Today In Zodiac History (7)

On July 8, 1974, the Zodiac killer provided a communication to the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper

By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com

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Below: The envelope used by the Zodiac killer to mail the above correspondence. Postmarked in San Rafael, Cal. —

(All of the communications featured in my updates were authenticated by police.)

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Today In Zodiac History (6)

On June 26, 1970, the Zodiac killer provided a communication to the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper

By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com

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The code (above) has never been solved, with or without the map (below)

Below: Non-color version of the envelope used by the Zodiac killer to mail the above correspondence —

(All of the communications featured in my updates were authenticated by police.)

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R.I.P. San Francisco Chronicle Location

Any future letters from the Zodiac killer will no longer be delivered to “5th & Mission”

By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com

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Above: My video from inside the San Francisco Chronicle newsroom (now abandoned). The newspaper has relocated across town.

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All About Zodiackiller.com

Ken Narlow (right) and I shortly before he passed away in 2010

Long before videos and podcasts began muddying the online waters with misinformation, Zodiackiller.com was busy obtaining and sharing accurate Zodiac content

By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com

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Site History:
Online since March 20, 1998, Zodiackiller.com averages more than 10 million monthly hits, with a record 37 million in March 2007.

Goal:
Built and maintained exclusively by Tom Voigt of Portland, Ore., Zodiackiller.com is committed to obtaining and archiving all available case-related materials. A majority of the Zodiac’s writings, as well as case-related police reports and crime scene photos, were first published at Zodiackiller.com.

Zodiackiller.com’s Case Resources:
*San Francisco Police Dept. access
*Vallejo Police Dept. access
*Napa County Sheriff’s Dept. access

*Sonoma County Sheriff’s Dept. access

*Riverside Police Dept. access (digital)
*Complete video and newspaper library
*Visits to all crime scenes
*Interviews with more than 750 persons who have involvement in the case, including investigators, witnesses, suspects, reporters and friends/family members of victims.
(See partial list below.)

MY SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Paul Avery (newspaper reporter)
William Baker (detective)
Steve Baldino (police officer)
Michael Bates (sibling of victim)
George Bawart (detective)
Tom Bruton (detective)

The Cartoonist (cartoonist)
Don Cheney (friend of suspect)
Jim Crabtree (former husband of victim)
Irv Cross (detective)

Howard Davis (author)
Dean Ferrin (husband of victim)
Don Fouke (police officer)
Buzz Gordon (police officer)
William Grant (suspect)
Donald Harden (code breaker)
Leslie Harden-Harper (code breaker)
Bryan Hartnell (surviving victim)

Kristi Hawthorne (historian)
Harvey Hines (police officer)
Richard Hoffman (police officer)
Pam Huckaby (sibling of victim)
Duffy Jennings (newspaper reporter)
Virginia Jensen (mother of victim)
Kathleen Johns (possible victim)

Mike Kelleher (author)
Bud Kelley (detective)

Chester Klingel Jr. (suspect)
Carmela Leigh (friend of victim)
Michael Maloney (detective)
Rick Marshall (suspect)
Michelle McNamara (author)
Thelma Mulanax (detective)
Ken Narlow (detective)
Mel Nicolai (detective)
Dan Olsen (FBI cryptographer)
Sandy Panzarella (friend of suspect)
Dave Peterson (newspaper reporter)
Terry Poyser (detective)

Kjell Qvale (suspect)
Vince Repetto (detective)
Ed Rust (police officer)
Carolyn Shepard (sister of victim)
Wilma Shepard (mother of victim)
John Shimoda (postal inspector)
Fred Shirasago (detective)
Jim Silver (detective)
Nancy Slover (police dispatcher)
Hal Snook (police officer)
Howard Stern (King Of All Media)
Carol Stine (sibling of victim)
Geneva Stine (sibling of victim)
Dave Toschi (detective)
David Van Nuys (author)
John Walsh (AMW)
Diana Zelms (wife of unrelated victim)

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Zodiac Killer FLASHBACK

As the founder of Zodiackiller.com since March of 1998, my first taste of success came later that year when I was contacted by the television show AMERICA’S MOST WANTED. I eventually helped the show create two episodes about the Zodiac killer, and I even wrote the cover story for the official magazine:

The magazine, shown above, was sold in stores everywhere. Unfortunately, as seen below, my name was spelled incorrectly (“VOIGHT” instead of “VOIGT”).

These days, true crime is trendy and everyone pretends to be a Zodiac expert in videos and podcasts. However, to a true expert who has been around for a while, the poor case knowledge of the pretenders will always betray them.

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Zodiac Killer FALSE ALARM(S)

The recent nonsense about “Marvin and the Black Dahlia” is nothing new; Zodiac history is filled with false alarms spread by the news media

(The above newspaper headline is dated April 29, 2009.)

My first experience with Zodiac False Alarms happened way back in May 2001, and I detailed the experience at an early version of this website:

These two screenshots aren’t easy to read on phones, but they tell the story of what continues to this day:

The formula hasn’t changed for 25 years or more — a titillating tease; the promise of impending big, official news; and then…nothing.

Remember several years ago when the Zodiac was supposedly proven to be a guy named Gary?

Hopefully it won’t take people another 25 years to learn that the Zodiac case won’t be solved on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, in a press release…or even in the National Enquirer. But I won’t hold my breath.

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Today In Zodiac History (5)

On May 8, 1974, the Zodiac killer provided a communication to the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper

By Tom Voigt | Founder: Zodiackiller.com | tomvoigt@zodiackiller.com

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(In the image above, notice how the Zodiac positioned the word “time” in the exact middle and center of his message. In addition, the word “time” is written at a different slant than the rest of the message. If done intentionally, it would seem to be a hidden clue provided by the Zodiac killer.)

(All of the communications featured in my updates were authenticated by police.)

For in-depth information and discussion about all of the Zodiac killer’s communications — including ciphers — see my Zodiackiller.com discussion forum.

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Zodiac (Movie) Wanted Poster

Did you know the 2007 Zodiac film (starring Robert Downey jr) plastered downtown San Francisco with a custom Zodiac wanted poster, just in time for the film’s opening weekend? I was in town back then and happened to snag one. (The image shown on this page is a small, low-resolution version of that poster…but you can download a better one below.)

The film’s wanted poster has some weird inaccuracies — such as the date of the crime — but is otherwise a really cool and rare collectible. Suitable for printing and framing.

Size:1682 x 2182

1.33 MB

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