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Who Is the Zodiac Killer? - 0 views

  • he Zodiac Killer, a serial murderer active in Northern California in the 1960s and 1970s, was notable not only for his killing spree and mysterious ciphers sent to news
  • outlets and police, but also for the fact that he got away with the murders, as his identity was never discovered
  • Arthur Leigh Allen, but his DNA, fingerprints, and handwriting did not match that left behind by the Zodiac Killer.
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  • While the Zodiac Killer claimed responsibility for 37 victims, only seven have been confirmed. All had been young couples except for cab driver Paul Stine,
  • ingerprints and handwriting did not match that of the Zodiac Killer and he was therefore never charged for the killings.
  • Jack Tarrance, whose stepson found a black hood resembling that of the Zodiac Killer, as well as undeveloped rolls of film that Tarrance's stepson says contain gruesome photos of the murders. None of the evidence has been substantiated, though the case is still open and active.
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AMW | Feature | Zodiac Killer Meet The Prime Suspects - 0 views

  • US Navy;
  • He can be placed near the scene
  • Jack Tarrance is not a name is often associated with the Zodiac murders
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  • Dennis became convinced that Jack Tarrance is the Zodiac.
  • his stepson,
  • publicly stated that he has proof that Larry Kane is the Zodiac killer and has spent years building a case against Kane.
  • e was reportedly diagnosed with a mental disorder in which he was "losing control of his self-gratification."
  • Navy;
  • Navy;
  • not a lot of evidence that supports the theories
  • Former Manson Family Member
  • convicted killer
  • Allen spent a lot of time alone, driving in nearby rural areas -- such as Lake Herman Road
  • Throughout the past four decades, police have investigated the murder cases and the extensive collection of communications from the self-named Zodiac. But 2,500 suspects later, the Zodiac's identity remains an intriguing mystery.
  • About a month after the murder, typewritten confession letters were mailed to a local paper and to police.
  • Royal typewriter with Elite type from the home of Arthur Leigh Allen.
  • US Air Force; Navy;
  • Navy;
  • Navy;
  • Navy;
  • Navy;
  • Navy;
  • Kane can only be linked to one of Zodiac's confirmed victims -- Darlene Ferrin.
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Zodiac Killer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s
  • The Zodiac continued to communicate with authorities for the remainder of 1970 via letters and greeting cards to the press. In a letter postmarked April 20, 1970, the Zodiac wrote, "My name is _____", followed by a 13-character cipher.
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The Zodiac Killer / Zodiac Murders - Full Story - The Zodiac Killer - Crime Library on ... - 0 views

  • This October, 1966 killing began a ghoulish series of murders that panicked the people of the San Francisco area
  • n 18-year-old student named Cheri Jo Bates was brutally murdered
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The Zodiac Killer, one of the greatest unsolved serial killer cases. - Evidence - Crime... - 0 views

  • a style of low-cut military boot, size 10 ½.
  • The knife he used was double-edged and about a foot long, possibly a bayonet
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The Zodiac Killer, one of the greatest unsolved serial killer cases. - No Evidence - Cr... - 0 views

  • Seized were bomb-making materials, newspaper clippings, several firearms, a knife, a typewriter, and Allen's Zodiac watch.
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The Zodiac Killer, one of the greatest unsolved serial killer cases. - The Suspect - Cr... - 0 views

  • The individual I saw that night was a white male adult approximately 35 to 45 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches, 180 to 210 lbs.
  • Medium heavy build -- Barrel chested -- Medium complexion -- Light-colored hair possibly greying in rear
  • Elastic cuffs and waistband zipped part way up.  Brown wool pants pleated type baggy in rear (Rust brown).  May have been wearing low cut shoes.
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  • 5' 10", 180-200 lbs
  • between 6' and 6'2", and over 200 lbs.
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Zodiac Killer - Suspect Arthur Lee Allen - 0 views

  • Allen said that he had "neglected to inform the Vallejo officer who had talked to him about being seen by his neighbor at the time he was questioned.
  • showing too much interest in small children
  • did have and owned two handguns, one revolver and the other some type of automatic
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  • he had left the Corvair parked at the Richfield Service station at Nebraska
  • Arthur Allen was employed at this service station as an attendant
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Zodiac Killer - the crimes, victims, and suspects - 0 views

  • Betty Lou Jensen, 16, and David Arthur Faraday, 17
  • Darlene Elizabeth Ferrin, 22, and Michael Renault Mageau, 19
  • Cecelia Ann Shepard, 22, and Bryan Calvin Hartnell, 20
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  • Paul Lee Stine, 29
  • many as 37 people, investigators agree on only seven "canonical" victims
  • nearly identically written letters
  • three murders
  • cryptogram with a total of 408 characters in which, he claimed, was his identity
  • the Zodiac supplied a thirteen-character cipher that he claimed held his name; it has never been solved.
  • Michael Mageau, who briefly glimpsed the Zodiac's face after being shot in the face himself, picked Allen out of a police lineup as the man who shot him
  • he was labeled a sociopath who could beat the machine.
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Zodiac Killer Suspect - Arthur Allen - The Case Against Arthur Allen - Crime Library on... - 0 views

  • He was also a pedophile, and had lost jobs, alienated friends
  • with his interest in guns, law enforcement, and the criminal mind, might simply have been interested in the shocking local murder and brought the topic up one night with Cheney.
  • Allen had asked about how one could disguise one's own handwriting
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  • Allen allegedly stated that he could become a criminal instead, and would elude detection by committing murders that had no motive. 
  • disable a woman's car by removing the lug nuts from one of her wheels. 6 (This story is an obvious allusion to the abduction of Kathleen Johns
  • odiac's threat to kill "little darlings" - not even the Zodiac's actual phrase - which he linked with Allen's similar words
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The Arthur Leigh Allen File | Zodiac Killer | Zodiac Murders | The Zodiac Movie - 0 views

  • The typewriter was identified as being a Royal model, with either Elite or Pica type.
  • Allen later hinted it was true, first claiming to have been "in the area" at the time, then telling people he was in nearby Pomona when he first heard of the Bates murder.
  • seized a Royal typewriter with Elite type from the home of Allen.
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  • At the time Bates was killed, Allen was 32 years old, and his permanent residence was 32 Fresno St. in Vallejo, Calif. (In 1970, Zodiac would create a cipher that contained 32 symbols.)
  • Allen was given a Zodiac watch as a Christmas gift from their mother in 1967. (Allen's estimation of when he received the watch was July or August 1969.)
  • call himself "Zodiac."
  • Allen is alleged to have made these claims to his friend
  • people would be more challenging to hunt than animals, since they "have intelligence."
  • ithin days it was solved and stated that killing man was "(sic) more fun than killing wild game in the forrest because man is the most dangeroue anamal of all to kill."
  • hunting a man "like an animal."
  • Additionally, Allen was known to use the same unusual spelling and phrasing as Zodiac later used, such as spelling "Mery Xmass" instead of Merry Xmas and saying "trigger mech" instead of trigger mechanism. Allen would intentionally misspell words to be funny.
  • "bussy work," which is jargon used by elementary-school teachers.
  • Allen wore size 10.5.
  • On Oct. 13, two days after killing Stine, Zodiac mailed a letter threatening school children.
  • Amazingly, the address Stine was headed when he encountered Zodiac was 500 9th Ave., the Allen Arms Apartments.)
  • he might have noticed that the issue date was Oct. 13.
  • n his basement, handwritten diagrams for bombs comprised of ammonium nitrate, fertilizer and gravel. Also found were mail-order catalogs for bombs, guns and booby traps.
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Lawrence Kane - ZodiacKillerTRUTH.com - 0 views

  • "MY NAME KANE"
  • Harvey Hines, a retired law enforcement officer, believes that Lawrence Kane is the Zodiac Killer.
  • Kane was said to have been stalking Ferrin shortly before her murder.
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  • unable to control his urges for self-gratification
  • six block from the murder scene.
  • identified Kane as her abductor in the late 1980s.
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Zodiac Killer - Suspect Richard Marshall - 0 views

  • Marshall talked with other radio buffs and once invited some listeners to visit his home
  • Marshall reportedly lived in Los Angeles at the time that three women had been killed in the area
  • teletype machine, similar to one believed to be used by the Zodiac, and liked to use “odd sized paper.
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  • similar characteristics and interests
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