by Michael Cole | May 20, 2015 | Articles, Zodiac Killer Psychology
When Dennis Kaufman first accused his step father of being the Zodiac Killer, it was an interesting development, but not an entirely surprising one. Many people had an expectation that a relative or family member might well play a role in identifying the long-elusive...
by Michael Cole | May 14, 2015 | Newspaper, Non-Zodiac Crime
Karl Werner murdered Kathy Snoozy, Deborah Furlong (both on August 3, 1969), and Kathy Bilek (April 11, 1971). Because he used the number 7 (instead of 5) and included the month August on the his first instance of the “score” taunt from the Dripping-Pen...
by Michael Cole | May 13, 2015 | Articles, Pitfalls of Zodiac Interest
The case of the Zodiac Killer is riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, to borrow a phrase from Winston Churchill. But it’s more than that. Not only do we not know the answer to the ultimate question at the heart of the long-enduring mystery – i.e....
by Michael Cole | May 9, 2015 | Around the Web
It’s interesting to observe all the different places where references to the Zodiac Killer show up. Every once in a while, a sports writer will use the killer to make a point, like this time during the 2012 NBA Playoffs. As it turns out, the media attention...
by Michael Cole | May 5, 2015 | Around the Web, Ciphers, Internet, Video
It occurred to me that the Zodiac Killer Cipher Generator was in need of some documentation. While the different inputs and fields are nearly self-explanatory for those of us who are familiar with the Zodiac’s homophonic substitution ciphers, there are likely...
