Michelle McNamara

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michelle McNamara
Occupation	Family Member
Date Of Birth	Apr 14, 1970(1970-04-14)
Age	54
Date Of Death	2016-04-21
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aries

Michelle McNamara Biography

Michelle McNamara is one of the most popular and richest Family Member who was born on April 14, 1970 in United States. TrueCrimeDiary founder and noted true-crime author. She was also the wife of actor Founder of the website TrueCrimeDiary and noted true-crime author who was the wife of comedian and actor Patton Oswalt..

She was given a special thanks credit in the film Big Fan, which starred her husband and She received a special thanks credit for the film Big Fan, starring her husband and Kevin Corrigan..

In 1988, she graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois, where her senior year she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, the Trapeze.

In 1992, McNamara graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in English. She earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota.

Her husband Patton Oswalt, and their daughter Alice are her survivors. She died in Los Angeles.

Michelle McNamara Net Worth

Michelle McNamara is one of the richest Family Member from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michelle McNamara 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She earned her Master’s in Creative Writing at the University of Minnesota. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Notre Dame.

She was interviewed for the TV series A Crime to Remember.

Michelle Eileen McNamara (April 14, 1970 – April 21, 2016) was an American true crime author. She was the author of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer, a true crime book based on the Golden State Killer, and helped coin the name “Golden State Killer”. The book was released posthumously in February 2018 and has been adapted as an HBO documentary series, debuting on the cable channel on June 28, 2020.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Michelle McNamara Dating?

According to our records, Michelle McNamara married to Patton Oswalt. As of December 1, 2023, Michelle McNamara’s is not dating anyone.

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McNamara died in her sleep on April 21, 2016, in her family’s Los Angeles, California, home. According to the autopsy report released online by Radar, her death was attributed to the effects of multiple drugs, including Adderall, alprazolam (Xanax) and fentanyl. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease was a contributing factor. The coroner ruled it an accidental overdose. She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles.

Facts & Trivia

Michelle Ranked on the list of most popular Family Member. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michelle McNamara celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.

In April 2018, HBO announced that they had purchased the rights for I’ll Be Gone in the Dark and were developing it into a documentary series. Filming for the series began on April 24, 2018. The documentary is being directed by Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?).

What happened to Michele McNamara?

McNamara died in her sleep on April 21, 2016 in her family’s Los Angeles home. According to the autopsy report released online by Radar, her death was due to the effects of multiple prescription drugs (including Adderall, Xanax and the pain medication fentanyl).

What condition did Michelle McNamara have?

The autopsy later revealed that she had an undiagnosed heart condition , and that plus the accidental overdose (Adderall, Fentanyl, and Xanax) caused her death at 46 years old. Oswalt, crime writer Billy Jensen, and McNamara’s researcher Paul Haynes finished her book in 2018.

Is Michelle McNamara death?

April 21, 2016

Was Joseph DeAngelo a suspect of Michelle McNamara?

Days after the two-year anniversary of author Michelle McNamara’s tragic accidental death, a suspect believed to be the Golden State Killer was arrested: Joseph James DeAngelo. McNamara had spent years of her life hunting the killer and had said her greatest wish was to see him behind bars.

Who is Patton Oswalt's new wife?

And what’s left is this beautiful, living memory.” Oswalt also took a moment to appreciate his current wife, Meredith Salenger , who he married in

2017. “Meredith swooped into our lonely, broken lives and helped put the pieces back together, stronger and sleeker than they were before,” he said.