5/5 stars. This was such a great retelling of the last as well as a gathering of stories from multiple points of view. ( )

Listening to this book was definitely different for me with all the different voices. The story of the crimes and investigations was interesting and would have kept me reading. What made this book unique for me was knowing some of the victims were telling their stories. As difficult as that was to listen to, I could not stop. They deserve to be heard. I had chills more than once and tears stained my face. I wasn’t expecting to hear from them. I appreciated the end of the book, when we got to hear an update from them.
I found the investigation to be very interesting. These crimes were committed in the seventies and eighties. DNA evidence was just beginning to be widely used. I found it fascinating to hear how genealogy played a part in discovering who the Golden State Killer was. I appreciate the law enforcement members who worked so long on this case. It was easy to feel their frustration as time went on. I didn’t know very much about this criminal. Yes, I know his name. I prefer not to use it. I found the book to be gripping. I wI’ll be recommending it to my friends who like crime books. ( )

I finished I'll Be Gone in the Dark two months prior to DeAngelo actually getting arrested. I remember following the news coverage, and wondering how they managed to do that and how much work actually went into this case. Evil Has a Name offers a ton of fascinating information on that front.

Incredibly interesting work if you’re interested in the procedurals, especially when it comes to DNA testing and genealogical testing. It also has a very strong emotional side, with interviews of victims, detectives, and scientists – all the people, for whom finally putting the Golden State Killer behind bars was something they never thought was possible.

Couldn’t put this one down. ( )

Closing the story of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer" (Feb. 2018)
Review of the Audible Studios audiobook (Nov. 2018)

Michelle McNamara's posthumous I'll Be Gone In the Dark was released only 2 months before the arrest of the Golden State Killer whom she had been obsessively researching and investigating for several years. Her mutual respect with detective Paul Holes was evident in that book. In Evil Has a Name, Holes closes off the story with the ancestral DNA and genealogy analysis that finally helped to identify the serial assaulter & murderer after 30-40 years. The final chapters are the main new elements here, as the earlier parts repeat the history of the crimes. ( )