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A six-part documentary series based on the book of the same name, I’ll Be Gone In The Dark explores writer Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the dark world of the violent predator she dubbed "The Golden State Killer."
McNamara lived a quiet life as a writer, mother and wife, preferring to stay on the periphery of the Hollywood world of her comedian husband Patton Oswalt. But every night, as her family slept, she indulged her obsession with unsolved cases, beginning her investigation into the man who terrorized California in the 1970s and 80s and is responsible for 50 home-invasion rapes and 12 murders.
Directed by Academy Award nominee and Emmy-winning director Liz Garbus (HBO’s Who Killed Garrett Phillips, Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper), the series is a detective story told in McNamara’s own words, through exclusive original recordings and excerpts from her book read by actor Amy Ryan. Drawing on extensive archival footage and police files as well as exclusive new interviews with detectives, survivors and family members of the killer, the series weaves together a picture of a complex and flawed investigation that challenged police for decades.
The series is also a journey into the soul of McNamara, whose True Crime Diaries blog and years of relentless determination for justice for the victims helped keep the case alive and in the public eye, and who tragically died of an accidental overdose while writing her book. A meditation on obsession and loss, I’ll Be Gone In The Dark chronicles the unrelenting path of a mysterious killer and the fierce determination of one woman to bring the case to light.
Original Release
06/28/2020 on hbo
US Release
06/28/2020
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Patton Oswalt | Self - Michelle's Husband / Self - Husband of Late Author Michelle McNamara |
Paul Haynes | Self - Michelle's Researcher |
Amy Ryan | Self - Michelle McNamara's Writings Read By |
Lauren Orlando | Michelle McNamara |
Melanie Barbeau | Self - Citizen Detective / Self - Crime Writer, Citizen Detective / Self - Citizen Detective, 'The Social Worker' |
Larry Crompton | Self - Ret. Detective, Contra Costa County |
Paul Holes | Self - Ret. Chief of Forensics, Contra Costa County |
Karen Kilgariff | Self - Host, My Favorite Murder Podcast |
Kris Pedretti | Self - East Area Rapist Survivor #10 |
Nancy Miller | Self - Former Deputy Editor, Los Angeles Magazine |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Murder Habit | Sunday, 28 June 2020 |
2 | Reign of Terror | Sunday, 05 July 2020 |
3 | Rat in a Maze | Sunday, 12 July 2020 |
4 | The Motherlode | Sunday, 19 July 2020 |
5 | Monsters Recede but Never Vanish | Sunday, 26 July 2020 |
6 | Walk into the Light | Sunday, 02 August 2020 |
7 | Show Us Your Face | Monday, 21 June 2021 |
Directors
Elizabeth Wolff, Liz Garbus, Myles Kane, Josh Koury
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patton Oswalt | Self - Michelle's Husband / Self - Husband of Late Author Michelle McNamara |
Paul Haynes | Self - Michelle's Researcher |
Amy Ryan | Self - Michelle McNamara's Writings Read By |
Lauren Orlando | Michelle McNamara |
Melanie Barbeau | Self - Citizen Detective / Self - Crime Writer, Citizen Detective / Self - Citizen Detective, 'The Social Worker' |
Larry Crompton | Self - Ret. Detective, Contra Costa County |
Paul Holes | Self - Ret. Chief of Forensics, Contra Costa County |
Karen Kilgariff | Self - Host, My Favorite Murder Podcast |
Kris Pedretti | Self - East Area Rapist Survivor #10 |
Nancy Miller | Self - Former Deputy Editor, Los Angeles Magazine |
Richard Shelby | Self - Ret. Detective, Sacramento |
Billy Jensen | Self - Crime Writer, Citizen Detective |
Daniel Greenberg | Self - Michelle's Literary Agent / Self - Literary Agent |
Jennifer Barth | Self - Editor, I'll Be Gone in the Dark / Self - Executive Editor, HarperCollins |
Fiona Williams | Self - East Area Rapist Survivor #22 |
Gay Hardwick | Self - East Area Rapist Survivors Case #31 |
Sarah Stanard | Self - Michelle's Friend |
Bob Hardwick | Self - East Area Rapist Survivors Case #31 |
Mary Rita Skrine | Self - Michelle's Sister |
Kathleen Conroy | Self - Michelle's Sister |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Patton Oswalt | Executive Producer |
Liz Garbus | Executive Producer |
Nancy Abraham | Executive Producer |
Lisa Heller | Executive Producer |
Dan Cogan | Executive Producer |
Billy Jensen | Executive Producer |
Paul Haynes | Executive Producer |
Michelle McNamara | Executive Producer |
Dave Rath | Executive Producer |
Anna Klein | Executive Producer |
Leah van der Werff | Producer |
Madeleine Akers | Producer |
Julie Gaither | Producer |
Elizabeth Wolff | Producer |
Kate Barry | Producer |
Grace Fardella | Producer |
Samantha Gordon | Producer |
Steph Kelly | Producer |
Beth Mullen | Producer |
Josh Koury | Producer |
Myles Kane | Producer |
Erin Barnett | Producer |
Editors
Jawad Metni, Alyse Ardell Spiegel, Erin Barnett, Samuel Nalband