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I just started this yesterday and am ~30% of the way in. I’ve read a handful of books, but this one is the most visceral-feeling. Maybe because he hasn’t been caught and could still be active? There's also the layer of reading Michelle's voice, knowing it was all-consuming for her and knowing she’ll never see where her work led... it's really heartbreaking. I'm so glad Patton and her co-investigators saw this through. Anyway, I also wanted to add that for how much a creep the Golden State Killer is, I couldn't help but (nervously?) laugh at some of the things he'd did: Leaving turkey outside someone's patio after an attack, approaching a victim with no pants on, that high-pitched voice. His actions are comical out of context, but chilling within.
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This article mentions the co-author of the book:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/golden-...
Now knowing who the Golden State Killer really is will make finishing the book really interesting. I feel like all of the pieces will fit together and make sense about why or how he was so elusive and never caught.
What do you guys think?
I can't believe he's caught! This is just such amazing news, and I'm so happy the victims can rest easy and know that he is behind bars and will get his punishment. It'll be really interesting to finish the book now that we know who the killer is. I'm only about halfway through the book, but I'll definitely make it a priority to finish it this weekend. Has anyone here finished the book? Did any of you think it was a cop who did it?
I hope Michelle McNamara can Rest In Peace now
I just can't believe it's really happening! I'm also about halway through (I just listened to Debbie's story, so unbelievably sad.) I think it's going to drive me bonkers, though, because now I want the other side of the story. Although, as I'm typing that, I am actually glad the book was published before he was killed, because I feel like this is the first true crime novel I have ever read where the victims are the focus, not the killer. Even though Ann Rule, for example, always writes a short history of the victims, I almost skip over those details as I'm reading. Not because I don't care about the victims, but because I'm more interested in the psychology of the killer. McNamara's book, though, makes me more interested in the victims.
I feel like any book after this is going to follow his footsteps, which will be interesting for sure, but somehow not as touching toward the victims.
Just finished. Got to the end, and Michelle writes a letter..... Chills.... So glad he is behind bars.
Just finished the book and really appreciated that I was ushered through the horrors of this decades-long nightmare by a guide as insightful, smart and humane to victims as Michelle McNamara was. I'm truly crushed she did not live to see his capture. For those who find reading court documents as interesting as I do, you can find the search and arrest warrants linked below from the Sacramento DA's Office, though heavily redacted. It is cool to see some of the agents mentioned in the book listed on the documents. Made me cheer aloud, no joke. I think Michelle also connected so well to the psychological toll a violent crime series such as this takes on the investigators. I'm glad some of them are still around to exhale.
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Andrea wrote: "...I feel like this is the first true crime novel I have ever read where the victims are the focus, not the killer...."I agree with you about the victims being focal in this book and until I read your comment, I couldn't put my finger on why this book felt like such a complete account. Really admired the respectful way Michelle balanced describing crime details with us readers while sharing insights about the victims as people and not just the suspect's targets, which is how some true crime books feel to me.
