Above: The Zodiac killer as described in October 1969 following his murder of cab driver Paul Stine in San Francisco. Based on current data regarding the accuracy of eyewitnesses, the description (including age, height and weight) should be taken with a healthy grain of salt beef. Zodiac nerd reference intended FYI: Contrary to a somewhat […]
1961 writings — including odd symbols — by “Crazy” Joe Mitton By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com On Sept. 22nd, 1943, a new client named Claude Burriston took a seat in Joe Mitton’s barber chair at a shop in downtown Oakland, Cal. Upon sitting, Burriston let out a cough — possibly due to […]
Pacific Union College “His voice, I can remember, almost like I’d heard it before.” — victim Bryan Hartnell on the Zodiac killer By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com Two Zodiac victims: Bryan Hartnell and Paul Stine A couple of weeks after he survived a knife attack at the hands of the Zodiac killer, […]
Exclusive to Zodiackiller.com, this is a letter Paul Avery believed was from the Zodiac killer, although somewhat disguised By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com San Francisco Chronicle reporter Paul Avery. I recently obtained his personal collection of Zodiac-related items, including this letter The envelope The letter For those who wish to contribute: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=XULCL3G2K2986
By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com Long before the existence of current Internet staples such as Facebook, Google and YouTube, Zodiackiller.com was already just a click away. It was March 1998, and the web was a much different place. Most surfers used AOL and paid by the minute. Downloading a simple picture often […]
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 […]
In 1986, a former friend began to suspect that San Francisco resident Richard Gaikowski (pictured above) was the Zodiac killer. That friend made the recordings featured below. Eventually, Gaikowski’s recorded voice was played to Nancy Slover, who had spoken with the Zodiac in July 1969. Slover’s reaction to Gaikowski’s voice is included below. The audio […]
“bus goes bang car pass es by ok.” — The Zodiac’s threat from Nov. 9, 1969 By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com In October 1969, the Zodiac killer mailed a letter in which he threatened to shoot out the tire of a full school bus and then kill the children within. In another […]
In my basement and reviewing several Zodiac suspects, including Arthur Leigh Allen By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com I began collecting information about Zodiac suspect Arthur Leigh Allen soon after learning to navigate the Internet back in the mid-1990s. The process intensified in 1998 after launching my website, Zodiackiller.com. My research continues to […]
I created this image to help orient case enthusiasts with the area I call Zodiac Ground Zero, otherwise known as Vallejo, Cal. (The Zodiac killer’s crime scene along Lake Herman Road is out of the picture.) View full image: 1420 x 836 — 503 KB By Tom Voigt | Founder | Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com