Paul Holes
Paul Holes | |
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Born | MacDill AFB, Florida, U.S. | March 15, 1968
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Cold-case investigator, sheriff, writer, podcaster |
Years active | 1994–Present |
Paul Holes (born March 15, 1968) is an American former cold-case investigator for the
Early life
Holes was born to devoutly
Career
Investigative work
Holes was sworn in as an investigator for the
In the meantime, Holes helped investigate dozens of cases including those of convicted murderers
After years of gathering evidence for the GSK cases and using as many DNA samples as he could without depleting the evidence, Holes made contact with genealogist and scientist Barbara Rae-Venter. Rae-Venter used DNA from the GSK cases to construct a genetic profile of the suspect and create a family tree that was detailed enough to narrow down the suspects to Joseph James DeAngelo.[4]
In March 2018, Holes visited the
While researching the EAR case, it began to be strongly suspected by some that another high profile unsolved case, the
Podcasts
In 2019, Holes and investigative journalist Billy Jensen released a true crime podcast called The Murder Squad that explored evidence and discussions of unsolved murders, unidentified remains, and missing persons cases.[13][14] The weekly podcast was a production of Exactly Right, a podcast network created by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, hosts of My Favorite Murder. The podcast was cancelled by the network in May 2022.
In September 2022, Holes and journalist Kate Winkler Dawson started the true crime podcast Buried Bones on the Exactly Right Network.
Personal life
Holes has been married twice.[1] His first marriage was to a college girlfriend, which resulted in two children. The couple divorced due, in part, to religious differences and Holes's admitted obsessive nature about his career. Holes's second wife was also a criminal investigator, and they had two children.
In the media
Holes came to the public's attention through his investigation of the Golden State Killer with Michelle McNamara, who coined that nickname Golden State Killer,[15] and through his appearances on the My Favorite Murder podcast.[16]
Holes has been published and featured in many media outlets in discussion with the Golden State Killer leading up to and following DeAngelo's arrest.
2000
- Cold Case Files: Season 2, episode 22
2009
- MysteryQuest: Season 1, episode 3
- THS Investigates: The Original Night Stalker
2016
- Crime Watch Daily: Season 2, episode 52
2017
- 48 Hours: Season 30, episode 34
- 48 Hours on ID: Season 8, episode 20
- On the Case with Paula Zahn: Season 15, episode 3
- Casefile True Crime Podcast: Case 53: EAR/ONS; Bonus episode #2: Interview with Paul Holes
2018
- The Golden State Killer: It's Not Over: Season 1, episodes 1–4
- Evil Has a Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation: audiobook writer, narrator[17]
2018-2019
- Unmasking a Killer: Season 1, episodes 1–7
2019-2020
- The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes
2020
2021
- The Riddle of Emmon Bodfish: audiobook writer, narrator[18]
- A Devil in the Valley: audiobook writer, narrator[19]
2022
- Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases: memoir[20]
2023
- Real Life Nightmare, Season 4
References
- ^ a b c d Holes, Paul and Robin Gaby Fisher (2022). Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases. Celadon Books, ISBN 1250622794
- ^ "Detective in East Area Rapist case, Paul Holes, has become an unlikely sex symbol – and hashtag". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ "Chasing Evil". www.diablomag.com. January 29, 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive: The woman behind the scenes who helped capture the Golden State Killer". Mercury News. August 25, 2018.
- ^ Sanchez, Ray; Johnson, Elizabeth I.; Almasy, Steve; Orjoux, Alanne (April 25, 2018). "Authorities have been looking for the Golden State Killer for 40 years. They've arrested an ex-cop". CNN.
- ^ Garcia, Natalie (2007). "Retired officer looking to solve 1975 cold case" (PDF). Visalia Times-Delta. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ "The mystery of the Visalia Ransacker won't go away after 41 years". fresnobee. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "Was Visalia the training ground?". Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-06-231980-7. Archived from the originalon March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Alleged serial killer arrested in Sacramento also known as Visalia Ransacker, officials say". ABC30 Fresno. April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Case 53: Bonus Interviews (Part 1 and 2) – Casefile: True Crime Podcast". Casefile: True Crime Podcast. June 15, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ KTVU (May 2, 2018), Full Interview: Golden State Killer investigator Paul Holes, retrieved August 12, 2018
- ^ Reilly, Dan. "How True Crime Podcast 'The Murder Squad' Will Crowdsource Investigations". Fortune. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Sherer, Devon (March 13, 2019). "The Murder Squad Is a True-Crime Podcast That Wants You to Solve The Crimes". Vulture. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Bolonik, Kera (April 26, 2018). "Remembering the Crime Writer Who Didn't Live to the Golden State Killer's Arrest". The Cut.
- ^ Ioannou, Filipa (May 10, 2018). "'Hot for Holes': Detective who tracked Golden State Killer now a sex symbol". SFGate.
- ^ "Evil Has A Name". www.goodreads.com.
- ^ "The Riddle of Emmon Bodfish". www.goodreads.com.
- ^ "A Devil in the Valley". www.goodreads.com.
- ^ "Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes". Celadon Books. September 21, 2021.
External links
- Paul Holes at IMDb