So, wait
They JUST caught one of this country’s biggest all-time rapists and serial killers over forty years after his rampaging
It was suspected even back then that he may have been a cop, and it was noted that he had a knack for evading his victim’s guard dogs.
And it turns out he was indeed a cop, who was fired from his cop job mid-way through this murder spree, because he was caught shoplifting dog repellent. NOBODY investigated that any further at the time??
It’s also worth pointing out that Michelle McNamara’s book about the Golden State Killer, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, just came out recently. Michelle researched tirelessly to investigate this serial rapist and murderer, and after her death, her husband (Patton Oswalt) made sure her work was published.
It is NO COINCIDENCE that the surge of interest in this case, and the ultimate action and arrest by the police is due entirely to Michelle’s work. And the police refuse to acknowledge it. They are patting themselves on the back for finding and catching this man when it’s clear that they sat on evidence implicating him for years - because he was a cop.
Patton has said (via twitter) that Michelle was not interested in fame or glory - that she would just be so proud to see this man finally being caught and made to pay for his crimes. But I think it’s worth acknowledging her work. (and, as Patton pointed out, the police are now using the name she coined for this killer - but, you know, she had ‘nothing to do with it’ 9_9)
