I'll Be Gone in the Dark
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"That summer I hunted the serial killer at night from my daughter’s playroom. For the most part I mimicked the bedtime routine of a normal person. Teeth brushed. Pajamas on. But after my husband and daughter fell asleep, I’d retreat to my makeshift workspace and boot up my laptop, that fifteen-inch-wide hatch of endless possibilities…" This was the first book I read about true crime years ago and after reading the chapter about Michelle in Paul Holes book, I had to reread it. This is not just the story of a decade-long crime spree, of a elusive burglar, rapist, and murderer. It is a story about obsession, as the author, active and retired police as well as private citizens bury themselves in the clues and forensic, genetic and geographical trail left by this offender. It is also a story of the impact that monster had on the communities he terrorized and on how advances in technology over several decades brought hope that one day he would be brought to justice. McNamara’s writing makes it easy to follow along. She keeps the narrative moving, avoiding excessive detail. She reports on some of the gore the GSK generated, but not too much. She has a way to clarify the forensics, while keeping in touch with the terrors experienced by the victims, and the hopes and frustration of those hunting the GSK. Michelle McNamara died in her sleep, in April, 2016, at age 46, from a combination of drugs interacting with an undiagnosed medical condition that caused a blockage in her arteries. She had been stressed out, putting in long hours and suffering anxiety and nightmares that kept her from sleeping. In a way she is a victim of the GSK as well. Her husband Patton Oawalt, researcher Paul Haynes and investigative journalist Billy Jensen completed the book McNamara had worked on for so long. The GSK burglarized more than 120 homes, raped dozens of women, killed at least ten people during the 1970s and 1980s. We do not know how many people he drove mad or how many lives were ruined as a result of his crimes. The good news is that in April 2018, a few months after the publication of this book, Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested, based on DNA evidence. The Golden State Killer is finally in jail.
Ab 22:06 in diesem Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lekGu60XYPw&t=1348s Ein ganz besonderes Buch mit einem ganz besonderen Thema. Hier beschäftigen Menschen damit jahrzehntelang Einen Geist zu jagen Ich hatte die ganze Zeit das Bedürfnis in garten zu gucken und zu checken ob da ein Mann in Skimaske steht. Er ist jemand der sich stundenlang in einer Ecke verstecken kann ohne dass du ihn siehst, kommt raus wenn du schläfst und leuchtet dir mit der Taschenlampe ins Gesicht. Die Entdeckung der DNA veränderte alles. Kein wühlen in Hinterlassenschaften eines killers (Fußspuren, Fingerabdrücke)sondern echte unfälschbare einzigartige genetische Codes die einen quantensprung bedeuten, etwa so wie der Commodore 64 zu am heutigen Smartphones. Pragmatische amerikanische sprache, stil ist steril wie im einem Bericht gehalten, das macht es bedrohlich und real, wie vor der Haustüre. Nicht ganz chronologisch erzählt, aber sehr spannend. Ein Thriller der dritten Art 😱
Mir fiel es anfangs etwas schwer in das Buch hinein zu finden. Es beginnt damit, dass auf die Taten des Golden State Killers und sein Vorgehen eingegangen wird, dabei werden auch einige dieser Taten ziemlich detailliert beschrieben.. Ich fand diesen Teil zwar schon interessant und sehr erschreckend, doch mir haben die späteren Teile die mehr auf die Ermittlungen und besonders auf die Autorin Michelle McNamara eingegangen sind klar besser gefallen. Ich fand es faszinierend zu sehen, wie sehr sich die Autorin in diese Fälle vertieft hat und was alles gemacht wurde um den Golden State Killer doch noch zu finden. Besonders hinter die Kulissen der Ermittlungen zu schauen war echt spannend, zu sehen wie sehr diese Fälle Personen noch immer beschäftigt und auch wie es kommen konnte, dass der Täter zuvor nie gefasst wurde.
4.5/5 “I love reading true crime, but I’ve always been aware of the fact that, as a reader, I am actively choosing to be a consumer of someone else’s tragedy. So like any responsible consumer, I try to be careful in the choices I make. I read only the best: writers who are dogged, insightful, and humane.” This is just one of many quotes that stayed with me. I never knew the author, of course. But I feel like I knew her. Just like many other people (mostly woman) who read this book will probably feel connected to Michelle McNamara. I have been a consumer of true crime for what feels like decades, listening to podcast, watched many documentaries (especially the shitty ones I suppose, there are a lot of them) and read articles upon articles. But this is my confession: Never in my life have I read a true crime book. [b:I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|35068432|I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|Michelle McNamara|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1499131009s/35068432.jpg|56363890] by [a:Michelle McNamara|16819959|Michelle McNamara|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1520140523p2/16819959.jpg] is my first after I got many recommendations, listened to talks about it in the Podcast ‘My favourite Murder’ and read bits from Megan Abbott and Gillian Flynn (she wrote a perfect introduction), who I consider as reliable recommenders in the online world. I started the book without much expectations, but a kind of curiosity. And now I am here, kind of joyful and kind of scared. And I think true crime books will be ruined forever for me. I’ll make an assumption here: nothing will ever be as good as I’ll be gone in the dark. This is not a retelling of facts, this book is, instead, a deeply personal journey into the obscure, the horror and an obsession that started in her life so many years ago. In retrospect, the chapter about her hometown did the thing for me: I was reading and enjoying the book before, but after Michelle talks about the starting point, her writing ambitions and her relationship with her mother I was hooked. It felt like I could write Michelle afterwards, saying ‘Hey, I have a similar story as yours!’ The whole book felt so deeply personal because the author understands the victims and she is pointing the spotlight on them, but it never feels like an exploitation. And now, there is this. ““You’ll be silent forever, and I’ll be gone in the dark,” you threatened a victim once. Open the door. Show us your face. Walk into the light.” A suspect has been arrested on a wednesday while I was at work. At home on my nightstand lay the book, I was halfway through, wondering if the Golden State Killer will ever be caught or forever be gone in the dark. The news swept me off of my feet, even though I live far away in Germany with no connection whatsoever. Still, I read some news article, did this and that, and after the news my reading changed a little bit. There was a suspect, he has been taken into custody and even though the book was not the reason for the arrest, I still think this is Michelles doing. The third part of the book was put together by her researching team. You could see and feel the shift of the narrative that became soberer. It was a retelling of facts, of ideas how to find the responsible. It was chilling to read the words “[…] AND Citrus Heights”, see the map they constructed in an attempt of geographic profiling (and of course looking it up on google maps) and the reference of genealogy sites in the last part, shortly after reading the news. Michelle and all the investigators in this case where on the right path. I am sure that I’ll be gone in the dark will become one of my favourite reads in 2018.
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"That summer I hunted the serial killer at night from my daughter’s playroom. For the most part I mimicked the bedtime routine of a normal person. Teeth brushed. Pajamas on. But after my husband and daughter fell asleep, I’d retreat to my makeshift workspace and boot up my laptop, that fifteen-inch-wide hatch of endless possibilities…" This was the first book I read about true crime years ago and after reading the chapter about Michelle in Paul Holes book, I had to reread it. This is not just the story of a decade-long crime spree, of a elusive burglar, rapist, and murderer. It is a story about obsession, as the author, active and retired police as well as private citizens bury themselves in the clues and forensic, genetic and geographical trail left by this offender. It is also a story of the impact that monster had on the communities he terrorized and on how advances in technology over several decades brought hope that one day he would be brought to justice. McNamara’s writing makes it easy to follow along. She keeps the narrative moving, avoiding excessive detail. She reports on some of the gore the GSK generated, but not too much. She has a way to clarify the forensics, while keeping in touch with the terrors experienced by the victims, and the hopes and frustration of those hunting the GSK. Michelle McNamara died in her sleep, in April, 2016, at age 46, from a combination of drugs interacting with an undiagnosed medical condition that caused a blockage in her arteries. She had been stressed out, putting in long hours and suffering anxiety and nightmares that kept her from sleeping. In a way she is a victim of the GSK as well. Her husband Patton Oawalt, researcher Paul Haynes and investigative journalist Billy Jensen completed the book McNamara had worked on for so long. The GSK burglarized more than 120 homes, raped dozens of women, killed at least ten people during the 1970s and 1980s. We do not know how many people he drove mad or how many lives were ruined as a result of his crimes. The good news is that in April 2018, a few months after the publication of this book, Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested, based on DNA evidence. The Golden State Killer is finally in jail.
Ab 22:06 in diesem Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lekGu60XYPw&t=1348s Ein ganz besonderes Buch mit einem ganz besonderen Thema. Hier beschäftigen Menschen damit jahrzehntelang Einen Geist zu jagen Ich hatte die ganze Zeit das Bedürfnis in garten zu gucken und zu checken ob da ein Mann in Skimaske steht. Er ist jemand der sich stundenlang in einer Ecke verstecken kann ohne dass du ihn siehst, kommt raus wenn du schläfst und leuchtet dir mit der Taschenlampe ins Gesicht. Die Entdeckung der DNA veränderte alles. Kein wühlen in Hinterlassenschaften eines killers (Fußspuren, Fingerabdrücke)sondern echte unfälschbare einzigartige genetische Codes die einen quantensprung bedeuten, etwa so wie der Commodore 64 zu am heutigen Smartphones. Pragmatische amerikanische sprache, stil ist steril wie im einem Bericht gehalten, das macht es bedrohlich und real, wie vor der Haustüre. Nicht ganz chronologisch erzählt, aber sehr spannend. Ein Thriller der dritten Art 😱
Mir fiel es anfangs etwas schwer in das Buch hinein zu finden. Es beginnt damit, dass auf die Taten des Golden State Killers und sein Vorgehen eingegangen wird, dabei werden auch einige dieser Taten ziemlich detailliert beschrieben.. Ich fand diesen Teil zwar schon interessant und sehr erschreckend, doch mir haben die späteren Teile die mehr auf die Ermittlungen und besonders auf die Autorin Michelle McNamara eingegangen sind klar besser gefallen. Ich fand es faszinierend zu sehen, wie sehr sich die Autorin in diese Fälle vertieft hat und was alles gemacht wurde um den Golden State Killer doch noch zu finden. Besonders hinter die Kulissen der Ermittlungen zu schauen war echt spannend, zu sehen wie sehr diese Fälle Personen noch immer beschäftigt und auch wie es kommen konnte, dass der Täter zuvor nie gefasst wurde.
4.5/5 “I love reading true crime, but I’ve always been aware of the fact that, as a reader, I am actively choosing to be a consumer of someone else’s tragedy. So like any responsible consumer, I try to be careful in the choices I make. I read only the best: writers who are dogged, insightful, and humane.” This is just one of many quotes that stayed with me. I never knew the author, of course. But I feel like I knew her. Just like many other people (mostly woman) who read this book will probably feel connected to Michelle McNamara. I have been a consumer of true crime for what feels like decades, listening to podcast, watched many documentaries (especially the shitty ones I suppose, there are a lot of them) and read articles upon articles. But this is my confession: Never in my life have I read a true crime book. [b:I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|35068432|I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer|Michelle McNamara|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1499131009s/35068432.jpg|56363890] by [a:Michelle McNamara|16819959|Michelle McNamara|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1520140523p2/16819959.jpg] is my first after I got many recommendations, listened to talks about it in the Podcast ‘My favourite Murder’ and read bits from Megan Abbott and Gillian Flynn (she wrote a perfect introduction), who I consider as reliable recommenders in the online world. I started the book without much expectations, but a kind of curiosity. And now I am here, kind of joyful and kind of scared. And I think true crime books will be ruined forever for me. I’ll make an assumption here: nothing will ever be as good as I’ll be gone in the dark. This is not a retelling of facts, this book is, instead, a deeply personal journey into the obscure, the horror and an obsession that started in her life so many years ago. In retrospect, the chapter about her hometown did the thing for me: I was reading and enjoying the book before, but after Michelle talks about the starting point, her writing ambitions and her relationship with her mother I was hooked. It felt like I could write Michelle afterwards, saying ‘Hey, I have a similar story as yours!’ The whole book felt so deeply personal because the author understands the victims and she is pointing the spotlight on them, but it never feels like an exploitation. And now, there is this. ““You’ll be silent forever, and I’ll be gone in the dark,” you threatened a victim once. Open the door. Show us your face. Walk into the light.” A suspect has been arrested on a wednesday while I was at work. At home on my nightstand lay the book, I was halfway through, wondering if the Golden State Killer will ever be caught or forever be gone in the dark. The news swept me off of my feet, even though I live far away in Germany with no connection whatsoever. Still, I read some news article, did this and that, and after the news my reading changed a little bit. There was a suspect, he has been taken into custody and even though the book was not the reason for the arrest, I still think this is Michelles doing. The third part of the book was put together by her researching team. You could see and feel the shift of the narrative that became soberer. It was a retelling of facts, of ideas how to find the responsible. It was chilling to read the words “[…] AND Citrus Heights”, see the map they constructed in an attempt of geographic profiling (and of course looking it up on google maps) and the reference of genealogy sites in the last part, shortly after reading the news. Michelle and all the investigators in this case where on the right path. I am sure that I’ll be gone in the dark will become one of my favourite reads in 2018.