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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 10:33 PM Apr 2016

Patton Oswalt's wife has died

NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle McNamara, a crime writer and wife of comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, has died at her home in Los Angeles, according to Oswalt’s publicist. McNamara was 46.

Kevin McLaughlin of Main Stage Public Relations said Friday that McNamara died in her sleep Thursday. No cause was given but McLaughlin said her passing “was a complete shock to her family and friends, who loved her dearly.”

McNamara graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. She founded the website True Crime Diary, which covers both breaking stories and cold cases.

In a 2007 online interview, McNamara said she started the blog almost as a lark. “I wanted to get more involved in the cases that were fueling my own curiosity,” she said.


https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/michelle-mcnamara-writer-wife-patton-oswald-dies-230224134.html


Very sad.

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Patton Oswalt's wife has died (Original Post) joeybee12 Apr 2016 OP
Just saw this on twitter PasadenaTrudy Apr 2016 #1
jesus. nashville_brook Apr 2016 #2
How devastating ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #3
I first met her when she was 4.......... mrmpa Apr 2016 #4
Just awful. Please accept my condolences. forest444 Apr 2016 #5
i wonder how much she had to do with his views on women's rights JI7 Apr 2016 #6

forest444

(5,902 posts)
5. Just awful. Please accept my condolences.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 11:28 PM
Apr 2016

And all the best to the Oswalts. I'm sure I speak for everyone here.

JI7

(89,252 posts)
6. i wonder how much she had to do with his views on women's rights
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 11:29 PM
Apr 2016

he was very supportive .

i feel really bad for him .

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