Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | After Auburn

Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes | After Auburn

From Small Town Dicks by Small Town Dicks | Audio 99 | Daylight Media

August 14, 2026 · 54 min · Season 19 · Episode 6

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Paul Holes discusses the investigation into the Golden State Killer and the connections to earlier crimes in California.

After the East Area Rapist disappears from Northern California, an attack with a similar MO happens hundreds of miles away in Goleta. At the time, investigators had no reason to connect it to the Sacramento series. Paul Holes helps us understand the shift into Southern California, the jurisdictional gaps, and the violence of the Lyman and Charlene Smith case. Years later, evidence from this phase will become critical to identifying the Golden State Killer. Want to hear the entire series right now? Join Super Duper Fam at ⁠⁠⁠⁠smalltowndicks.com/superfam⁠⁠⁠⁠ for access to the full ad-free binge feed, and use promo code GSK for your first month free. What is Chasing the Golden State Killer with Paul Holes? This is a 10-part limited series from Small Town Dicks, Paul Holes tells the full story of his 24-year pursuit of the Golden State Killer. Across ten episodes, Paul joins Yeardley, Dan, and Dave for a firsthand account of one of the most significant cold case investigations in American history. From the early crimes of the Visalia Ransacker to the East Area Rapist attacks, the Southern California homicides, and the DNA breakthrough that finally identified Joseph DeAngelo, Paul…

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Hosts: Yeardley, Dan, Dave

Guest: Paul Holes

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Organizations: Small Town Dicks, Daylight Media

Books & works: Chasing the Golden State Killer

Places: Northern California, Goleta, Sacramento, Southern California

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