Intriguing Zodiac killer case file: events, suspects, theories

What was Zodiac killer case?

The Zodiac killer is an unknown serial killer that was operating in California between 1968 and 1974. He killed 5 people and injured 2 more, at least those are confirmed victims of the Zodiac, he was never caught.

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Zodiac killer facts

Lake Herman Road attack

The first murders attributed to the Zodiac Killer were the shootings of high school students Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday on 20 December 1968. While they were on the date in the remote Lake Herman Road, well known lovers’ lane, some other car pulled next to them. It is believed that the kill...

Blue Rock Springs attack

Just before midnight on 4 July 1969, Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau drove into the Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo, four miles from the Lake Herman Road murder site. While the couple sat in parked car, a second car drove into the lot and parked alongside them but almost immediately drove away. ...

Lake Berryessa attack

On 27 September 27 1969 couple of students Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard were picnicking at Lake Berryessa. A masked man approached them wearing a black executioner-like hood and sunglasses. He had a cross-circle symbol painted on his chest. The hooded man claimed to be an escaped convict from ...

Presidio Heights attack

On 11 October 1969, a cab driver Paul Stine was killed by a passenger on Cherry Street in San Francisco. The passenger shot Stine once in the head with a 9mm gun, took Stine’s wallet and car keys, and tore away a section of Stine’s bloodstained shirt tail. This passenger was observed by three te...

Modesto attack

On the night of 22 March 1970 Kathleen Johns was driving from San Bernardino to Petaluma. She was seven months pregnant and had her 10-month-old daughter was in the car beside her. While she was driving near Modesto a car behind her began honking the horn and flashing the headlights. She pulled off ...

Frequently asked questions about Zodiac killer

Was Arthur Leigh Allen the Zodiac Killer?

There is no proof to confirm he was the killer, but also there is no way to prove he was not the Zodiac. The DNA tests done in 2002 disproved this theory, but this raises the questions if the tests were 100% credible when done on partial DNA samples over 20 years later.