I'll Be Gone in the Dark
HBOMax
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
S1 streaming on Entertainment & HBO Max
An exploration of the case of the Golden State Killer who terrorised California in the 1970s and 1980s, committing 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders, and true crime author Michelle McNamara's obsessive quest to find justice on behalf of his victims.

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Murder Habit
S1 E1 • 55m • HD15

Writer Michelle McNamara, the author of the blog True Crime Diary, finds a new obsession in the 'East Area Rapist' (EAR) -- who terrorised California in the 1970s and 1980s was, ultimately, responsible for 50 home-invasion rapes and 12 murders.

Reign of Terror
S1 E2 • 56m • HD15

Michelle reflects on the 1984 murder of her childhood neighbour Kathy Lombardo, which she credits with planting the seed for her lifelong fascination with unsolved crimes.

Rat in a Maze
S1 E3 • 56m • HD15

The brutal predator moves south, where he commits yet more gruesome murders. Michelle struggles to inject her own story into her book.

The Motherlode
S1 E4 • 54m • HD15

After gaining access to a treasure trove of case files, Michelle struggles to balance the demands of her work with her family life.

Monsters Recede but Never Vanish
S1 E5 • 54m • HD15

As Michelle's loved ones mourn her sudden death, her work to unmask the Golden State Killer lives on. Paul Haynes and writer Billy Jensen work alongside Michelle's husband, Patton Oswalt, to finish her book.

Walk Into the Light
S1 E6 • 55m • HD15

Former police officer Joe DeAngelo is arrested, leaving Michelle's fellow citizen detectives to connect the dots. Chilling facts materialise that illuminate Michelle's prescience in her book's epilogue, 'Letter to an Old Man.'

Show Us Your Face
S1 E7 • 46m • HD15

Golden State Killer survivors and victims' family members reconvene for Joseph DeAngelo's sentencing hearing in August 2020.

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  • About this series
  • An exploration of the case of the Golden State Killer who terrorised California in the 1970s and 1980s, committing 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders, and true crime author Michelle McNamara's obsessive quest to find justice on behalf of his victims.
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  • CrewLiz Garbus (Director)
  • GenreNews and Documentaries
  • Seasons1
  • StudioHBOMax

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