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 — […]
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CONFESSIONS & CONFUSION: The Murders of Cheri Bates and Cecelia Shepard
Cheri Bates was an 18-year-old college freshman in her hometown of Riverside, Cal. On Halloween morning in 1966, Cheri’s body was discovered on the grounds of her own campus; her car had been sabotaged and her throat had been cut. Cheri’s killer somehow vanished, and the police were baffled. Case # 352-481 quickly went cold. […]
Tom Voigt on the Current State of the Zodiac Killer case: “The Bad News & The Good News”
On this 56th anniversary of the Zodiac killer’s first mailings (in the Bay Area, at least), I thought I would provide a case update. Bad news first: There is no meaningful investigation — DNA or otherwise — happening within the relevant police jurisdictions. While things can quickly change, nobody is in danger of waking up […]
ZODIAC KILLER FRAUD MICHAEL BUTTERFIELD FINALLY HITS THE SMALL TIME
“The Zodiac Killer: The Story of America’s Most Elusive Murderer” Three decades in the making, Michael Butterfield’s “new” Zodiac book is guaranteed to pack as many boring case-related basics as 256 pages can hold By Tom VoigtOwner of Zodiackiller.comContact me NOTE: I’ve allowed this issue to be one-sided for far too long. Initially, my approach […]
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, […]
“This is the Zodiac Speaking” on NetFlix hits #1 in the ratings — more Zodiac killer content on the way
The most recent television show based on the case of the Zodiac killer was a resounding success. “This is the Zodiac Speaking” (October 2024) — a three-part series on NetFlix — ranked #1 in television shows for several days. In total, the show enjoyed three weeks in the top 10. Based on the testimony of […]