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Editor’s Note: A Manhunt Begins Anew
This morning on LAmag.com we launched a digital experience that’s unlike anything we’ve ever done at the magazine—and honestly, unlike anything I’ve seen at any magazine. It is an extension of writer...
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The Five Most Popular Myths About the Golden State Killer Case
Photograph courtesy 2020site.org 1) The Importance of the Diamond Knot On March 13, 1980, the Golden State Killer used a fireplace log to bludgeon to death Charlene Smith, a decorator and jewelry...
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Profile of a Killer
The Golden State Killer (known as the East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker by authorities) is an unidentified violent offender whose DNA and m.o. link him to 50 rapes and sexually motivated attacks...
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In The Footsteps of a Killer: The Writer’s Cut
Ten murders and 50 rapes. That’s one way to describe the crimes of the Golden State Killer, a serial attacker who terrorized California from 1976 to 1986. What that tally doesn’t reveal is the...
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In the Footsteps of a Killer
ON THE RUN The Golden State Killer’s telltale imprint: a size 9 tennis shoe [ 1 ] MISSING LINKS ON A SLEEPLESS NIGHT LAST JULY—one of dozens I’ve powered through during the months I’ve spent tracking...
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Hear the Golden State Killer
Hang-up phone calls to his victims were a big part of the Golden State Killer’s m.o. Police believe he got victims’ numbers from burglarizing or casing their homes in advance; rotary phones in the...
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Golden State Killer: The Making of a Manhunt
Hear Los Angeles magazine deputy editor Nancy Miller and writer Michelle McNamara discuss the making of “In the Footsteps of a Killer,” McNamara’s February feature about the Golden State Killer, how...
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Update: In the Footsteps of a Killer
In the last week I’ve received dozens of responses from readers about my article “In the Footsteps of a Killer.” Many emails contained insights about the evidence and fresh ideas for how best to catch...
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NEW EVIDENCE: Investigators Release a Third Recording Believed to Be of the...
One month after working with Los Angeles magazine to launch an online manhunt for the Golden State Killer authorities have released a new audio file believed to be of the suspect’s voice. This clip is...
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Golden State Killer Update: One Victim’s Family Responds to Our Coverage of...
When I took on the story of the Golden State Killer I knew the long-unsolved case would be challenging to write about for logistical reasons, but there was also an unspoken matter that concerned me:...
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On a Roll: The Letter to Our Editors That Was Typed Out on T.P.
It’s one thing to put thoughts on paper. It’s a whole other thing when the paper’s two-ply. Reader Michael O. Hardy’s response to Michelle McNamara’s Golden State Killer story was typed (flawlessly)...
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UPDATE: Investigators Have a New Lead on the Golden State Killer
Related What We Know About the Golden State Killer Santa Barbara Sheriff’s investigators have released information to the public about a new lead in the Golden State Killer case: Traces of paint were...
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UPDATE: Was The Golden State Killer a Cowboy?
Nearly a year after Los Angeles magazine published “In the Footsteps of a Killer”—Michelle McNamara’s March 2013 feature about one of the most violent criminals in California history—theories about the...
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Michelle McNamara’s Obsession With Unsolved Crime Was Life-Affirming
Crime yarns, as I call them, have become a staple of Los Angeles magazine. Every year we publish several big and ambitious dives into unsettling terrain, asking questions like: Who really did kill...
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A Few of Our Favorite Longreads for Your Holiday-Reading Pleasure
It’s been a long, often challenging year. With any luck, you can finally kick back and relax over the next couple of days. Whether you’re cozying up by a fire or stretching out on a beach, here are...
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Michelle McNamara’s Book on the Golden State Killer Comes Out This Month
In March 2013, Los Angeles magazine published Michelle McNamara’s “In the Footsteps of a Killer,” about her quest to track down a serial rapist and murderer who terrorized California from 1976 to 1986....
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Has the Golden State Killer Finally Been Captured?
UPDATE: Police and prosecutors from Contra Costa County to Orange County held a press conference this afternoon and were unanimous in the assertion that DNA evidence had led them to the man who has...
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DNA Submitted for Genealogy Research Led Police to the Golden State Killer...
In 1976, when the serial rapist and murderer known as the Golden State Killer (a nickname given to him by Michelle McNamara in the pages of this publication) began his string of crimes, DNA evidence...
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Patton Oswalt on the Painful, Personal Process of Working on and Watching...
One of the most-read stories ever published by this magazine was the 2013 investigative essay “In the Footsteps of a Killer” by Michelle McNamara. The writer, married to stand-up comedian Patton...
View ArticleGolden State Killer Joseph James DeAngelo Pleads Guilty to 13 Murders and...
On Monday, 45 years after the start of his decade-long reign of terror in California, the Golden State Killer appeared in a university ballroom-turned-courthouse to plead guilty to 13 murders and 13...
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