Amateur Sleuth Identifies Golden State Killer—and Now He's Behind Bars

Searching for Answers

Grieving and miserable, Oswalt threw himself into the monumental task of finishing what his late wife started. He had no idea that deep within McNamara's book, she had buried the lede. Her simple suggestion would drive the investigation that led detectives to identify the Golden State Killer.

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