Is City of Lies Based on a true story?

Is City of Lies Based on a true story?

City of Lies is based on a true story with some fictional elements. Whitaker’s Jack Jackson is a fictionalized character but inspired by Sullivan, whose “dogged reporting opened the can of worms let loose here and fueled Poole’s continuing work until he died in 2015,” wrote Deadline.

Did Russell Poole write a book?

The book was not written by Poole, but instead by journalist Randall Sullivan while he was observing the detective’s work.

Was Gary David Poole ever found?

Details of Disappearance Poole was last seen at his home in Ontario, California on October 29, 1996. He has never been heard from again. He left all of his money and identification behind when he vanished.