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

2020- 2021

1 Seasons

7 Episodes

7.1(128 votes)

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Documentary

Crime

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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.

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