Paul Holes

Paul Holes recently retired as a cold case investigator after spending more than 27 years working for the Sheriff and District Attorney’s Offices during his tenure in Contra Costa County, California. Specializing in cold case and serial predator crimes, Holes has extensive experience applying investigative, behavioral and forensic techniques in notable cases such as Zodiac, Golden State Killer, Laci Peterson and Jaycee Dugard.

Holes is frequently sought out by investigators to consult on the most complex and high profile cases and has played a part in putting several serial predators on death row, including Darryl Kemp, Joseph Naso and Joseph Cordova Jr. As an FBI Task Force Officer, Holes teamed with FBI personnel and recently completed a 24-year pursuit by leading a small team, using innovative technology, that identified Joseph DeAngelo as the main suspect in the case of the Golden State Killer, the most prolific and cunning serial predator in American history.

Since the arrest of DeAngelo, Holes has been very involved on the media side, continuing to assist law enforcement and victim’s families with their unsolved cases through the television shows The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes and America's Most Wanted, and with the podcast Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad.