Christopher Goffard Bio | Wiki
Christopher Goffard is an American journalist, writer, author, and podcast host & creator. He works for the Los Angeles Times as a staff writer. In addition, Christopher is popular for hosting various podcast series including Dirty John, Detective Trapp, and The Trials of Frank Carson.
Christopher Goffard Age
He was born in Los Angeles, CA, in the U.S. Despite being a renowned podcaster, Christopher has not disclosed his precise year or date of birth.
Christopher Goffard Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Christopher’s height is 5 ft 8 in ( approx 1.73m ).
Christopher Goffard Family
He is a local of LA, California, in the USA.
Christopher Goffard Wife
He is a proud father of an adorable daughter. While recording the Dirty John podcast, Christopher kept a photo of his daughter in the recording studio to convey a sense of emotion during the clenching parts of the story. However, Christopher has not disclosed the identity of his daughter or if he has a wife.
Christopher Goffard Education
He is an alumnus of Cornell University where he majored in English.
Christopher Goffard La Times | Los Angeles Times
He is currently a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times since January 2006. Before joining LA Times, Christopher was covering court beats, law enforcement, and city hall for The St. Petersburg Times. While working for the newspaper, he reported on “The $40 lawyer”. During his stint at LA Times, he also led the team of reporters who won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on “How Bell Hit Bottom”. Christopher has also been a Pulitzer finalist for feature writing in 2014 and 2007.
Christopher Goffard Books
Apart from working as a journalist and podcaster, Christopher is also an author. Some of the books that he has written include Snitch Jacket(September 2007), You Will See Fire: A Search for Justice in Kenya(November 2011), You Will See Fire(January 1, 2012), and A Nightmare Made Real(November 2011). Furthermore, his first book, Snitch Jacket was a finalist for the Best First Novel for the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 2008.
Christopher Goffard Podcasts
He started working as a podcast host and creator in 2017 with no experience. However, that didn’t faze out his determination to launch a podcast on his own terms. In order to create the podcasts, Christopher had to get out of his comfort zone. In 2017, he produced his first podcast, Dirty John. Since then he has launched two other podcasts including The Trials of Frank Carson and Detective Trapp.
Christopher Goffard Dirty John
He is the popular podcast host and creator of Dirty John. Additionally, this was the first podcast that Christopher created and it was successful getting at least 53 million downloads. Furthermore, the podcast was a true crime genre that was based on the life of John Michael Meehan, who was more than a liar and conman.
Christopher also produced Dirty John in collaboration with the Los Angeles Times and Wondery. Moreover, the title Dirty John was derived from the nicknames that John got from his classmates while schooling at the University of Dayton. Furthermore, the main storyline of Dirty John focuses on the relationship of John with Debra Newell, a businesswoman whom he met through n internet dating site and married within months.
Additionally, the podcasts also deal with themes of manipulation and abuse as well as the behaviors of the victims of abuse. Moreover, John got killed by the daughter of his wife, Debra Newell who acted in self-defense while he was trying to abduct her in August 2016 on the rooftop parking lot of her apartment building. John was hospitalized before passing on On August 24, 2016. Dirty john has also been adapted as a Tv series.
Christopher Goffard New Podcast
Currently, he is working on his new podcast, Detective Trapp. This is a podcast that is based on profiling Anaheim homicide detective, Julissa Trapp, whom he first met in 2016. In addition, Julissa is the only female detective and the longest-serving member of the Anaheim Police Department.
Moreso, John was interested in her story, however, he put it on hold to produce, Dirty John. In Producing this podcast, he has spent time interviewing Julisssa at length along with her colleagues, family, people she has represented, as well as her friends.
Christopher Goffard Framed Podcast
While working for the Los Angeles Times, Christopher also wrote crime articles including of a woman who was framed for drugs, Kelli Peters. He narrated the stories in series, therefore, the story was referred to as a framed podcast.
Christopher Goffard Salary
He is the host of the Detective Trapp podcast. In addition, Christopher is also a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. Christopher’s salary is $100,000 annually.
Christopher Goffard Net Worth
He has been working as a journalist, writer, podcast host, and author for at least a decade and a half. Therefore, Christopher has cumulated decent career earnings over the years. Christopher’s net worth is $2.5 million.
How Old Is Christopher Goffard
He was born in Los Angeles, CA, in the U.S. However, Christopher has neither disclosed his precise date or year of birth to the public domain due to his secretive nature.
Is Christopher Goffard Married
He is a proud father of one daughter, however, Christopher has not disclosed whether he is married or single.