Christopher Goffard

Author & Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist for the Los Angeles Times

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Christopher Goffard Biography

Christopher Goffard is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, author, and podcaster. He is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for the Best First Novel. His podcast Dirty John has been downloaded more than 50 million times.

Goffard led the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of reporters who wrote "How Bell Hit Bottom" in 2010.

In 2007, Goffard became a Pulitzer Prize finalist for feature writing. In 2010, he was part of the investigative reporting team covering the city officials corruption of public funds in Bell, California. The Los Angeles Times won the Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for public service. Goffard again became a Pulitzer Prize finalist for feature writing in 2014 for his story "The Manhunt For Christopher Dorner".

His novel “Snitch Jacket” was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel. His book “You Will See Fire: A Search for Justice in Kenya,” based on his Times series, was published in 2011.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/12/2025.

Christopher Goffard Videos

  • SinCLA presents Christopher Goffard at Radford Studio Center, 02/04/24
    Nancy Cole Silverman interviews the author, journalist and Dirty John podcast creator about the craft, the newsroom, his writing journey and what...
  • Meet the Author Series: Christopher Goffard
    Best known as the Los Angeles Times reporter behind Dirty John, the riveting true crime podcast and Bravo television movie about about a conman who...
  • Christopher Goffard on Dirty John
    The LA Times journalist and podcast host explains how the show will take the Dirty John story even further.

Christopher Goffard Books

  • Dirty John and Other True Stories of Outlaws and Outsiders
    Dirty John and Other True Stories of Outlaws and Outsiders
  • You Will See Fire: A Search for Justice in Kenya
    You Will See Fire: A Search for Justice in Kenya
  • Snitch Jacket
    Snitch Jacket

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