I'll Be Gone in the Dark | Season 1 | Episode 4

The Motherlode

TV-MA | 56 MIN

After gaining access to a treasure trove of case files, Michelle struggles to balance the demands of her work with her family life.

Writer Michelle McNamara finds a new obsession in a California cold case she dubs the "Golden State Killer."

Michelle reflects on the murder case that sparked her interest in true crime.

The brutal predator moves south, where he commits yet more gruesome murders. Michelle struggles to inject her own story into her book.

After gaining access to a treasure trove of case files in the OC Sheriff's Department's EAR/ONS room, Michelle struggles with work-life balance.

As Michelle's loved ones mourn her sudden death, her work to unmask the Golden State Killer lives on.

Former police officer Joe DeAngelo is arrested, leaving Michelle's fellow citizen detectives to connect the dots. Chilling facts materialize.

Golden State Killer survivors and victims’ family members reconvene for Joseph DeAngelo’s sentencing hearing in August 2020.