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Evil Has A Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation
by Paul Holes, Peter McDonnell, Jim Clemente
I've gotten really into the true crime stuff recently, and this is about as recent as true crime stories get outside of the newspaper.
The case of the "Golden State Killer" — aka "the Original Nightstalker", aka "the East Area Rapist", aka "the Visalia Ransacker" — was only solved last year. This is hot off the press stuff, and it is fascinating.
That "Serial" podcast everyone was going bananas over a couple years back (booooring)? This is WAY better than that.
After committing like 50-something rapes and several murders over a 10-year period in the 1970s and 1980s, the Golden State Killer just stopped. He disappeared.
Did he die?
Did he move?
Did he get married?
WTF happened?
But no, this guy was still out there, living in a nice middle class neighborhood, until inspector his guy was only caught LAST YEAR, and only then thanks to the dedication of forensic criminologist Paul Holes and the people around him.
One of those other people who comes in for praise here is Michelle McNamara, author of [b:I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|35068432|I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|Michelle McNamara|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1499131009l/35068432._SY75_.jpg|56363890]. McNamara sadly didn't live long enough to see the killer caught, but the assistance she gave appears to have helped bring the sick bastard to justice.
In my recent review of [b:The Last Days of August|43450715|The Last Days of August|Jon Ronson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546507370l/43450715._SX50_.jpg|67556031] I mentioned that I was canceling my Audible membership because Amazon owns Audible and, as we all know, Amazon sucks. Well, I didn't realize that I had ordered this before I canceled, so that's why I'm reviewing this "Audible Original" now. Just a disclaimer so you don't think I'm a hypocrite.
(Although maybe I am, because I read the other day that Goodreads is also operated by Amazon. Is that true? Can that be true?? NOOOOOOOOO!)
This is so worth listening to, though, because it actually features interviews with all the main people involved in the case (GSK and McNamara aside).
It's just a crime it's only available on Audible.
The case of the "Golden State Killer" — aka "the Original Nightstalker", aka "the East Area Rapist", aka "the Visalia Ransacker" — was only solved last year. This is hot off the press stuff, and it is fascinating.
That "Serial" podcast everyone was going bananas over a couple years back (booooring)? This is WAY better than that.
After committing like 50-something rapes and several murders over a 10-year period in the 1970s and 1980s, the Golden State Killer just stopped. He disappeared.
Did he die?
Did he move?
Did he get married?
WTF happened?
But no, this guy was still out there, living in a nice middle class neighborhood, until inspector his guy was only caught LAST YEAR, and only then thanks to the dedication of forensic criminologist Paul Holes and the people around him.
One of those other people who comes in for praise here is Michelle McNamara, author of [b:I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|35068432|I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|Michelle McNamara|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1499131009l/35068432._SY75_.jpg|56363890]. McNamara sadly didn't live long enough to see the killer caught, but the assistance she gave appears to have helped bring the sick bastard to justice.
In my recent review of [b:The Last Days of August|43450715|The Last Days of August|Jon Ronson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546507370l/43450715._SX50_.jpg|67556031] I mentioned that I was canceling my Audible membership because Amazon owns Audible and, as we all know, Amazon sucks. Well, I didn't realize that I had ordered this before I canceled, so that's why I'm reviewing this "Audible Original" now. Just a disclaimer so you don't think I'm a hypocrite.
(Although maybe I am, because I read the other day that Goodreads is also operated by Amazon. Is that true? Can that be true?? NOOOOOOOOO!)
This is so worth listening to, though, because it actually features interviews with all the main people involved in the case (GSK and McNamara aside).
It's just a crime it's only available on Audible.