Patton Oswalt's wife Michelle McNamara dies at 46

NEW YORK, April 23 (UPI) -- Patton Oswalt's publicist confirmed the actor and comedian's wife Michelle McNamara -- creator of the True Crime Diary website and podcast -- died unexpectedly at the age of 46.

Kevin McLaughlin of Main Stage Public Relations told the New York Daily News Friday McNamara died in her sleep Thursday.

{i:Entertainment Tonight} said the writer died at the couple's home in Los Angeles.

The cause has not been disclosed.

McLaughlin described McNamara's death "as a complete shock to her family and friends, who loved her dearly."

McNamara married the 47-year-old King of Queens alum in 2005. They have a 7-year-old daughter named Alice.