I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020)

Documentary, Crime 60m

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7.4/10

After a decade of terror, the Golden State Killer vanished. One woman refused to let him disappear.

Overview

An exploration of the case of the Golden State Killer who terrorized 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.

Liz Garbus

Creator

Top Billed Cast

Amy Ryan

Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)

Patton Oswalt

Self - Michelle's Husband

Michelle McNamara

Self (archive footage)

Paul Haynes

Self - Michelle's Researcher, Citizen Detective

Larry Crompton

Self - Ret. Detective, Contra Costa County

Melanie Barbeau

Self - Citizen Detective

Paul Holes

Self - Ret. Chief of Forensics, Contra Costa County

Karen Kilgariff

Self - Host, My Favorite Murder Podcast

Billy Jensen

Self - Crime Writer, Citizen Detective

Daniel Greenberg

Self - Michelle's Literary Agent

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine

Written on January 11, 2023

Something about Patton Oswald and his wife. A few clips from his stand-up comedy. A detailed story about how he met his wife. Gummy Bears in what looked like a mason jar.

I don't know.

I guess I was expecting something about the Golden State Killer. Maybe a brief explanation about his crimes and then a focus on the investigation, how they eventually caught him decades later... like most docu...

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