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Patton Oswalt Kept the True Crime Books That 'Really Influenced' Late Wife Michelle for Their Daughter Alice, 15 (Exclusive)


Patton Oswalt is keeping the memory of his late wife alive for his daughter. At the Los Angeles premiere of 'Suits LA,' he opened up to PEOPLE exclusively about how he saved all the books that inspired his late wife, true crime writer Michelle McNamara, for their 15-year-old daughter Alice.

On Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Los Angeles premiere of Suits LA, the actor and comedian, 56, opened up to PEOPLE exclusively about how he saved all the books that inspired his late wife, true crime writer Michelle McNamara, for their 15-year-old daughter Alice. McNamara died suddenly in her sleep in April 2016 at age 46 from a combination of prescription medications and an undiagnosed heart condition. "Although I made sure that a lot of my darkness and sadness I went through without her seeing it, only because she's already suffered this blow by losing her mom, I don't want her memories of me to be of a parent that's despairing even deeper than she is," Oswalt continued.

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