Michelle McNamara (1970–2016)
Author of I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
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- Canonical name
- McNamara, Michelle
- Legal name
- McNamara, Michelle Eileen
- Birthdate
- 1970-04-14
- Date of death
- 2016-04-21
- Burial location
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Cause of death
- accidental drug overdose and heart disease
- Places of residence
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Education
- University of Notre Dame (BA|1992)
University of Minnesota (MFA|Creative writing) - Occupations
- author
- Relationships
- Oswalt, Patton (husband)
- Short biography
- Michelle Eileen McNamara (April 14, 1970 – April 21, 2016) was an American true crime author. She was the author of I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer, a true crime book based on the Golden State Killer, and helped coin the name "Golden State Killer". The book was released posthumously in February 2018 and later adapted as the HBO documentary series I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, debuting on the cable channel June 28, 2020.
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- Works
- 3
- Members
- 3,376
- Popularity
- #7,546
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 164
- ISBNs
- 38
- Languages
- 9
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