
- ZODIAC KILLER VICTIMS BODIES SERIAL
- ZODIAC KILLER VICTIMS BODIES SERIES
Of the four cryptograms sent, only one has been definitively solved. These letters included four cryptograms (or ciphers).
ZODIAC KILLER VICTIMS BODIES SERIES
The killer originated the name “Zodiac” in a series of taunting letters sent to the local Bay Area press. Four men and three women between the ages of 16 and 29 were targeted. The Zodiac murdered victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa, and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. Johns escaped from the car of a man who drove her and her infant daughter around the area between Stockton and Patterson for approximately 1½ hours.
Kathleen Johns, 22: allegedly abducted on March 22, 1970, on Highway 132 near I-580, in an area west of Modesto. There is also a suspected third escapee from the Zodiac Killer: No evidence has been uncovered to connect Lass's disappearance with the Zodiac Killer definitively. A postcard with an advertisement from Forest Pines condominiums (near Incline Village at Lake Tahoe) pasted on the back was received at the Chronicle on March 22, 1971, and has been interpreted as the Zodiac claiming Lass's disappearance as a victim. Donna Lass, 25: last seen September 6, 1970, in Stateline, Nevada. Bates's possible connection to the Zodiac only appeared four years after her murder when San Francisco Chronicle reporter Paul Avery received a tip regarding similarities between the Zodiac killings and the circumstances surrounding Bates's death. Cheri Jo Bates, 18: stabbed to death and nearly decapitated on October 30, 1966, at Riverside City College in Riverside. Edwards and Domingos were identified as possible Zodiac victims because of specific similarities between their attack and the Zodiac's attack at Lake Berryessa six years later. Robert Domingos, 18, and Linda Edwards, 17: shot and killed on June 4, 1963, on a beach near Gaviota. The following murder victims are suspected to be victims of Zodiac, though none have been confirmed: Symbol used by the Zodiac Killer to sign his correspondence. Paul Lee Stine, 29: shot and killed on October 11, 1969, in the Presidio Heights neighborhood in San Francisco. Hartnell survived eight stab wounds to the back, but Shepard died as a result of her injuries on September 29, 1969. Bryan Calvin Hartnell, 20, and Cecelia Ann Shepard, 22: stabbed on September 27, 1969, at Lake Berryessa in Napa County. While Mageau survived the attack, Ferrin was pronounced dead on arrival at Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Michael Renault Mageau, 19, and Darlene Elizabeth Ferrin, 22: shot on July 4, 1969, in the parking lot of Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo. David Arthur Faraday, 17, and Betty Lou Jensen, 16: shot and killed on December 20, 1968, on Lake Herman Road, within the city limits of Benicia. Victims Confirmed Īlthough the Zodiac claimed 37 murders in letters to the newspapers, investigators agree on only seven confirmed victims, two of whom survived. The California Department of Justice has maintained an open case file on the Zodiac murders since 1969. The case also remains open in the city of Vallejo, as well as in Napa County and Solano County. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) marked the case "inactive" in April 2004, but re-opened it at some point prior to March 2007. Suspects have been named by law enforcement and amateur investigators, mainly led by Dave Toschi, but no conclusive evidence has surfaced. The killer originated the name "Zodiac" in a series of taunting letters sent to the local Bay Area press. ZODIAC KILLER VICTIMS BODIES SERIAL
The Zodiac Killer or Zodiac was a serial killer who operated in Northern California from at least the late 1960s to the early 1970s. 5 confirmed dead, 2 injured, possibly 20–28 total dead (claimed to have killed 37)