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A review by slayermel
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I stumbled across this book in the online catalogue for our Library and thought it sounded interesting. It had me hooked. I had never heard of the "East Area Rapist" or "The Golden State Killer".
This book was written by a woman who became obsessed with the case and just wanted him caught. She was a true crime blogger and became very close with not only the police detectives but also the witnesses. This case became a cold case and Michelle McNamara did everything she could to try and keep it in the forefront so it could be solved one day.
The crimes started out as home invasions, then rapes, then he escaletd to hitting the homes when couples where in until he eventually escalated to murders.
The details of the case were very interesting and it is so shocking how long he evaded police capture. The crimes started around 1977 until he was eventually captured in 2018.
If you enjoy True Crime, this is a very interesting read.
All though she spares us the gore of the details, if you are triggered by Rape, stalking or Gun Violence I would avoid the Book.
This book was written by a woman who became obsessed with the case and just wanted him caught. She was a true crime blogger and became very close with not only the police detectives but also the witnesses. This case became a cold case and Michelle McNamara did everything she could to try and keep it in the forefront so it could be solved one day.
The crimes started out as home invasions, then rapes, then he escaletd to hitting the homes when couples where in until he eventually escalated to murders.
The details of the case were very interesting and it is so shocking how long he evaded police capture. The crimes started around 1977 until he was eventually captured in 2018.
If you enjoy True Crime, this is a very interesting read.
All though she spares us the gore of the details, if you are triggered by Rape, stalking or Gun Violence I would avoid the Book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Stalking