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Late True-Crime Writer's Book Hailed Amid Arrest In 'Golden State Killer' Case
ResumePolice in California say "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," by Michelle McNamara, helped build public interest in the decades-old case of the so-called Golden State Killer. McNamara died in her sleep in 2016 before the book was finished. Her husband, comedian Patton Oswalt, made sure it was published.
Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Billy Jensen (@Billyjensen), an investigative journalist and researcher who worked with Oswalt, about McNamara's work and news that authorities arrested a suspect in the case, 72-year-old James Joseph DeAngelo, on Tuesday.
This segment aired on April 26, 2018.