On Oct. 22, 1969, a man claiming to be the Zodiac killer called a live San Francisco television show. The guest on the show was famed attorney Melvin Belli, and the show’s host was Jim Dunbar. Mr. Dunbar’s operator patched the caller through so the entire Bay Area could hear “Zodiac’s” voice. It was suggested the caller be referred to as “Sam” during the conversation.
Later that day, the only three living people in the world to hear the real Zodiac’s voice — Nancy Slover, David Slaight and Bryan Hartnell — were brought to the television studio to see if they could recognize the caller’s voice. After careful scrutiny, all three concluded the voice was unfamiliar. It was eventually determined the calls were made by a mental patient. Less than two months later, the real Zodiac killer wrote a letter to Belli.
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Slover, Slaight and Hartnell listen intently to the voice of “Sam”
Hartnell tells his thoughts to Slaight
Jim Dunbar
Inspectors from the San Francisco Police Department keep close tabs on Hartnell
Hartnell and an inspector compare notes
Slaight and Hartnell discuss the voice of “Sam”
After several hours of study, all three earwitnesses concluded “Sam” was not the real Zodiac killer. They were eventually proven correct
By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com