Patton Oswalt Remembers Late Wife with Heartfelt Open Letter

BY Josiah HughesPublished Aug 2, 2016

On April 21, Patton Oswalt was gearing up to release his new comedy special Talking for Clapping when tragedy struck — his wife, Michelle McNamara, passed away in her sleep. While her cause of death has not yet been revealed, the news came as a shock to everyone who knew her. Now, Oswalt has further opened up about the loss with a heartfelt (and heartbreaking) new post.

Taking to Facebook, Oswalt wrote a lengthy post that detailed the difference between grief and depression. He added that his life has been extremely painful in the 100+ days since McNamara passed away.

He added that he plans to complete and publish his wife's detailed nonfiction book about the Golden State Killer.

Read Oswalt's moving piece below.

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