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Evil Has A Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation
Paul Holes, Peter McDonnell, Jim Clemente
4.44 AVERAGE
275 reviews for:
Evil Has A Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation
Paul Holes, Peter McDonnell, Jim Clemente
4.44 AVERAGE
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By far the best audio book I have heard. I love that they had cops, lab techs, victims & family members included as the narrators.
as a true crime junkie, I knew of this story and how advances in DNA was used in solving the horrible crimes by a trash bag human being. this was a very well done series, felt more like a podcast than an audiobook but it was comprehensive. the product one was tasteful - not too dramatic but attention to detail was nice. this vilified the evil man & celebrated the case solvers and survivors (as true crime rightfully should!).
as someone who consumes a frightening amount of true crime, the tone and intention really matter. are you doing it for the shock factor? are you going to drone on and on about "how smart the killer was" or are you doing to talk about the impact on society, how the victims were failed by institutions, how survivors coped and how hard work and better structures can help solve (or) prevent such needless violence. the tone and intention for this series were quite well done, it was super thorough. there were parts when the survivor's descriptions really got to me (but trigger warnings were stated at the beginning of every chapter so good on them). this was not an easy listen but in the end, I am glad the survivors are living a life w/o fear and all those hours of hard work paid off and that the old shitbag is in jail fck off joseph.
this one is for paul and Michelle and all the brave strong men and women who lived a rich full life despite the horrors. for the legends in law enforcement who solved this after 40 years. and to all the other dirtbags who escaped their crimes in the 60s and 70s, they are coming for you losers.
as someone who consumes a frightening amount of true crime, the tone and intention really matter. are you doing it for the shock factor? are you going to drone on and on about "how smart the killer was" or are you doing to talk about the impact on society, how the victims were failed by institutions, how survivors coped and how hard work and better structures can help solve (or) prevent such needless violence. the tone and intention for this series were quite well done, it was super thorough. there were parts when the survivor's descriptions really got to me (but trigger warnings were stated at the beginning of every chapter so good on them). this was not an easy listen but in the end, I am glad the survivors are living a life w/o fear and all those hours of hard work paid off and that the old shitbag is in jail fck off joseph.
this one is for paul and Michelle and all the brave strong men and women who lived a rich full life despite the horrors. for the legends in law enforcement who solved this after 40 years. and to all the other dirtbags who escaped their crimes in the 60s and 70s, they are coming for you losers.
Although the investigative part is quite enthralling, yet the book doesn’t sensationalize the crime (though I particularly didn’t enjoy the background score). It interweaves the personal interviews quite well to create a compelling narration. Check out my full review here
This book was so thoughtfully recorded. GSK has been an interest area of mine for a while and this added a new, intimate layer of context to this incredible and tragic story.
I’m not sure I agree with calling something a book if it exists only in audio form. It felt much more like a podcast.
Very enjoyable. Cool interviews with people involved at all stages. Some backstory on the Michelle McNamara research and book. Interesting subject, obviously. I would recommend this to fans of true crime podcasts.
Very enjoyable. Cool interviews with people involved at all stages. Some backstory on the Michelle McNamara research and book. Interesting subject, obviously. I would recommend this to fans of true crime podcasts.
Very interesting material, but a lot of the expert witness guests felt like time fillers rather then enjoyable and interesting content.
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