Jennifer Carole, also known as The Lawyer’s Daughter, is a published writer and podcaster who tells the story of her father and stepmother’s murder in a small town. Over the years, the case goes cold. Nearly forty years later, the murders are connected and used to catch the Golden State Killer through the DNA recovered from her stepmother. Professionally, Jen is an accomplished integrated marketing strategist with over 25 years of experience, mostly as a marketing consultant in high tech, including over 30 companies ranging from Fortune 50 to start-ups, B2B to B2C. Relying on insights gained from exposure to so many business models, Jennifer's expertise in brand development, integrated marketing, content creation, research, and user experience has consistently driven engagement, elevated brand visibility, and increased revenue. Notable achievements include generating $33 million in pipeline as Marketing VP at Bromium Cybersecurity and spearheading a website overhaul improving lead generation for Venafi Cybersecurity. As Director of Brand at Adobe, she led the charge by giving Adobe a consumer presence in retail. At Siegel & Gale, Inc., a Saatchi and Saatchi Company, she provided branding and marketing recommendations for universities and consumer products like Home Savings, Bank of America, First Interstate Bank, and Pacific Bell. Jennifer created content using the Carnegie Mellon simplified English and information hierarchy techniques, skills she still uses today. Jennifer won the Platinum Blogger Award from Cisco Systems in 2011 and various Addy Awards for outstanding content. For fun, she runs a cat preschool, which is to say, she has way too many cats, designed to reinforce the cat lady cliché and wait for it; she loves to crochet. You can purchase her crochet items by visiting her website.
I sat in court on Tuesday, listening to arguments for the first time, as they apply to privacy, the search warrant, the search “return” (what they found) and three points of view – that of “the people,” which is the prosecution that doesn’t technically represent the victims but instead represents the state, that of the… More Privacy at Issue in DeAngelo Pretrial Hearing: Discuss
I’m not sure I want to know what happened inside my dad’s house. Larry Pool shared a lot with me and I know they both went through hell. But the way the story goes in my head, my dad was bound and as Charlene was being led away, I know his mind was reeling. After… More Open Letter to the Male Survivors of the East Area Rapist
Yesterday, Memorial Day, it was quiet downtown near the jail. I was looking for a place for a “survivor coffee” after court. I passed a woman who looked homeless. She was bloody and I could see a lot of her battered body. Her clothes were tattered, maybe torn, her left shoe was missing and she… More May 29th In Court with East Area Rapist Victims
Had anyone at a Buckhorn Grill looked our way, they would have seen a group of women, whooping it up, sharing laughter and a meal and singing happy birthday. What a wonderful group of women exhibiting a level of resilience that I believe, belongs to women. No matter what, most women know how to “soldier… More The Power of Women – East Area Rapist Survivors Are Fierce
In Silicon Valley it’s not cool to be old. It should be, but it isn’t. What’s old? 40. 50. For sure 56 is and that’s how old I am. Who knew it would be the arrest of DeAngelo that would out me to my co-workers! I have an 18 year old still living at home… More For 30 Years He Lived Among Us
Exec staff was supposed to start at 11am, but as usual our head sales guy was late. As my CEO walked in, he looked my way and said, with an irreverent level of glee, “Wow, we get to be in the presence of a famous person today!” It was all I could do to keep… More Behind the Scenes – Discussing Golden State Killer with 20/20 on ABC
It was a total fluke. I flipped on the TV and Patton Oswalt was just walking on stage with Conan O’Brien. I never watch late night TV but I could tell Conan was being remarkable. Something was happening. I didn’t know about Michelle MacNamara. I didn’t know she was working on a book or had… More Another Big Week Coming in Sacramento – Patton Oswalt and the Golden State Killer
We were stopped in the left turn lane of an intersection that was five lanes deep. Adrian was super mad and started to get out of the passenger seat – which means he would have stepped out into traffic. I shouted stop! And locked all the doors. For some reason that worked. That moment scared… More Stranger Things – The Upside Down World of Murder – Adrian Gonzales
Two days have passed since seeing DeAngelo in court. There’s a dream I’ve been having since he was arrested that’s clearly from my own imagination and subconscious. In the dream, I am Charlene and watching Charlene at the same time – in that mystical way dreams commingle themes. I’m feeling his breath on me and… More Seeing DeAngelo for the First Time – Part Two
I knew it would be tough to sleep. I felt the dread building into the evening and so I decided half a Xanax would help. Not so much. When the clock flipped to 1:30am, I was still talking to myself. I need sleep. I have to be up early. I was afraid the alarm wouldn’t… More Today I Saw Joseph DeAngelo, The Golden State Killer, In Person for the First Time