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The Zodiac Revisited

A three-volume examination of the Zodiac case: the facts, the evidence, and an analysis of the killer’s crimes and communications.

The Zodiac Revisited three-volume series

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Ten Days of
Count Marco

The Count Marco columns preceding the July 1974 “Red Phantom” letter, brought together with Michael Cole’s analysis of what may have prompted it.

Read the introduction, follow the ten columns in date order, and finish with the conclusions.

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The “My Name Is” cipher

The newspaper context and Michael Cole’s proposed interpretation.

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Paul Stine: A Victim of Opportunity

Contributor Michael Kelleher examines Paul Stine’s final journey.

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Celestial navigation

Michael Cole’s 2006 essay on the map, compass rose, and the Zodiac’s name.

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