is patton oswalt a suspect in his wife's death
| March 10, 2017 @ 5:09 PM. Getty Images. Patton Oswalt says the death of his wife, Michelle McNamara, last year was a bit like a science fiction movie. In an interview with NPR published Friday, Oswalt said that McNamaraâs death has helped him more fully understand what other people go through in the grieving process.