I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020)

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

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.

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

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Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan
as Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt
as Self - Michelle's Husband
Michelle McNamara
Michelle McNamara
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Haynes
Paul Haynes
as Self - Michelle's Researcher, Citizen Detective
Larry Crompton
Larry Crompton
as Self - Ret. Detective, Contra Costa County
Melanie Barbeau
Melanie Barbeau
as Self - Citizen Detective
Paul Holes
Paul Holes
as Self - Ret. Chief of Forensics, Contra Costa County
Karen Kilgariff
Karen Kilgariff
as Self - Host, My Favorite Murder Podcast
Billy Jensen
Billy Jensen
as Self - Crime Writer, Citizen Detective
Daniel Greenberg
Daniel Greenberg
as Self - Michelle's Literary Agent
Kathleen Conroy
Kathleen Conroy
as Self - Michelle's Sister
Mary Rita Skrine
Mary Rita Skrine
as Self - Michelle's Sister
Maureen Stratton
Maureen Stratton
as Self - Michelle's Sister
Bob McNamara
Bob McNamara
as Self - Michelle's Brother
Kera Bolonik
Kera Bolonik
as Self - Michelle's Friend, Writer
Bonnie Colwell
Bonnie Colwell
as Self - Joseph DeAngelo's Ex-Fiancée
Adam Drucker
Adam Drucker
as Self - Michelle's Friend
Jennifer Barth
Jennifer Barth
as Self - Executive Editor, HarperCollins
Barbara Rae-Venter
Barbara Rae-Venter
as Self - Investigative Genetic Genealogist
Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn
as Self - Author, Gone Girl
Wes Ryland
Wes Ryland
as Self - Joseph DeAngelo's Nephew
Gay Hardwick
Gay Hardwick
as Self - East Area Rapist Survivor
Bob Hardwick
Bob Hardwick
as Self - East Area Rapist Survivor
Anne Marie Schubert
Anne Marie Schubert
as Self - Sacramento District Attorney
Michael G. Bowman
Michael G. Bowman
as Self
Thien Ho
Thien Ho
as Self - Sacramento Deputy District Attorney
Chris Lombardo
Chris Lombardo
as Kathleen Lombardo's Brother
Tom Olis
Tom Olis
as Kathleen Lombardo's Neighbor
Kim Knebel
Kim Knebel
as Kathleen Lombardo's Neighbor
Grace Puccetti
Grace Puccetti
as Self - Oak Park Attack Survivor
Kris Pedretti
Kris Pedretti
as Self - East Area Rapist Survivor
Linda O'Dell
Linda O'Dell
as Self - East Area Rapist Survivor
Jane Carson-Sandler
Jane Carson-Sandler
as Self - East Area Rapist Survivor
Jennifer Carole
Jennifer Carole
as Self - Daughter of Murder Victim Lyman Smith
Debbi Domingo
Debbi Domingo
as Self - Daughter of Murder Victim Cheri Domingo
George Seibel
George Seibel
as Self - Former Homicide Detective, Chicago Police Dept.
Lisa Ortiz
Lisa Ortiz
as Self - Joseph DeAngelo's Cousin
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Murder habit

  • 1x2

    Reign of terror

  • 1x3

    Rat in a maze

  • 1x4

    The motherlode

  • 1x5

    Monsters recede but never vanish

  • 1x6

    Walk into the light

  • 1x7

    Show us your face

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