Unmasked by Paul Holes Summary
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Forensic investigator Paul Holes reveals his twenty-year hunt for the Golden State Killer. This NYT Bestseller exposes the psychological toll behind solving America's coldest cases. What haunts detectives more - the monsters they chase, or the personal demons they create?
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The Hunter of Shadows
Paul Holes sits in the dim light of Jumbo's Clown Room on Hollywood Boulevard, bourbon in hand, his mind fracturing under the weight of decades spent hunting monsters. This isn't just any detective-this is the man whose relentless determination would eventually unmask one of America's most notorious predators: the Golden State Killer. For nearly thirty years, Holes stared into the darkness of human depravity, and inevitably, that darkness stared back. His journey reveals how the pursuit of justice can become an all-consuming obsession, transforming the hunter in ways he never anticipated. What drives someone to sacrifice everything-marriages, relationships with children, mental health-to catch a killer? And what happens when that mission becomes your entire identity?
From "Quincy" to Reality: The Making of a Crime Fighter
The Case That Became an Obsession
DNA Changes Everything
The Personal Cost of Monster Hunting
Genealogy Changes the Game
Finding Purpose in the Darkness
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