E6 • Walk Into The Light

E1 • Murder Habit

Writer Michelle McNamara finds a new obsession in the "East Area Rapist" cold case. Today, her husband, friends, and colleagues reflect on Michelle's unique talent for bringing true crime stories to life.

55m • 2020

Writer Michelle McNamara finds a new obsession in the "East Area Rapist" cold case. Today, her husband, friends, and colleagues reflect on Michelle's unique talent for bringing true crime stories to life.

E2 • Reign Of Terror

Michelle reflects on the 1984 murder of her childhood neighbour Kathy Lombardo, which she credits with planting the seed for her lifelong fascination with unsolved crimes. The EAR serial predator escalates from attacking young women to targeting couples.

56m • 2020

Michelle reflects on the 1984 murder of her childhood neighbour Kathy Lombardo, which she credits with planting the seed for her lifelong fascination with unsolved crimes. The EAR serial predator escalates from attacking young women to targeting couples.

E3 • Rat In A Maze

In 1979, law enforcement is thrilled when the EAR attacks abruptly stop in Northern California, but in reality, the still unknown assailant has moved south to commit a number of gruesome murders in the Santa Barbara area, known as the "Original Night Stalker" series.

57m • 2020

In 1979, law enforcement is thrilled when the EAR attacks abruptly stop in Northern California, but in reality, the still unknown assailant has moved south to commit a number of gruesome murders in the Santa Barbara area, known as the "Original Night Stalker" series.

E4 • The Motherlode

After gaining access to a treasure trove of case files, overwhelmed by the amount of material and the graphic nature of the crimes she is investigating, Michelle struggles to balance the demands of her self-described addiction to her work with her family life.

50m • 2020

After gaining access to a treasure trove of case files, overwhelmed by the amount of material and the graphic nature of the crimes she is investigating, Michelle struggles to balance the demands of her self-described addiction to her work with her family life.

E5 • Monsters Recede But Never Vanish

As Michelle's loved ones cope with her sudden death, her work to unmask the Golden State Killer lives on. Inheriting Michelle's 37 boxes of case files, researcher Paul Haynes and true crime writer Billy Jensen work alongside Michelle's husband to finish her book.

54m • 2020

As Michelle's loved ones cope with her sudden death, her work to unmask the Golden State Killer lives on. Inheriting Michelle's 37 boxes of case files, researcher Paul Haynes and true crime writer Billy Jensen work alongside Michelle's husband to finish her book.

E6 • Walk Into The Light

As a 72-year-old former police officer's arrest unfolds in real time, chilling facts materialise that illuminate Michelle's prescience in her book's epilogue, "Letter to an Old Man".

56m • 2020

As a 72-year-old former police officer's arrest unfolds in real time, chilling facts materialise that illuminate Michelle's prescience in her book's epilogue, "Letter to an Old Man".

E7 • Show Us Your Face

The victims of the Golden State Killer seek closure following the recent sentencing.

47m • 2020

The victims of the Golden State Killer seek closure following the recent sentencing.