Irresponsible Zodiac Killer Reporting

May 20, 2012

Looking around the web recently, the thought crossed my mind that what we really need is an award to recognize the exceptionally irresponsible reporting that happens all too often in the case of the Zodiac Killer. I’m not talking about your average Joe, armed with only a keyboard and a set of unjustifiable opinions, leaving [...]

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The Zodiac Killer Cover-Up: The Silenced Badge

May 16, 2012
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The net is all abuzz with Zodiac-Killer activity due to a recently published book: The Zodiac Killer Cover-Up: The Silenced Badge. The author of the book, one Lyndon E. Lafferty, is a former California Highway Patrol officer who claims to know the identity of America’s most elusive serial killer. According to Lafferty, the Zodiac is [...]

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The Zodiac Killer’s Eventual Apprehension

May 13, 2012

Newspapers articles are interesting in that they often communicate opinions and attitudes related to their subject matter. In reading hundreds of Zodiac Killer newspaper articles, I am sometimes struck by threads of commonality that, while not necessarily noteworthy at the time of their publication, have become strangely poignant as the saga drags on decade after [...]

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New Article on Fincher’s “Zodiac”

May 7, 2012

Roger Ebert coordinates a set of “Far-Flung Correspondents” over at the suntimes.com blog. Apparently, these correspondents, who are scattered across the globe, regularly comment on all things movie. A couple of days ago, one of the correspondents–Gerardo Valero from Mexico City–took on David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007). I’ve commented on the article here. For ease of [...]

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Lake Herman Road Crime Scene

May 3, 2012
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The street view of google maps is just plain cool. I have to admit, I’m a bit surprised that little old Lake Herman Road is in the database. But, then again, I suppose it’s not surprising given its close proximity to Silicon Valley. Have a virtual look around the December 1968 crime scene. These images [...]

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Tom Voigt on Coast to Coast AM

April 26, 2012

On April 22, Tom Voigt, owner of www.zodiackiller.com, discussed the case of the Zodiac killer on the radio show Coast to Coast AM. Have a listen, if you haven’t already, and share your thoughts in the comments.

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zodiackillercase.com Closes…

April 16, 2012

Michael Kelleher, Ph.D. (author, Zodiac case expert, friend of this site and all-around good guy) sent me the following announcement regarding his website: zodiackillercase.com. We have closed our website earlier than expected due to what can best be described as a confluence of fortunate circumstances and the inadvertent assistance of a few individuals in the [...]

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Ten Days of Count Marco – Conclusions

April 10, 2012
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[For other entries in this series, please see: Ten Days of Count Marco] There they are. Just over 2300 words written by the hand of Marc Spinelli, better known as Count Marco, on and around the Fourth of July in 1974. Almost certainly, some idea contained within this hard-to-take-too-seriously collection of words so offended the [...]

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Count Marco – Day #1 – July 8, 1974

April 3, 2012
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Day #2 – Monday – July 8, 1974 Why Older Men Have Trouble in Bed A recent TV documentary on the “male menopause” advises that impotence for middle-aged men is psychological, not physiological. A great difficulty for the male over 40 is that he’s likely to be married to a middle-aged female. You may resent [...]

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Count Marco – Day #2 – July 5, 1974

April 1, 2012
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Day #2 – Friday – July 5, 1974 Swinging Is Death On Marriage A female psychologist says men and women still need marriage, but many couples need more than each other. I’ll go along with that. She also says there are an estimated eight million swingers (couples engaged in sexual activities with others) and that [...]

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