The Zodiac killer by D Anthony Pruitt J. Williams Block 1 CCR English III 5 April 2024. ii Outline Thesis: Introduction Zodiac Killer Late 1960’s Killer In Northern California Conclusion. Pruitt 1 The Zodiac Killer was a killer in the late 1960’s. It all started in Northern California. Someone killed up to five or more people. He would write letters and send them to the police, but his name was in the code. He also wrote on a car door leaving details of his attack on two of the people he killed. The zodiac killer's first two victims were David Arthur Faraday, a 17-year-old, and Betty Lou Jensen, a 16-year-old. They both were shot and killed on December 20, 1968 at Lake Herman Road. It was in the city limits of Benicia, …show more content…
It is said that their new development in the Zodiac Killer case could be the final one,or maybe just a step to figuring out who wrecked havoc on the media and lives of countless citizens all those years ago. But they have also been claimed to have secured decades of pictures from the suspect’s former darkroom, revealing incriminating evidence. However, even in 2021 a group of amateur code breakers cracked one of the ciphers placed in the newspapers all those years ago. So some people claim they know who the Zodiac Killer is, but the case still hasn't been solved by anyone yet. People thought it was Arthur Leigh Allen who was dismissed because his writing was sample, and Earl Van Best Jr. more recently, who was accused by his son in a tell all book, “The Most Dangerous Animal of All”. (Article #2 & #4) The San Francisco Police Department marked the case “inactive” in April 2004 but it had opened it at some point prior to March 2007. The case remains open in the city of Vallejo, as well as in Napa and Solano counties. The California Department of Justice has maintained an open case file on the Zodiac murders since 1969. Out of the four ciphers he produced, two of them remained unsolved, and one was cracked only in 2020. While many