.S. trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s Italian trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s British trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s review
Dial M For Murder (1954) – Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary
Jaws 3D (1983)
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
U2 3D (2008)
The Pink Panther (1963) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Goodfellas (1990) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Children of Men (2006)
The Imposter (2012)
Other Notable Items
The Big Conn podcast (2022)
The Big Conn docuseries (2022)
Bronzeville...
- 5/17/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Among the 21 Emmy nominations Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” scooped up this year is the seventh career citation for two-time champ Liz Garbus, who is nominated for directing the show’s season 4 finale, titled “The Wilderness.” “I was really lucky to helm that very special episode, and I’m so pleased that it’s resonated for people,” the director says in response to her individual recognition from the TV academy. In our exclusive video interview (watch above), Garbus talks through the preparation process for the aforenamed installment, the psychological crux of June’s (Elisabeth Moss) arc, and the intimate nature of Fred’s (Joseph Fiennes) salvaging.
The series is based on Margaret Atwood‘s 1985 novel of the same name, which is set in a dystopian near-future America, where women are enslaved as ‘handmaids’ due to plummeting birth-rates and forced to bear children for the ruling class in the new authoritarian Gilead theocracy.
The series is based on Margaret Atwood‘s 1985 novel of the same name, which is set in a dystopian near-future America, where women are enslaved as ‘handmaids’ due to plummeting birth-rates and forced to bear children for the ruling class in the new authoritarian Gilead theocracy.
- 8/16/2021
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
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It’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole when scrolling through a pileup of shows, and not really knowing what you’re in the mood for. If you’re like a lot of people who have been spending more time at home than usual, there’s a chance that your TV watching habits have changed in the last year.
Whatever your ritual – whether it’s settling in for a weekend binge session, or catching up on shows during the weekday, true-crime documentaries are an easy way to feed your obsession.
After more than a year in lockdown, and adjusting to social distancing, working from home, and distanced-learning, watching a good series feels like a form of self-care.
It’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole when scrolling through a pileup of shows, and not really knowing what you’re in the mood for. If you’re like a lot of people who have been spending more time at home than usual, there’s a chance that your TV watching habits have changed in the last year.
Whatever your ritual – whether it’s settling in for a weekend binge session, or catching up on shows during the weekday, true-crime documentaries are an easy way to feed your obsession.
After more than a year in lockdown, and adjusting to social distancing, working from home, and distanced-learning, watching a good series feels like a form of self-care.
- 8/9/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
Photo: ‘I’ll be Gone in the Dark’/HBO The Original Story of California’s Golden State Killer For those that have yet to watch HBO’s 2020 documentary series, ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ or read the book with the same name, allow me to first warn you that this story will stick with you for an awfully long time. Not only is it incredibly bone-chilling, but the documentary is done so immaculately you become incredibly immersed in the case it may become difficult to dismiss it once you finish the last episode. HBO didn’t make forgetting about the series any easier when releasing a final follow-up episode to the original six-part limited series which aired Monday, June 21, 2021. Before we dive into the bonus episode, let’s rewind and discuss just what exactly this series aimed to uncover. Related article: A Tribute to Cannes Film Festival: A Celebration of Cinema,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Alexa Sutherland
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Emmy voters may give an involuntary shudder while poring over potential nominees in the documentary categories. They abound with tales of mass murderers and eldritch crime: John Wayne Gacy, the Manson Family, the Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, the Australian serial killer known as the Night Caller, and the Golden State Killer.
Most of those series fit neatly within the true crime niche, but I’ll Be Gone in the Dark represents an exception. Yes, the HBO docuseries explores how Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo was ultimately apprehended after decades eluding identification. But it does so through the perspective of gifted writer and amateur detective Michelle McNamara, who became obsessed with tracking down the mysterious killer and gave him his memorable three-word moniker.
Oscar nominee Liz Garbus executive produced the series through her Story Syndicate production company. She is one of four directors credited on it, along with Myles Kane,...
Most of those series fit neatly within the true crime niche, but I’ll Be Gone in the Dark represents an exception. Yes, the HBO docuseries explores how Golden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo was ultimately apprehended after decades eluding identification. But it does so through the perspective of gifted writer and amateur detective Michelle McNamara, who became obsessed with tracking down the mysterious killer and gave him his memorable three-word moniker.
Oscar nominee Liz Garbus executive produced the series through her Story Syndicate production company. She is one of four directors credited on it, along with Myles Kane,...
- 6/23/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Very little that happens in I’ll Be Gone in the Dark‘s special follow-up episode comes as a surprise. After all, the first six hours of HBO’s docuseries chronicled the reign of terror that Joseph DeAngelo, aka the Golden State Killer, visited upon his rape and murder victims for decades, as well as his eventual arrest in 2018 and admission of guilt.
But the final installment in the series shows DeAngelo’s victims triumphantly speaking in court ahead of his August 2020 sentencing, and watching those women and men achieve a measure of peace after such a long nightmare is really something.
But the final installment in the series shows DeAngelo’s victims triumphantly speaking in court ahead of his August 2020 sentencing, and watching those women and men achieve a measure of peace after such a long nightmare is really something.
- 6/22/2021
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Michelle McNamara devoted her life to finding justice for the victims of the Golden State Killer, so it's only fitting that filmmakers and HBO are presenting a final look at the case to hear the survivors get the last word on their tormentor.
We had a chance to chat with director Elizabeth Wolff about filming the episode and being a part of the process that wraps the long and arduous journey to justice.
Enjoy the full interview below.
This special episode is both the beginning of Michelle's journey and an end for the victims of the Golden State Killer. How did that direction come about for this episode?
The beginning and the end. I am a fan of ending stories at the beginning. It is something that I am always drawn to in books I read, in projects I work on myself.
It's the facts that we were telling both...
We had a chance to chat with director Elizabeth Wolff about filming the episode and being a part of the process that wraps the long and arduous journey to justice.
Enjoy the full interview below.
This special episode is both the beginning of Michelle's journey and an end for the victims of the Golden State Killer. How did that direction come about for this episode?
The beginning and the end. I am a fan of ending stories at the beginning. It is something that I am always drawn to in books I read, in projects I work on myself.
It's the facts that we were telling both...
- 6/21/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
It's another exciting week of off-season entertainment!
Fans say goodbye to Liz Keen on The Blacklist, and Good Girls returns to NBC.
Innocent Season 2 debuts on Sundance Now, Evil and RuPaul's Drag Race return to Paramount+, and In the Dark premieres on The CW.
Saturday, June 19
8/7c Secrets of a Marine's Wife (Lifetime)
Summer of Secrets continues with another ripped from the headlines tale that will have you riveted.
Spinning Out's Evan Roderick stars as U. S. Marine Corporal Jon Corwin, who was married to 19-year-old Erin Corwin (Sadie Calvano), an expectant mother harboring a secret who suddenly went missing.
Her disappearance and eventual death shook a Marine base as the race to determine who killed her and why they took off, the first suspect being her husband and later a friend of whom she had an affair.
It's a hell of a story, tragically real too, and you won't want to miss it.
Fans say goodbye to Liz Keen on The Blacklist, and Good Girls returns to NBC.
Innocent Season 2 debuts on Sundance Now, Evil and RuPaul's Drag Race return to Paramount+, and In the Dark premieres on The CW.
Saturday, June 19
8/7c Secrets of a Marine's Wife (Lifetime)
Summer of Secrets continues with another ripped from the headlines tale that will have you riveted.
Spinning Out's Evan Roderick stars as U. S. Marine Corporal Jon Corwin, who was married to 19-year-old Erin Corwin (Sadie Calvano), an expectant mother harboring a secret who suddenly went missing.
Her disappearance and eventual death shook a Marine base as the race to determine who killed her and why they took off, the first suspect being her husband and later a friend of whom she had an affair.
It's a hell of a story, tragically real too, and you won't want to miss it.
- 6/19/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
A year ago, HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” emerged as something truly special — a true-crime series with a sense of probing curiosity that extended beyond the lurid. Based on the work of the late writer Michelle McNamara, the series achieved a sort of double feat. It worked both as an exacting and meticulous recreation of McNamara’s work to identify the man she called the “Golden State Killer” and as a moody, unsettled examination of McNamara’s life, and the ways in which her work consumed her.
The series was a small, nearly perfect thing in a genre distinguished by bombast and lack of care; had I not been on family leave during list-making season, it would have placed high in my top ten of 2020. That it did not encompass every detail of the Golden State Killer aftermath — that life continued to march on after it was...
The series was a small, nearly perfect thing in a genre distinguished by bombast and lack of care; had I not been on family leave during list-making season, it would have placed high in my top ten of 2020. That it did not encompass every detail of the Golden State Killer aftermath — that life continued to march on after it was...
- 6/18/2021
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched the Season 4 finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” streaming now on Hulu.
Writer, producer and director Liz Garbus is adamantly opposed to the death penalty, something she has explored in such documentaries as “The Execution of Wanda Jean” dating back to 2002. Yet, for her scripted television directorial debut, the fourth season finale of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” she delivers an episode that carries out such a sentence.
While the idea “does go against a larger principle I have,” Garbus tells Variety, “they’re very different situations.”
Certainly the biggest difference is that “The Handmaid’s Tale” is fictional — and fantastical in some ways — and was not setting out to validate such retribution for a crime. In the episode, entitled “The Wilderness,” former Gilead Commander Fred (Joseph Fiennes) cuts a deal to turn over secrets about how that new “government” works...
Writer, producer and director Liz Garbus is adamantly opposed to the death penalty, something she has explored in such documentaries as “The Execution of Wanda Jean” dating back to 2002. Yet, for her scripted television directorial debut, the fourth season finale of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” she delivers an episode that carries out such a sentence.
While the idea “does go against a larger principle I have,” Garbus tells Variety, “they’re very different situations.”
Certainly the biggest difference is that “The Handmaid’s Tale” is fictional — and fantastical in some ways — and was not setting out to validate such retribution for a crime. In the episode, entitled “The Wilderness,” former Gilead Commander Fred (Joseph Fiennes) cuts a deal to turn over secrets about how that new “government” works...
- 6/16/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
The reverent Mark Twain once said, truth is stranger than fiction. His words strike the right chord than ever with ‘true crime’ igniting curiosity amongst the viewers. Equal parts interesting and terrifying, audiences are devouring the fast-paced mystery of real-life crimes unraveling on the screen. From giving you a sneak peek into the inner workings of criminally insane, to presenting edgy and mystery induced drama, these crime docuseries will keep you gripped till the end.
Here is a listicle of a few captivating true crime shows across on Ott.
True Life Crime UK [Voot Select]
This arresting TV series investigates the most harrowing crimes against innocent youngsters. These unsolved crimes have made it to the national headlines, uncovering the daunting questions behind them. The team’s quest to find the truth leads to unexpected breakthroughs no one saw coming in their wildest dreams. Witness families pursue justice as journalists probe the mystery of these shocking crimes.
Here is a listicle of a few captivating true crime shows across on Ott.
True Life Crime UK [Voot Select]
This arresting TV series investigates the most harrowing crimes against innocent youngsters. These unsolved crimes have made it to the national headlines, uncovering the daunting questions behind them. The team’s quest to find the truth leads to unexpected breakthroughs no one saw coming in their wildest dreams. Witness families pursue justice as journalists probe the mystery of these shocking crimes.
- 6/15/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
When Liz Garbus started working on the docuseries “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” she never could have imagined that her first day of shooting would coincide with the arrest of the Golden State Killer, but that’s exactly what happened. “We all went back to our hotels that night and at six or something, I had to wake up for a flight and I saw my phone had blown up with texts and we learned really early that morning that a suspect had been arrested,” she says in our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above). Garbus adds that if Michelle McNamara were still alive, they may have had a bit of an advanced notice that the police were about to make an arrest. “If Michelle were still alive and had been tracking the case and making this documentary alongside of us, she would have had her spider sense...
- 5/30/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
I’ll Be Gone In the Dark, the excellent true crime docuseries based on Michelle McNamara‘s book, has one more story to tell. HBO will air an additional special episode of the series, an episode that promises to bring “shocking new revelations to light.” McNamara had been doing extensive research into a serial killer known as the Golden […]
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- 5/27/2021
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Update: On Thursday, May 27, HBO released the first trailer for the special episode of I'll Be Gone in the Dark. Like previous episodes in the popular true crime series, the new first look goes into the mind of Michelle McNamara and her obsession with cracking cases. Although, this time, viewers will take a closer look at the aftermath of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr.'s trial and a different cold case Michelle was investigating. Be sure to watch the new trailer below! ________ The Golden State Killer wasn't the only cold case Michelle McNamara investigated. On Friday, May 21, HBO announced a new special episode for their popular true crime series, I'll Be Gone in the...
- 5/27/2021
- E! Online
HBO’s forthcoming “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” follow-up episode will dive into the case the late crime writer Michelle McNamara had been investigating since she was 14.
The standalone episode, which will serve as a follow-up to the 2020 docuseries exploring McNamara’s investigation into the Golden State Killer case, will cover both Joseph James DeAngelo’s recent conviction and the hometown murder that McNamara had been following since 1984. It is set to premiere on June 21.
Per HBO, “This powerful special closes one chapter in McNamara’s investigative work on cold cases, and brings to light another, highlighting the start of McNamara’s life-long fascination with unsolved murders.”
Using McNamara’s archival research, voice recordings and interviews with people connected to the case, the new episode will investigate the unsolved rape and murder of Kathy Lombardo in 1984 in McNamara’s hometown of Oak Park, Illinois. According to HBO, McNamara returned...
The standalone episode, which will serve as a follow-up to the 2020 docuseries exploring McNamara’s investigation into the Golden State Killer case, will cover both Joseph James DeAngelo’s recent conviction and the hometown murder that McNamara had been following since 1984. It is set to premiere on June 21.
Per HBO, “This powerful special closes one chapter in McNamara’s investigative work on cold cases, and brings to light another, highlighting the start of McNamara’s life-long fascination with unsolved murders.”
Using McNamara’s archival research, voice recordings and interviews with people connected to the case, the new episode will investigate the unsolved rape and murder of Kathy Lombardo in 1984 in McNamara’s hometown of Oak Park, Illinois. According to HBO, McNamara returned...
- 5/27/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
A special standalone episode of HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” a 2020 docuseries exploring late writer Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the dark world of the violent predator she dubbed “The Golden State Killer,” will debut Monday, June 21 at 10/9c on HBO.
Here’s the installment’s lengthy description, courtesy of HBO:
“In the summer of 2020, former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer, was sentenced to life in prison for the 50 home-invasion rapes and 13 murders he committed during his reign of terror in the 1970s and ‘80s in California. Many of the survivors and victim’s family members featured in the series reconvened for an emotional public sentencing hearing in August 2020, where they were given the opportunity to speak about their long-held pain and anger through victim impact statements, facing their attacker directly for the first time and bringing a sense of...
Here’s the installment’s lengthy description, courtesy of HBO:
“In the summer of 2020, former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer, was sentenced to life in prison for the 50 home-invasion rapes and 13 murders he committed during his reign of terror in the 1970s and ‘80s in California. Many of the survivors and victim’s family members featured in the series reconvened for an emotional public sentencing hearing in August 2020, where they were given the opportunity to speak about their long-held pain and anger through victim impact statements, facing their attacker directly for the first time and bringing a sense of...
- 5/21/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
HBO announced that a special episode of “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” will premiere on June 21 at 10 p.m. and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Based on the book of the same name that published in 2018, “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” first launched as a docuseries in 2020 and explored writer Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the dark world of the violent predator she dubbed “The Golden State Killer.” Directed by Elizabeth Wolff, the new episode brings shocking new revelations about the 1984 assault and murder of Kathleen Lombardo, which took place in McNamara’s hometown of Oak Park, Ill. and sparked the author’s interest in true crime. It will feature McNamara’s own research into the cold case, which led to her return to the town in 2013 to investigate it on the ground, thereby highlighting the inconsistencies she found in the police’s work...
Based on the book of the same name that published in 2018, “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” first launched as a docuseries in 2020 and explored writer Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the dark world of the violent predator she dubbed “The Golden State Killer.” Directed by Elizabeth Wolff, the new episode brings shocking new revelations about the 1984 assault and murder of Kathleen Lombardo, which took place in McNamara’s hometown of Oak Park, Ill. and sparked the author’s interest in true crime. It will feature McNamara’s own research into the cold case, which led to her return to the town in 2013 to investigate it on the ground, thereby highlighting the inconsistencies she found in the police’s work...
- 5/21/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
HBO has announced a special episode of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark that will focus on the developments in the Golden State Killer case after the true-crime docuseries aired.
The new episode will premiere June 21st, just under a year after former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo pleaded guilty to multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, and murder in connection to the East Area Rapist and Golden State Killer cases.
When DeAngelo was sentenced to life in prison in August 2020, many of his survivors convened at his hearing to talk...
The new episode will premiere June 21st, just under a year after former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo pleaded guilty to multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, and murder in connection to the East Area Rapist and Golden State Killer cases.
When DeAngelo was sentenced to life in prison in August 2020, many of his survivors convened at his hearing to talk...
- 5/21/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Patton Oswalt penned an emotional tribute to his late wife, author Michelle McNamara, five years after her death in 2016. The United States of Tara star, who married actress Meredith Salenger in 2017, shared two photos of Michelle to Instagram, along with a caption about what the anniversary of her death means to him and his 12-year-old daughter, Alice. "Of course I thought of her today," Patton began. "And I also thought of Alice, and how the loss shaped her and continues to shape her. And how Meredith swooped into our lonely, broken lives and helped put the pieces back together, stronger and sleeker than they were before. This dark day gets a little less dark...
- 4/22/2021
- E! Online
True crime is a genre that has taken over, allowing many people who have found themselves curious by these cases have a sense of understanding.
With women being the predominant victims in these situations, watching this content allows them a sense of control.
It is almost like the more we know, the better prepared we can be.
The influx of documentaries also allows a bigger platform for certain stories that deserve to be heard.
And sometimes, it is just about you being in the mood to sit down and watch some true crime.
These are just a few true crime options worth the watch because they are truly fascinating watches or because of the conversations that started afterward.
With many more coming this year, it felt only right to get ready by looking back at some of the most fascinating so far.
But this is only the beginning, with the...
With women being the predominant victims in these situations, watching this content allows them a sense of control.
It is almost like the more we know, the better prepared we can be.
The influx of documentaries also allows a bigger platform for certain stories that deserve to be heard.
And sometimes, it is just about you being in the mood to sit down and watch some true crime.
These are just a few true crime options worth the watch because they are truly fascinating watches or because of the conversations that started afterward.
With many more coming this year, it felt only right to get ready by looking back at some of the most fascinating so far.
But this is only the beginning, with the...
- 3/12/2021
- by Yana Grebenyuk
- TVfanatic
America’s busiest retired detective, Paul Holes, is joining the reboot of America’s Most Wanted, a new season of which is premiering on Fox on March 15th. Holes will be joining host, journalist Elizabeth Vargas, as an official expert.
“I’m excited to be part of the iconic America’s Most Wanted family and to continue to contribute in any way, utilizing my own experience and expertise to help the Amw team catch criminals who are evading justice,” Holes tells Rolling Stone.
Holes made his name hunting the infamous Golden...
“I’m excited to be part of the iconic America’s Most Wanted family and to continue to contribute in any way, utilizing my own experience and expertise to help the Amw team catch criminals who are evading justice,” Holes tells Rolling Stone.
Holes made his name hunting the infamous Golden...
- 3/5/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Another day, another GameStop project getting the green light.
Netflix is currently in production on a documentary series about the rollercoaster GameStop stock fluctuation prompted by a band of retail traders on Reddit.
This project, which seeks to look deeper into the “seismic shift in how the world’s money behaves,” promises exclusive access to key members of the Reddit r/wallstreetbets community that squeezed the hedge funds shorting the stock, as well as individual traders who hopped on the bandwagon and financial world “luminaries.”
Story Syndicate is production company behind the series, with co-founders Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus executive producing. Jon Bardin and Julie Gaither are also billed as exec producers, with Amy Hobby producing. Past Story Syndicate projects include “The Innocence Project,” about an effort to free wrongfully convicted prisoners, six-part HBO series “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” about Michelle McNamara and the pursuit of the Golden State Killer,...
Netflix is currently in production on a documentary series about the rollercoaster GameStop stock fluctuation prompted by a band of retail traders on Reddit.
This project, which seeks to look deeper into the “seismic shift in how the world’s money behaves,” promises exclusive access to key members of the Reddit r/wallstreetbets community that squeezed the hedge funds shorting the stock, as well as individual traders who hopped on the bandwagon and financial world “luminaries.”
Story Syndicate is production company behind the series, with co-founders Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus executive producing. Jon Bardin and Julie Gaither are also billed as exec producers, with Amy Hobby producing. Past Story Syndicate projects include “The Innocence Project,” about an effort to free wrongfully convicted prisoners, six-part HBO series “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” about Michelle McNamara and the pursuit of the Golden State Killer,...
- 2/11/2021
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
The first thing I thought when I heard the title of the latest true crime documentary to arrive on Netflix, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel was “please be the Elisa Lam case! Please be the Elisa Lam case!”. The second thing I thought was “My God, you utter monster, that was a young woman’s life”.
It’s a conflict that most true crime fans juggle with constantly. We are fascinated by these cases but we know the importance of questioning our motives, of keeping the victims as people front and centre and of trying to remember that this is real life and not just something here for our entertainment.
Joe Berlinger’s excellent documentary does a fine job of reinforcing this message, presenting Lam’s disappearance and the fallout surrounding it in the most down to earth and least sensationalist way possible. Talking heads include the...
It’s a conflict that most true crime fans juggle with constantly. We are fascinated by these cases but we know the importance of questioning our motives, of keeping the victims as people front and centre and of trying to remember that this is real life and not just something here for our entertainment.
Joe Berlinger’s excellent documentary does a fine job of reinforcing this message, presenting Lam’s disappearance and the fallout surrounding it in the most down to earth and least sensationalist way possible. Talking heads include the...
- 2/11/2021
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Critically speaking, there might be shows that exist to give some of these a run for the money.
But this year calls for a slightly different way of determining the best. Our souls are on the line, as is our sanity.
These shows address both our sanity and our souls with brilliant casts and fast-moving stories that surprise, comfort, and fascinate in meaningful ways. Excellent production values drive these series to the very top of the list of the best on TV for 2020.
Check out our picks below(in alphabetical order!).
Better Things (FX)
When I reviewed Better Things Season 4 in March, I called it perfection. That still stands.
Creator and star Pamela Adlon doesn't shy away from life's ugly little secrets. Instead, she embraces them with nuanced beauty that makes her on-screen family feel like our family.
There's not much better than that.
The Boys (Amazon)
The Boys Season...
But this year calls for a slightly different way of determining the best. Our souls are on the line, as is our sanity.
These shows address both our sanity and our souls with brilliant casts and fast-moving stories that surprise, comfort, and fascinate in meaningful ways. Excellent production values drive these series to the very top of the list of the best on TV for 2020.
Check out our picks below(in alphabetical order!).
Better Things (FX)
When I reviewed Better Things Season 4 in March, I called it perfection. That still stands.
Creator and star Pamela Adlon doesn't shy away from life's ugly little secrets. Instead, she embraces them with nuanced beauty that makes her on-screen family feel like our family.
There's not much better than that.
The Boys (Amazon)
The Boys Season...
- 12/23/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Photo: 'I’ll Be Gone in the Dark'/HBO Liz Garbus’s documentary adaptation 'I’ll Be Gone in the Dark' of Michelle McNamara’s book is not only an incredibly crafted docuseries but a major step forward for victims of sexual crimes. The series follows the timeline of the infamous Golden State Killer, officially discovered in 2018 to be Joseph DeAngelo, 74, and the multi-decade, unsuccessful attempts at finding him. McNamara’s work, and personal life, bisects the narrative with the history of the Golden State Killer and his impact. From the raw footage of the crime scenes, investigations, and McNamara’s journey putting together her book, this show creates an eerie, yet authentic, atmosphere that excellently encapsulates the terrors caused by a real-life serial rapist, and eventually, murderer, and McNamara’s inspiring and incessant drive to bring justice to the irreparable damage he caused. This docuseries is a series...
- 10/4/2020
- by Armando Brigham
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
The six-part HBO documentary series I’ll Be Gone in the Dark may have concluded last month, but Aimee Mann has just released a full version of the opening theme: her cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Avalanche.”
Sharing the same cover art as Cohen’s 1971 album Songs of Love and Hate, Mann’s rendition of the track ups the original’s instrumentation, with a haunting string arrangement to accompany her vocals. “You who wish to conquer pain/You must learn what makes me kind,” she sings. “The crumbs of love that...
Sharing the same cover art as Cohen’s 1971 album Songs of Love and Hate, Mann’s rendition of the track ups the original’s instrumentation, with a haunting string arrangement to accompany her vocals. “You who wish to conquer pain/You must learn what makes me kind,” she sings. “The crumbs of love that...
- 9/18/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Patton Oswalt had nothing to say about the Golden State Killer on Twitter Friday after the murderer’s sentencing. Instead, the actor chose to recognize those whose lives were affected by the case over the years, including his late wife Michelle McNamara, who dedicated much of her career to tracking down the elusive criminal.
“The insect gets none of my headspace today,” he wrote. “I’m thinking of the victims, and the survivors, and the witnesses and crusaders and investigators. And of course Michelle. Go forward in peace, all of you.”
Joseph James DeAngelo, the 74-year-old now known as the Golden State Killer, was sentenced Friday to multiple life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. DeAngelo was arrested in 2018 after DNA evidence linked him to 12 murders, 45 sexual assaults and more than 120 burglaries up and down California between 1976 and 1986.
The case was recently documented in the HBO docuseries “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,...
“The insect gets none of my headspace today,” he wrote. “I’m thinking of the victims, and the survivors, and the witnesses and crusaders and investigators. And of course Michelle. Go forward in peace, all of you.”
Joseph James DeAngelo, the 74-year-old now known as the Golden State Killer, was sentenced Friday to multiple life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. DeAngelo was arrested in 2018 after DNA evidence linked him to 12 murders, 45 sexual assaults and more than 120 burglaries up and down California between 1976 and 1986.
The case was recently documented in the HBO docuseries “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,...
- 8/22/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Joseph James DeAngelo, known as the “Golden State Killer” who terrorized California during a two-decade, six county rape, murder and robbery spree, was sentenced Friday to 11 consecutive terms of life without parole.
The subject of an HBO documentary series, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, which was based on writer Michelle McNamara’s best-seller of the same name, DeAngelo was a former police officer who was known by several nicknames, including The Original Night Stalker. His identity was eventually uncovered through DNA after a years-long search.
McNamara didn’t live to see DeAngelo’s arrest. The wife of comedian Patton Oswalt, her book was completed posthumously after her 2016 death.
DeAngelo, now age 74, briefly addressed the court and his victims.
“I’ve listened to all your statements. Each one of them,” DeAngelo said. He paused, then said, “And I’m really sorry to everyone I’ve hurt. Thank you, your Honor.
The subject of an HBO documentary series, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, which was based on writer Michelle McNamara’s best-seller of the same name, DeAngelo was a former police officer who was known by several nicknames, including The Original Night Stalker. His identity was eventually uncovered through DNA after a years-long search.
McNamara didn’t live to see DeAngelo’s arrest. The wife of comedian Patton Oswalt, her book was completed posthumously after her 2016 death.
DeAngelo, now age 74, briefly addressed the court and his victims.
“I’ve listened to all your statements. Each one of them,” DeAngelo said. He paused, then said, “And I’m really sorry to everyone I’ve hurt. Thank you, your Honor.
- 8/21/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Michelle McNamara isn't here to see the Golden State Killer be brought to justice, but those closest to the late true crime author are remembering her invaluable contributions to the case. On Friday, Aug. 21, convicted serial killer and rapist Joseph DeAngelo was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The judge's decision marked the conclusion to a decades-long search for the man who committed at least 13 murders and 50 rapes across California between 1973 and 1986. McNamara dedicated her final years to investigating the case, and her posthumous book, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, inspired the HBO docu-series of the same name. Comedian Patton...
- 8/21/2020
- E! Online
Joseph James DeAngelo, known as the Golden State Killer, was sentenced to multiple life terms in prison Friday for the series of murders he committed over a 13-year period between 1973 and 1986.
The sentencing was delivered by Honorary Judge Michael Bowman in the Sacramento Superior Court in California, where victim’s families had gathered to hear the sentence.
In delivering his the maximum possible sentence in his power, Bowman said that the “victims must be assure that Mr. DeAngelo will never, ever walk this earth again.”
“The defendant deserves no mercy,” Bowman said.
DeAngelo’s crimes were the subject of a book called “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara, which was itself adapted into a recent six-part HBO docu-series. McNamara had spent years tracking down the Golden State Killer (a nickname she coined), but died in 2016, before DeAngelo was identified as the culprit.
Speaking to Variety, the series...
The sentencing was delivered by Honorary Judge Michael Bowman in the Sacramento Superior Court in California, where victim’s families had gathered to hear the sentence.
In delivering his the maximum possible sentence in his power, Bowman said that the “victims must be assure that Mr. DeAngelo will never, ever walk this earth again.”
“The defendant deserves no mercy,” Bowman said.
DeAngelo’s crimes were the subject of a book called “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara, which was itself adapted into a recent six-part HBO docu-series. McNamara had spent years tracking down the Golden State Killer (a nickname she coined), but died in 2016, before DeAngelo was identified as the culprit.
Speaking to Variety, the series...
- 8/21/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
After three days of victim statements, Joseph James DeAngelo, now known to be the infamous Golden State Killer, was sentenced Friday to multiple life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for numerous murders and rapes over a decade in California. He will die in prison.
Honorary Judge Michael Bowman delivered sentencing in the Sacramento Superior Court in California after district attorneys from counties all over the state delivered closing statements — some statements resulted in eruptive applause in the courtroom. “There is no prayer strong enough to save you,” Sacramento Da Anne Marie Schubert said, echoing Kris Pedretti, a victim who spoke on Tuesday. DeAngelo avoided eye contact and instead stared straight ahead as he sat in a wheelchair.
“The victims must be assured, that Mr. DeAngelo will never, ever, walk this earth again,” Bowman said, adding that he was handing out the maximum possible sentence. “The defendant deserves no mercy.
Honorary Judge Michael Bowman delivered sentencing in the Sacramento Superior Court in California after district attorneys from counties all over the state delivered closing statements — some statements resulted in eruptive applause in the courtroom. “There is no prayer strong enough to save you,” Sacramento Da Anne Marie Schubert said, echoing Kris Pedretti, a victim who spoke on Tuesday. DeAngelo avoided eye contact and instead stared straight ahead as he sat in a wheelchair.
“The victims must be assured, that Mr. DeAngelo will never, ever, walk this earth again,” Bowman said, adding that he was handing out the maximum possible sentence. “The defendant deserves no mercy.
- 8/21/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark hinges on Michelle McNamara's words. Based on the true crime author's book of the same name, the HBO six-part docuseries about the search for the Golden State Killer heavily relies on archival footage and older interviews with McNamara to shape its gripping story.
Due to her untimely death in 2016, however, McNamara unfortunately wasn't able to be involved in the making of the docuseries, nor was she able to see the completion of her book and eventual capture of the Golden State Killer. As a result, the narrator heard throughout I'll Be Gone in the Dark isn't McNamara, but rather actress Amy Ryan.
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Ryan is a television veteran who's previously appeared in everything from The Wire to The Office. In the latter, Ryan portrayed Holly Flax, a human resources representative who ends up marrying Michael Scott,...
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark hinges on Michelle McNamara's words. Based on the true crime author's book of the same name, the HBO six-part docuseries about the search for the Golden State Killer heavily relies on archival footage and older interviews with McNamara to shape its gripping story.
Due to her untimely death in 2016, however, McNamara unfortunately wasn't able to be involved in the making of the docuseries, nor was she able to see the completion of her book and eventual capture of the Golden State Killer. As a result, the narrator heard throughout I'll Be Gone in the Dark isn't McNamara, but rather actress Amy Ryan.
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Getty / Axelle / Bauer-Griffin
Ryan is a television veteran who's previously appeared in everything from The Wire to The Office. In the latter, Ryan portrayed Holly Flax, a human resources representative who ends up marrying Michael Scott,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Kelsey Garcia
- Popsugar.com
There’s a disconnect that happens, looking at the bland, vacant face of Joseph James DeAngelo: This? your brain wants to say. This flaccid, ineffectual, 72-year-old is the Golden State Killer? This is the man who raped, murdered and stole with impunity for decades? The man who took diabolical delight in making sure his victims knew they’d never be free of him?
Indeed, that’s the response that even some of the survivors of DeAngelo’s attacks have in I’ll Be Gone in the Dark‘s finale, which chronicles the capture of the man previously known only as the...
Indeed, that’s the response that even some of the survivors of DeAngelo’s attacks have in I’ll Be Gone in the Dark‘s finale, which chronicles the capture of the man previously known only as the...
- 8/3/2020
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
(Spoiler alert: Do not read on if you haven’t watched the final episode of HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.”)
The final episode of HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” chronicles the search for the Golden State Killer and delves into the past of Joseph James DeAngelo, who was identified decades later as the man who committed at least 13 murders, more than 50 rapes and over 100 burglaries.
In the episode, DeAngelo’s former fiancée Bonnie Colwell shares how she met DeAngelo when she was 18 and that after a year of dating, he gave her an engagement ring. But “the rules were never for him,” she said. He took her hunting without a license and spearfishing, which was illegal. “So many of the things we did together, he pushed me toward fear,” she recalled, adding that she remembering bike-riding with him and feeling like, “this was suicide.
The final episode of HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” chronicles the search for the Golden State Killer and delves into the past of Joseph James DeAngelo, who was identified decades later as the man who committed at least 13 murders, more than 50 rapes and over 100 burglaries.
In the episode, DeAngelo’s former fiancée Bonnie Colwell shares how she met DeAngelo when she was 18 and that after a year of dating, he gave her an engagement ring. But “the rules were never for him,” she said. He took her hunting without a license and spearfishing, which was illegal. “So many of the things we did together, he pushed me toward fear,” she recalled, adding that she remembering bike-riding with him and feeling like, “this was suicide.
- 8/3/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
When it came to choosing an artist to sing a theme song for HBO’s documentary series “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” (which has its finale tonight), it’s far from inconceivable that the producers might have looked just as a matter of course to Aimee Mann. Speaking of the dark, she’s a woman who’s spent some time on the non-sunny side of the street — her last album was titled “Mental Illness,” after all, even if the neuroses it surveyed didn’t rise to the level of the serial killings recounted in the HBO series. And Mann is maybe one of the few contemporary artists with the stature and gravitas to be mentioned in the same breath as Leonard Cohen — whose “Avalanche” is the song being used as the title theme — without any balkers.
But the connection was much more personal than that. “The producers wanted that Leonard Cohen song,...
But the connection was much more personal than that. “The producers wanted that Leonard Cohen song,...
- 8/2/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
The Golden State Killer has been in police custody since 2018, but his reign of terror in his victims’ lives may never be over.
Gay Hardwick, who with her husband, Bob, survived an attack by the serial rapist and killer in 1978, speaks to that reality in this exclusive sneak peek from the upcoming finale of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.
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Gay Hardwick, who with her husband, Bob, survived an attack by the serial rapist and killer in 1978, speaks to that reality in this exclusive sneak peek from the upcoming finale of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.
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- 7/31/2020
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
The finale of I'll Be Gone in the Dark, HBO's limited series about the late crime writer Michelle McNamara and her journey to bring the serial killer and rapist she called the Golden State Killer to justice, airs this Sunday. The episode picks up with the apprehension of the killer, Joseph James
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- 7/31/2020
- by Liam Mathews
- TVGuide - Breaking News
(Spoilers ahead for “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.” Do not read if you don’t want to know what happens in Episode 4.)
Was the East Area Rapist, also known as the Golden State Killer, also the Visalia Ransacker who committed burglaries in Visalia, California, in the 1970s? That question is explored in the fourth episode of HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.”
The Visalia Ransacker committed approximately 120 crimes from early 1974 to late 1975, and there has been increasing evidence that the Golden State Killer and the Visalia Ransacker were the same person. Both the VR and East Area Rapist would break into people’s homes and tear up the inside, steal small, personal items of value only to the owners and help himself to the kitchen while contemplating their next move. In addition, both cased their victims’ homes before they broke in.
In December 1975, Detective Bill McGowan was...
Was the East Area Rapist, also known as the Golden State Killer, also the Visalia Ransacker who committed burglaries in Visalia, California, in the 1970s? That question is explored in the fourth episode of HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.”
The Visalia Ransacker committed approximately 120 crimes from early 1974 to late 1975, and there has been increasing evidence that the Golden State Killer and the Visalia Ransacker were the same person. Both the VR and East Area Rapist would break into people’s homes and tear up the inside, steal small, personal items of value only to the owners and help himself to the kitchen while contemplating their next move. In addition, both cased their victims’ homes before they broke in.
In December 1975, Detective Bill McGowan was...
- 7/20/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
When Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was arrested in April 2018, he was accused of raping and killing dozens of women in the 1970s and 1980s all over California. Before he was identified, the person authorities sought out for these heinous crimes was referred to as the Golden State Killer, and the subject of the HBO documentary I'll Be Gone in the Dark. Author Michelle McNamara led the charge for years in trying to help solve the Golden State Killer mystery but ultimately died before reaching the answer. But her work in demanding answers in the case, combined with advanced DNA technology, ultimately led to DeAngelo's capture.
How Michelle McNamara Helped Catch the Golden State Killer
McNamara, who was married to comedian Patton Oswalt up until she died, was obsessed with figuring out the identity of the Golden State Killer. As the crimes were happening in the 1970s and 1980s, authorities were having trouble linking them together.
How Michelle McNamara Helped Catch the Golden State Killer
McNamara, who was married to comedian Patton Oswalt up until she died, was obsessed with figuring out the identity of the Golden State Killer. As the crimes were happening in the 1970s and 1980s, authorities were having trouble linking them together.
- 7/19/2020
- by Hedy Phillips
- Popsugar.com
Michelle McNamara, the writer behind the book I'll Be Gone in the Dark that inspired HBO's new documentary of the same name, spent years tracing the Golden State Killer, and this search was at the center of her story. McNamara, who was married to actor Patton Oswalt, dedicated her life to true crime, specifically the Golden State Killer case, but died in her sleep two years before her book about the case was published.
McNamara, who grew up in Illinois before moving out to LA to pursue TV and film writing, ended up following her passion for true crime after arriving in California. She quickly became fascinated by the East Area Rapist, the Original Night Stalker, and the Visalia Ransacker, among other stories. But in her research, she was able to link clusters of serial murders together to land on one culprit: the Golden State Killer. The killer, according to The New York Times,...
McNamara, who grew up in Illinois before moving out to LA to pursue TV and film writing, ended up following her passion for true crime after arriving in California. She quickly became fascinated by the East Area Rapist, the Original Night Stalker, and the Visalia Ransacker, among other stories. But in her research, she was able to link clusters of serial murders together to land on one culprit: the Golden State Killer. The killer, according to The New York Times,...
- 7/14/2020
- by Hedy Phillips
- Popsugar.com
The Golden State Killer wasn’t always a killer. He first terrorized California’s Bay Area with burglaries and rapes, taking on the name of the East Area Rapist. It wasn’t until 1979, after he migrated to Southern California, that “murderer” was added to his moniker.
Episode 3 of HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” delves into the Golden State Killer’s murder victims, as well as Michelle McNamara’s journey into publishing her book about her investigation into his criminal activities. McNamara was a true-crime fan, who spent a lot of time investigating the case and took it upon herself to solve it — eventually, she would write a book titled “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.”
Two years after McNamara’s death in 2016, authorities charged 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo with eight counts of first-degree murder, based on new DNA evidence. While he cannot be charged with rapes or...
Episode 3 of HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” delves into the Golden State Killer’s murder victims, as well as Michelle McNamara’s journey into publishing her book about her investigation into his criminal activities. McNamara was a true-crime fan, who spent a lot of time investigating the case and took it upon herself to solve it — eventually, she would write a book titled “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.”
Two years after McNamara’s death in 2016, authorities charged 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo with eight counts of first-degree murder, based on new DNA evidence. While he cannot be charged with rapes or...
- 7/13/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark episode two gives an insight into Michelle McNamara’s ‘origin story’ – the event that led to her obsession with true crime. Aged just 14 a neighbor of McNamara’s, Kathleen Lombardo was killed while she was jogging one evening. McNamara visited the scene of her death numerous times, even picking up broken bits of the Walkman Lombardo was listening to before she was killed. McNamara documented this in 2012 in a post on her website True Crime Diary, lines from which are used in episode two of I’ll Be Gone In The Dark read by actress Amy Ryan.
The case is still unsolved and in an exclusive interview with Den Of Geek, series director Liz Garbus said she hoped the show might inspire other citizen detectives to delve further into this case.
“It would be great if there were some Michelle McNamaras-in-training who wanted to bring...
The case is still unsolved and in an exclusive interview with Den Of Geek, series director Liz Garbus said she hoped the show might inspire other citizen detectives to delve further into this case.
“It would be great if there were some Michelle McNamaras-in-training who wanted to bring...
- 7/10/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
For anyone who read I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Michelle McNamara's meticulous accounting of the crimes committed by a serial killer and rapist who terrorized California for at least 13 years, the arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. felt like the righteous culmination of the work that consumed the final years of the author's life. When DeAngelo was arrested in 2018, the police showing up at his house more than three decades after he'd killed his last victim, McNamara had been gone for two years. The 46-year-old true crime blogger, podcast host and wife of Patton Oswalt died suddenly on April 21, 2016, from an accidental overdose. An autopsy found traces of multiple prescription drugs...
- 7/8/2020
- E! Online
“It’s almost like he’s omnipresent,” Michelle McNamara says in an archival interview at the top of this week’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, “and I can’t figure that out.”
If you watched last week’s premiere of HBO’s disturbing-yet-compelling docuseries, you know exactly whom McNamara is referencing: The East Area Rapist, a criminal who attacked more than 50 women in the Sacramento, Calif., area in the 1970s and whose crimes eventually escalated, prompting McNamara to dub him the Golden State Killer.
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If you watched last week’s premiere of HBO’s disturbing-yet-compelling docuseries, you know exactly whom McNamara is referencing: The East Area Rapist, a criminal who attacked more than 50 women in the Sacramento, Calif., area in the 1970s and whose crimes eventually escalated, prompting McNamara to dub him the Golden State Killer.
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- 7/6/2020
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Michelle McNamara obsessed over wanting to solve the case of the East Area Rapist (who would later become known as the Golden State Killer), and it was a pair of cufflinks that finally got her closer.
Based on McNamara’s book “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” HBO’s docuseries of the same name chronicles her sleuthing deep into the night of the rapist and killer. She realized that the East Area Rapist (Ear) would steal things from people’s homes that were of sentimental value to his victims, whether they were valuable or not.
In one instance, the Ear, who ended up committing 13 murders and more than 50 rapes in California from 1974 to 1986, stole gold cufflinks monogrammed with “N.R.” Stumbling upon this item, she asked detectives investigating the case whether they had ever looked up stolen items on eBay — which they hadn’t. So, of course, McNamara took it upon herself to do so,...
Based on McNamara’s book “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” HBO’s docuseries of the same name chronicles her sleuthing deep into the night of the rapist and killer. She realized that the East Area Rapist (Ear) would steal things from people’s homes that were of sentimental value to his victims, whether they were valuable or not.
In one instance, the Ear, who ended up committing 13 murders and more than 50 rapes in California from 1974 to 1986, stole gold cufflinks monogrammed with “N.R.” Stumbling upon this item, she asked detectives investigating the case whether they had ever looked up stolen items on eBay — which they hadn’t. So, of course, McNamara took it upon herself to do so,...
- 7/6/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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