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Evil Has a Name: the Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation by Paul Holes, Peter McDonnell, Jim Clemente
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dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.5
This book is about the crimes and eventual capture of the Golden State Killer, who started his crime sprees in the '70s till the mid '80s. First by breaking into the homes of Californian woman and raping them (and sometimes children) and then eventually his crimes turned to murder. He was eventually caught in 2018. This audiobook includes naration from investigator's, victims of his crimes and the family of some of his victims.
I read 'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' so I knew this audiobook would be interesting, and it's nice to see a better conclusion in this book ('I'll Be Gone in the Dark' was written and published before the EAR/ONS/Golden State Killer was caught). Paul Holes is the main narrator of this book - he investigated this case in his spare time and is largely credited as the reason why this case was eventually solved. You also hear from some of his victims, this was hard to hear as his crimes were horrific, but it is good to hear first hand accounts of what happened, espcially knowing that the victims/family of the victims finally got the justice they deserved. When they discuss the DNA it got quite confusing, it's very technical and not easily digestable (to me), but that's really the only complaint I have about this.
I do recommend this audiobook, but due to the nature of his crimes it can be quite difficult to listen to so please be cautious.
I read 'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' so I knew this audiobook would be interesting, and it's nice to see a better conclusion in this book ('I'll Be Gone in the Dark' was written and published before the EAR/ONS/Golden State Killer was caught). Paul Holes is the main narrator of this book - he investigated this case in his spare time and is largely credited as the reason why this case was eventually solved. You also hear from some of his victims, this was hard to hear as his crimes were horrific, but it is good to hear first hand accounts of what happened, espcially knowing that the victims/family of the victims finally got the justice they deserved. When they discuss the DNA it got quite confusing, it's very technical and not easily digestable (to me), but that's really the only complaint I have about this.
I do recommend this audiobook, but due to the nature of his crimes it can be quite difficult to listen to so please be cautious.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
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