Author: Tom Voigt

Betty and David

Tragedy on the outskirts of town By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com As far as their parents knew, teenagers David Faraday and Betty Jensen were on their first official date, although the two had been seeing each other in secret whenever their schedules allowed. Students at separate Vallejo high schools, each had a […]

Paul Avery’s Secret Suspect REVEALED

My recently obtained collection of former San Francisco Chronicle reporter Paul Avery’s private stash of Zodiac killer materials reveals the name of a “new” suspect in the crimes Above: Those familiar with the Zodiac case will recognize Sherwood Morrill as being the individual in charge of identifying the Zodiac killer’s handwriting. Above: The suspect’s name […]

DNA and the Zodiac Killer: NEWS

The latest genetic testing yields mysterious results By Tom Voigt | Founder | Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com To the Vallejo Police Department, the desire to identify California’s still-at-large serial killer, the Zodiac, is as strong now as it was in the late 1960s, when the mysterious offender committed three area murders. Located about a 45-minute drive […]

The Zodiac Killer’s Hideout?

Located in an isolated spot in the hills over Lake Herman Road in Vallejo, Cal., the “Zodiac Shack” was rumored for decades by locals to be the former hideout of the Zodiac killer. The property had long been abandoned, but I found it thanks to directions from some residents of nearby Benicia.(I took these photos […]

Arthur Leigh Allen: The Missing Evidence

Top Zodiac killer suspect Arthur Leigh Allen was the subject of three search warrants. During one of those searches, police confiscated Allen’s infamous Zodiac wristwatch. That watch is now missing and officially listed as stolen. After Allen died in 1992, police offered all of the confiscated items — including the watch and numerous weapons — […]

THE CASE OF THE ZODIAC KILLER: Arthur Leigh Allen misinformation

The most recent piece of Arthur Leigh Allen misinformation is the nonsensical claim that Allen originally faced police scrutiny because the Zodiac killer had been proven to drive a Volkswagen Beetle. The claim — posted at Reddit — is nonsense. As the silly story goes, following the Zodiac killer’s September 1969 attack in its jurisdiction, […]

Zodiac Killer Archives: 2011

Dec. 20, 2011) On this 43rd anniversary of the Zodiac’s attack on Lake Herman Road near Vallejo, Calif., I’ve added a comprehensive collection of vintage newspaper articles detailing the double murder. Click here to read and discuss. Sept. 1, 2011) As we enter the anniversary month of the Zodiac’s 1969 attack at Lake Berryessa, I […]