"Mysteries at the Museum" Zodiac Killer: Mysteries at the Museum Specials
ID | 13179071 |
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Movie Name | "Mysteries at the Museum" Zodiac Killer: Mysteries at the Museum Specials |
Release Name | Mysteries.at.the.Museum.S21E24.The.Zodiac.Killer.1080p.Travel.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-Absinth |
Year | 2018 |
Kind | tv |
Language | English |
IMDB ID | 9076978 |
Format | srt |
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WILDMAN: I'm on the hunt
for one of America's
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most infamous serial killers.
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In the late '60s, early '70s,
a man known
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only as the Zodiac stalked
San Francisco and the Bay Area,
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picking off innocent victims
as if it were sport.
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The Zodiac was never caught
or identified.
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But now,
for the first time ever,
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we may finally have the evidence
that unveils his true identity.
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How dependable is this?
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It's extremely dependable.
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This guy is a pathological,
psycho killer.
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From the brutal crime scenes...
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He suddenly pulls out
a foot-long knife.
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...to the cryptic letters
he sent to the press...
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This is really why
the Zodiac continues
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to haunt people,
isn't it?
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I want to understand
how this madman
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escaped police for so long,
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and with the help
of new technology,
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address the question that's been
haunting America for 50 years.
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Who's the real Zodiac killer?
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I'm Don Wildman.
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I've explored the world's
greatest mysteries,
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examined rare artifacts
and epic monuments.
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That is unbelievable.
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Now I'm digging deeper
into some of the most perplexing
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and famous cases in history.
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My goal: to get closer
to the truth...
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Let's burn this place down.
Let's burn it down.
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...on this special episode of
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"Mysteries at the Museum:
Zodiac Killer."
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San Francisco, 1968,
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was the epicenter
of the counterculture movement:
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hippies, psychedelic music
and protests
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against the war in Vietnam,
but as '68 drew to a close,
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that idealism was rocked
to its core by a lone killer
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who made the Bay Area
his hunting ground.
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He's one of America's first
serial killers,
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who called himself the Zodiac.
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In just 10 months,
he killed five people,
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though many believe
the number is much higher.
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He used guns, knives,
even wore elaborate costumes.
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Through cryptic letters,
he challenged police,
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claiming he'd never be caught.
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There were hundreds of suspects,
but not one arrest.
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And just as his crimes
became national news,
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the murders suddenly stopped,
or did they?
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What happened to the Zodiac?
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Is he even alive, and how close
are authorities to catching him?
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The best place to begin this
journey is where it all started,
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the scene of the first crime.
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On the night
of December 20th, 1968,
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just a few days
before Christmas,
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Betty Lou Jensen
and David Faraday,
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two high school students,
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drove to a turnout on
the Lake Herman Road in Benecia,
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a quiet community
in the Bay Area.
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How you doing, Mark?
Good evening, Don.
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Mark Hewitt has written
three books about the Zodiac.
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In his latest,
Mark finally reveals
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who he believes is the killer.
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For Mark, the Zodiac
is an obsession,
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and he knows almost
every detail about the case.
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They were just two kids
sitting in a car.
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Two normal teenagers, it was
Betty Lou's first date ever.
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They'd been going together
for about two weeks.
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At approximately 11:15 p.m.,
a woman and two passengers
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drove past
the Lake Herman Road turnout
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when they noticed
something suspicious.
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They saw a station wagon
with the passenger door open,
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with a young man fallen out
on the ground in front of it.
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David was collapsed
with a bullet to the head.
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Okay.
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And Betty Lou apparently
ran from the scene
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and had five bullets
in her back.
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This is a completely
strange situation
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for this part
of the country.
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Oh, totally.
Yeah.
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This is a very quiet community,
a very safe community.
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As far as the police
were concerned,
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two innocent kids were shot
for no reason at all
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in the middle of the dark,
just having a date.
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It was a complete mystery.
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The hunt for a killer had begun.
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The only clues detectives
had to go on
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were 10 shell casings
from a .22-caliber handgun.
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Check it out, graffiti with
the Zodiac sign right there.
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I mean, very creepy.
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Ultimately this is, you know,
this scene is very sad,
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a random act
of senseless violence.
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They don't know it.
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This community doesn't know it,
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but they are a part
of something very big.
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July 4th, 1969 --
Vallejo, California.
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Darlene Ferrin,
a 22-year-old mother,
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and Michael Mageau, just 19,
head out to buy fireworks.
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The couple makes a stop
at Blue Rock Springs Park,
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just four miles from the scene
of the first murder.
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What happens?
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Car pulls up behind them.
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The person
got out of the car,
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walked up to the passenger side
of the vehicle
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where Mike Mageau
was sitting...
Okay.
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...and without any conversation
between them,
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began firing at the two.
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He shot Mike Mageau twice,
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and then Darlene Ferrin
several times,
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at least three times.
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Okay.
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Mike Mageau yelled out
at that time,
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either in pain
or calling out for help.
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The assailant
heard the cry
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and returned
to the window...
Wow.
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...and shot each of them
twice more.
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Wow.
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Darlene died at the hospital,
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but Mike Mageau
miraculously survived.
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So tell me what Mageau
said about the guy.
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What did he
describe him as?
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Unfortunately, Mike Mageau
only saw from the profile.
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He was stocky,
a blue shirt on...
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Yeah.
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...had a large face.
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About what age,
could he tell?
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He guessed late 20s.
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Though the crimes
were similar in nature,
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police discovered that the
weapon used in this murder
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wasn't a .22, like the one
used at Lake Herman Road,
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but instead a 9mm.
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Could these two murders
be linked?
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Detectives were
about to find out.
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Approximately 40 minutes later,
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a man called into
the Vallejo Police Department
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and took credit for the murder,
but that's not all.
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He also took credit
for the murder of David Faraday
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and Betty Lou Jensen
6 months prior.
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According to the police
dispatcher's account,
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the call went as follows.
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MAN: I want to report a murder.
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If you go one mile east
on Columbus Parkway,
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you will find kids
in a brown car.
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They were shot
with a 9mm Luger.
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I also killed those kids
last year.
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Goodbye.
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WILDMAN: The Vallejo community
went into a state of panic.
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We have no motive
at this time.
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This was no longer
an isolated act of violence,
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but the handiwork
of a new type of killer:
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a serial killer.
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And things would get a lot
stranger a month later
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when a letter arrived.
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Three local newspapers
all received a similar letter.
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The sender?
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The man claiming responsibility
for the murders.
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He signed off
with a crosshair symbol
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and would call
himself the Zodiac.
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Details that only
the murderer would know
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were included
in the letters,
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along with a cipher,
or coded message,
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made up of different
letters and symbols.
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The killer then made
a chilling threat.
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The newspapers were to publish
the letters and the code,
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or he warned he'd go on
a killing rampage.
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He also wrote, "If you can
figure out the cipher,
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you will learn my identity."
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The papers complied,
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and one of the creepiest
cat-and-mouse games
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to catch the killer
was officially underway.
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"I like killing people."
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This is the real Zodiac.
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This is the level of cunning
we're dealing with.
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So what did the ciphers mean,
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and can we crack
the complex code
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that could lead
to the killer's identity?
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WILDMAN:
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
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This question has
stumped investigators
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for nearly 50 years,
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but will we ever learn
the answer?
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After a second attack
in July 1969,
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the Zodiac sent
a series of letters
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to several newspapers
in the Bay Area.
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Within the letters were details
about the crimes,
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as well as a cipher,
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a coded message
made up of letters and symbols.
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The killer demanded
that each newspaper publish
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the letter and the cipher
or he'd go on a killing spree.
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The Zodiac also wrote
that his identity was hidden
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within the cipher.
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David Oranchak
is a renowned cryptographer
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and has studied the Zodiac
ciphers for over 10 years.
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So how many ciphers
did the Zodiac produce?
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Zodiac sent out four
different ciphers.
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Okay.
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Where do ciphers
come from,
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and what's the idea
of these things?
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Well, the idea is you
have a message,
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and you want to hide it
from somebody who might
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get ahold of the message.
Okay.
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So when they pick up
the message,
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they can't tell
what it says.
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So this is how messaging
in military and espionage
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has been done forever.
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For a very long time,
thousands of years.
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Thousands of years even?
Thousands of years.
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Wow.
For example,
the ancient Greeks
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would tattoo a message
on a slave's head
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and then wait for the hair
to grow in
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and send him off somewhere...
Wow.
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...and then they would
shave the head,
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and there's your message.
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So the Zodiac was tapping
into an old technique
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for cloaking his message
within a code,
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in order to do what,
to play with the police?
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I think that's the primary
reason for him doing that,
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was to play
with the police.
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Not only the police,
but the public,
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because he was trying
to get the newspapers
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to publish the ciphers.
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Okay.
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The first cipher the Zodiac
sent was called Z-408,
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which is based on the number
of characters in the message.
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In this case, 408.
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So give me the basics.
How does a cipher work?
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One way to do this is to use
what's known
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as a substitution cipher
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which is basically you
just take an alphabet,
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and you shift it
a number of positions.
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Okay.
Instead of starting
at A, B, C,
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you started at
D, D, E, F, G.
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To figure out any cipher,
the reader must first determine
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the key,
which is the set of rules
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required
to translate the message.
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And the key tells you which
letters you're going to use
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to substitute for the different
letters in your message.
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For example, if the message
was Zodiac and the alphabet key
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started with the letter D
instead of A,
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then the coded would be
C, R, G, L, D, F.
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The 408 cipher included
not only the alphabet
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but also different symbols,
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making it even more confusing
to the untrained eye.
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But it took only two days
for schoolteacher
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Donald Harden and his wife
Bettye June to solve it.
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The message the Hardens
came up with,
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which was verified by the FBI
and the CIA, says,
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00:12:39,626 --> 00:12:43,228
"I like killing people
because it is so much fun.
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It is more fun than killing
wild game in the forest."
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It also said that his victims
will become his slaves
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when he is reborn in paradise.
250
00:12:52,439 --> 00:12:55,507
What's not in the message
is the killer's identity.
251
00:12:58,845 --> 00:13:00,378
Didn't he also say that,
252
00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:03,782
within this cipher
he would identify his name?
253
00:13:03,784 --> 00:13:05,850
We would know who he was.
254
00:13:05,852 --> 00:13:07,919
He said you would have
my identity,
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00:13:07,921 --> 00:13:09,254
but what it turned out...
256
00:13:09,256 --> 00:13:10,589
What the answer
turned out to say
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00:13:10,591 --> 00:13:13,124
was more of him
talking about why he kills.
258
00:13:13,126 --> 00:13:16,328
So there's no way there's
a hidden name in here somewhere?
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00:13:16,330 --> 00:13:17,662
That we know of.
260
00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:20,264
So the school teachers
figured this out?
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00:13:20,266 --> 00:13:22,534
Right.
How did they do that?
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00:13:22,536 --> 00:13:25,670
ORANCHAK:
They used some of the clues that
they found in the cipher text.
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00:13:25,672 --> 00:13:29,073
For example, in the English
language, the most common letter
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00:13:29,075 --> 00:13:34,412
that you'll find in any
given sample is the letter E.
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00:13:34,414 --> 00:13:36,814
The letter E happens more
than any other letter.
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00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:38,016
Sure.
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00:13:38,018 --> 00:13:40,085
So if there's a letter
in the cipher text
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that's happening more
than all the other letters...
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00:13:42,356 --> 00:13:43,421
Probably an E.
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00:13:43,423 --> 00:13:44,889
...it's probably an E.
Mm.
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00:13:44,891 --> 00:13:47,559
And they also found some
patterns in the cipher text.
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00:13:47,561 --> 00:13:50,495
Here's one of the patterns
that the Hardens' found:
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this square and the B.
Yeah.
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00:13:52,632 --> 00:13:54,432
That happens six times
in the cipher text,
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so here's a square and a B.
276
00:13:56,036 --> 00:13:58,503
Here's a square and the B,
and here's a square and the B.
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00:13:58,505 --> 00:13:59,838
Oh, interesting.
And what's the meaning to it?
278
00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,708
And they all happen to stand
for the same two Ls.
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00:14:02,710 --> 00:14:04,575
And so that's a big clue
that they found.
280
00:14:04,577 --> 00:14:06,178
It's almost like
he wanted them to found that
281
00:14:06,180 --> 00:14:10,982
because it's the word
killing, kill.
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00:14:13,921 --> 00:14:15,654
WILDMAN:
This is the first cipher.
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00:14:15,656 --> 00:14:18,123
This is called the 408?
That's right.
284
00:14:18,125 --> 00:14:19,791
Okay,
so what about the 340?
285
00:14:19,793 --> 00:14:22,460
That's the one that
they haven't figured out.
286
00:14:22,462 --> 00:14:26,597
The Zodiac's second cipher
consists of 340 characters
287
00:14:26,599 --> 00:14:28,666
and has baffled cryptographers
288
00:14:28,668 --> 00:14:31,870
since it was first
published in 1969.
289
00:14:31,872 --> 00:14:35,340
If David and I have any chance
of decoding this message,
290
00:14:35,342 --> 00:14:37,476
we'll need to figure
out the key,
291
00:14:37,478 --> 00:14:40,278
which no one
has ever been able to do.
292
00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,680
Why is this so hard
to figure out?
293
00:14:42,682 --> 00:14:44,816
Well, one thing he did
was he added even more symbols.
294
00:14:44,818 --> 00:14:48,753
So the 408 has 54
different symbols in it...
295
00:14:48,755 --> 00:14:49,821
Yeah?
...in the key.
296
00:14:49,823 --> 00:14:51,623
This one has 63.
All right.
297
00:14:51,625 --> 00:14:54,025
So he added
even more symbols.
298
00:14:54,027 --> 00:14:56,961
Dozens of people have
come forward with solutions,
299
00:14:56,963 --> 00:14:59,698
but to this day, the message
has not been deciphered.
300
00:15:03,904 --> 00:15:05,904
Do you have any
of your own ideas here?
301
00:15:05,906 --> 00:15:08,973
I mean, you've been looking
at this for a long time.
302
00:15:08,975 --> 00:15:11,309
What are you
seeing in this?
303
00:15:11,311 --> 00:15:14,179
I think maybe Zodiac added
some other steps.
304
00:15:14,181 --> 00:15:16,181
Maybe he wrote it
in different directions.
305
00:15:16,183 --> 00:15:17,382
Maybe there's
no message at all,
306
00:15:17,384 --> 00:15:18,717
and he's just messing
with people.
307
00:15:18,719 --> 00:15:19,851
Hmm.
308
00:15:19,853 --> 00:15:21,853
This is really why
the Zodiac continues
309
00:15:21,855 --> 00:15:23,254
to haunt people,
isn't it?
Yeah.
310
00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:25,456
Because this is how smart
this guy really is,
311
00:15:25,458 --> 00:15:27,993
and this is him
really demonstrating
312
00:15:27,995 --> 00:15:29,861
that he's toying with us.
313
00:15:34,133 --> 00:15:36,534
While work on
the ciphers continues,
314
00:15:36,536 --> 00:15:39,938
the physical investigation
yields new evidence.
315
00:15:39,940 --> 00:15:41,739
Evidence
found at the scene?
316
00:15:41,741 --> 00:15:43,141
Fingerprints, evidence.
317
00:15:43,143 --> 00:15:45,610
You found a fingerprint?
Yeah, bloody fingerprints.
318
00:15:45,612 --> 00:15:48,547
And author Mark Hewitt reveals
who he believes
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00:15:48,549 --> 00:15:51,883
is America's most
notorious serial killer.
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00:15:51,885 --> 00:15:53,952
Do you know
who the Zodiac is?
321
00:15:53,954 --> 00:15:55,954
My research points
to one individual.
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00:16:06,834 --> 00:16:11,636
WILDMAN: In the summer of 1969,
a man calling himself the Zodiac
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00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:15,573
took credit for shooting two
couples outside San Francisco
324
00:16:15,575 --> 00:16:18,175
while they sat parked
in lovers' lanes.
325
00:16:18,177 --> 00:16:20,846
To prove it, the killer sent
letters to the press
326
00:16:20,848 --> 00:16:23,247
with details about the crime.
327
00:16:23,249 --> 00:16:26,651
Police had no viable suspects.
328
00:16:26,653 --> 00:16:30,789
With the killer still at large,
the Bay Area went on high alert.
329
00:16:30,791 --> 00:16:33,925
Young couples were warned
not to go out at night
330
00:16:33,927 --> 00:16:37,462
since that's when the Zodiac
was targeting his victims,
331
00:16:37,464 --> 00:16:41,266
but that pattern
was about to change.
332
00:16:41,268 --> 00:16:42,734
I'm in Napa, California,
333
00:16:42,736 --> 00:16:46,337
about 45 miles from the scene
of the first shootings,
334
00:16:46,339 --> 00:16:48,874
on my way to a place called
Lake Berryessa.
335
00:16:48,876 --> 00:16:52,343
Back on September 27th, 1969,
336
00:16:52,345 --> 00:16:55,012
a pair of college students
named Bryan Hartnell
337
00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:57,882
and Cecelia Shepard
would head to this place
338
00:16:57,884 --> 00:17:00,751
to enjoy an idyllic
afternoon picnic.
339
00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:03,888
They had no idea they would find
themselves in the crosshairs
340
00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:06,157
of the most feared person
in Northern California.
341
00:17:13,900 --> 00:17:16,701
Again, I've asked Zodiac
expert Mark Hewitt
342
00:17:16,703 --> 00:17:19,637
to show me the exact spot
where Bryan and Cecelia
343
00:17:19,639 --> 00:17:23,041
would come
face-to-face with evil.
344
00:17:23,043 --> 00:17:26,578
HEWITT:
News of the Zodiac hadn't
really spread up to this area.
345
00:17:26,580 --> 00:17:28,980
This is a long way
from San Francisco.
346
00:17:33,386 --> 00:17:35,653
WILDMAN:
When do they first see him?
347
00:17:35,655 --> 00:17:37,922
Cecelia notices him
behind her.
348
00:17:41,194 --> 00:17:44,062
As the man was coming closer,
he ducked behind a tree.
349
00:17:44,064 --> 00:17:45,930
Okay.
350
00:17:45,932 --> 00:17:49,133
When he emerged, the man
was wearing a hooded mask
351
00:17:49,135 --> 00:17:52,137
and a bib covering his body.
352
00:17:52,139 --> 00:17:55,606
Across his chest
was the Zodiac symbol,
353
00:17:55,608 --> 00:17:58,009
and he was holding a gun.
354
00:17:58,011 --> 00:17:59,076
What happens then?
355
00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:00,745
He gives Cecelia
some precut lengths
356
00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:02,213
of clothesline...
Okay.
357
00:18:02,215 --> 00:18:04,416
...and tells her
to tie up Bryan.
358
00:18:04,418 --> 00:18:05,817
Then he ties her up.
359
00:18:05,819 --> 00:18:07,018
Then he ties up
their legs
360
00:18:07,020 --> 00:18:08,486
and has them lie down
on their stomachs.
361
00:18:08,488 --> 00:18:09,954
Okay.
362
00:18:09,956 --> 00:18:11,556
With the couple hogtied,
363
00:18:11,558 --> 00:18:14,225
the gunman initiates
a conversation.
364
00:18:14,227 --> 00:18:16,827
Well, he told them that he was
an escaped convict
365
00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:18,964
from a prison in Montana,
366
00:18:18,966 --> 00:18:21,499
that he had killed
a prison guard.
367
00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:23,168
He said he just wanted
their money
368
00:18:23,170 --> 00:18:24,436
and told them
to calm down.
369
00:18:24,438 --> 00:18:25,637
Odd that he's
talking to them.
370
00:18:25,639 --> 00:18:26,971
This has never
happened before.
371
00:18:26,973 --> 00:18:27,906
This is correct.
372
00:18:27,908 --> 00:18:30,108
For the Zodiac,
it's a big departure
373
00:18:30,110 --> 00:18:31,976
from what has gone
on previously.
374
00:18:31,978 --> 00:18:33,244
Okay.
375
00:18:33,246 --> 00:18:35,513
There had been no prison
escape in Montana,
376
00:18:35,515 --> 00:18:38,717
and the Zodiac had no intention
of taking the couple's money.
377
00:18:38,719 --> 00:18:40,385
He put the guy away.
378
00:18:40,387 --> 00:18:42,253
The couple thought
the attacked was over.
379
00:18:42,255 --> 00:18:45,390
No, at that point, he pulls
out a foot-long knife.
380
00:18:47,327 --> 00:18:52,196
He stabs Bryan in the back
six times,
381
00:18:52,198 --> 00:18:55,132
and then he moved on to Cecelia
who tried to roll away,
382
00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:57,802
and ended up getting stabbed
five times in the back
383
00:18:57,804 --> 00:19:00,605
and five times
in the front.
384
00:19:00,607 --> 00:19:05,076
Once he had gone and they felt
that it was safe to make noise,
385
00:19:05,078 --> 00:19:08,546
then they started to call
out across the water.
386
00:19:08,548 --> 00:19:10,748
A fisherman and his son
heard the cries
387
00:19:10,750 --> 00:19:13,417
and notified the authorities.
388
00:19:13,419 --> 00:19:17,822
Cecelia died at the hospital,
but amazingly Bryan survived.
389
00:19:17,824 --> 00:19:19,357
I did think
I was going to die.
390
00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:20,825
But the real concern
that I have is
391
00:19:20,827 --> 00:19:22,694
that he doesn't do this again.
392
00:19:22,696 --> 00:19:25,163
WILDMAN: While Bryan heard
the killer's voice,
393
00:19:25,165 --> 00:19:26,764
he did not see his face,
394
00:19:26,766 --> 00:19:29,033
making him
an unreliable witness.
395
00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:31,703
So in the previous crimes,
he uses a gun.
That's correct.
396
00:19:31,705 --> 00:19:34,172
He shoots them
cold execution style.
397
00:19:34,174 --> 00:19:36,241
That's correct.
This is a complete
departure...
398
00:19:36,243 --> 00:19:38,843
It is.
...using
a 12-inch-long knife.
399
00:19:38,845 --> 00:19:42,180
A knife is a way of killing
somebody up close and personal.
400
00:19:42,182 --> 00:19:44,182
It's almost like
he's got a character now.
401
00:19:44,184 --> 00:19:46,984
He's got the whole costume,
the insignia.
402
00:19:46,986 --> 00:19:49,054
It's as if he's stepped
into this role
403
00:19:49,056 --> 00:19:50,655
that he's built
for himself.
404
00:19:55,595 --> 00:19:57,128
When police arrived,
405
00:19:57,130 --> 00:20:00,865
they noticed a handwritten
note on Bryan's car.
406
00:20:00,867 --> 00:20:03,534
It included the dates
of the Vallejo attacks,
407
00:20:03,536 --> 00:20:07,205
the date of this attack and,
at the top, the Zodiac symbol.
408
00:20:09,676 --> 00:20:11,609
This is one of the worst things
409
00:20:11,611 --> 00:20:14,546
I ever witnessed
for no reason at all.
410
00:20:14,548 --> 00:20:15,814
This is as important
to him
411
00:20:15,816 --> 00:20:17,148
as the killing,
as far as I can tell.
412
00:20:17,150 --> 00:20:19,483
Communication is as important
as the killing.
413
00:20:19,485 --> 00:20:21,752
That's what's disturbing
about this guy,
414
00:20:21,754 --> 00:20:23,020
is that he's advertising
everything,
415
00:20:23,022 --> 00:20:25,089
that he's describing it,
that he's taking credit for it
416
00:20:25,091 --> 00:20:27,425
and that he's
taunting everybody.
417
00:20:27,427 --> 00:20:29,427
WILDMAN: One of the only pieces
of evidence
418
00:20:29,429 --> 00:20:32,230
find at the scene was
a size 10 1/2
419
00:20:32,232 --> 00:20:34,766
shoe print
from an Army-style boot
420
00:20:34,768 --> 00:20:37,702
that investigators believe
belonged to the killer.
421
00:20:37,704 --> 00:20:39,504
Combined with his use
of firearms
422
00:20:39,506 --> 00:20:42,640
and his understanding
of ciphers, police conclude
423
00:20:42,642 --> 00:20:46,711
the Zodiac probably
had a military background.
424
00:20:46,713 --> 00:20:49,714
About two hours after
this vicious attack,
425
00:20:49,716 --> 00:20:51,583
a call came in
to the Napa Police
426
00:20:51,585 --> 00:20:53,785
from a man
claiming responsibility.
427
00:20:53,787 --> 00:20:56,120
The call was traced
to a phone booth
428
00:20:56,122 --> 00:20:58,722
about 4 blocks
from the Napa Police Station.
429
00:20:58,724 --> 00:21:00,325
The Zodiac had struck again.
430
00:21:00,327 --> 00:21:01,793
To link the murderer of Celia
431
00:21:01,795 --> 00:21:03,661
Shepard to other murders
in the Vallejo area...
432
00:21:03,663 --> 00:21:05,296
WILDMAN:
Just like the previous attacks,
433
00:21:05,298 --> 00:21:10,401
the Napa Police had no very few
leads and no credible suspects.
434
00:21:10,403 --> 00:21:13,804
Authorities worked diligently
to catch this madman,
435
00:21:13,806 --> 00:21:18,676
but as summer turned to fall,
no arrests were made.
436
00:21:18,678 --> 00:21:22,280
By October 1969,
the Zodiac had taken credit
437
00:21:22,282 --> 00:21:25,350
for attacking six people
and killing four of them.
438
00:21:25,352 --> 00:21:27,351
The Bay Area was
in a state of shock.
439
00:21:27,353 --> 00:21:28,553
Where would he strike next?
440
00:21:28,555 --> 00:21:30,054
Who would be the next victim?
441
00:21:30,056 --> 00:21:32,690
Would it be another young couple
out on a date?
442
00:21:32,692 --> 00:21:35,426
Well, the Zodiac
broke his own pattern
443
00:21:35,428 --> 00:21:38,363
when he stopped
at this corner right here,
444
00:21:38,365 --> 00:21:42,333
took out a gun, leaned to
the driver's side and bang,
445
00:21:42,335 --> 00:21:43,567
shot the guy dead.
446
00:21:48,174 --> 00:21:51,643
The victim was 29-year-old
Paul Stine.
447
00:21:51,645 --> 00:21:55,045
Recently married, Stine was
moonlighting as a cab driver
448
00:21:55,047 --> 00:21:57,648
to help pay his way
through graduate school.
449
00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:58,850
Vince?
450
00:21:58,852 --> 00:22:00,651
Vince Repetto
is a retired inspector
451
00:22:00,653 --> 00:22:02,320
with the San Francisco PD
452
00:22:02,322 --> 00:22:05,923
who worked the Zodiac murders
in the mid-'90s.
453
00:22:05,925 --> 00:22:08,059
So this is the site of the cab
murder, Paul Stine?
454
00:22:08,061 --> 00:22:09,861
Yes, it is.
Right there, the cab was parked
455
00:22:09,863 --> 00:22:12,396
right over there,
Cherry and Washington.
456
00:22:12,398 --> 00:22:14,932
Stine picked up his killer
in the Theater District
457
00:22:14,934 --> 00:22:17,268
and drove him
to Presidio Heights,
458
00:22:17,270 --> 00:22:20,738
one of the wealthiest
neighborhoods in San Francisco.
459
00:22:20,740 --> 00:22:23,341
At that time,
did anybody see what went on?
460
00:22:23,343 --> 00:22:26,678
Yeah, three kids who were in
this house across the street.
461
00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,212
What do they see?
462
00:22:28,214 --> 00:22:31,549
Well, they see what they think
is the cab driver being stabbed,
463
00:22:31,551 --> 00:22:36,087
but it's actually Paul Stine
having his shirt cut off.
464
00:22:36,089 --> 00:22:37,222
Weird.
465
00:22:37,224 --> 00:22:39,623
So they saw his face
and everything?
466
00:22:39,625 --> 00:22:42,026
Yeah.
And they were able to give
a physical description?
467
00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:43,828
They gave a description.
468
00:22:43,830 --> 00:22:46,497
He's a white male, and he
was wearing heavy glasses,
469
00:22:46,499 --> 00:22:50,168
and then they later worked
with a police sketch artist
470
00:22:50,170 --> 00:22:52,236
to come up with
a composite drawing.
471
00:22:52,238 --> 00:22:53,905
Police finally had witnesses
472
00:22:53,907 --> 00:22:56,507
who got a clear look
at the killer's face.
473
00:22:56,509 --> 00:22:58,443
They immediately release
the sketch,
474
00:22:58,445 --> 00:23:01,445
but none of their suspects
match the rendering.
475
00:23:01,447 --> 00:23:03,314
Evidence
found at the scene?
476
00:23:03,316 --> 00:23:05,450
Fingerprints, evidence...
You found a fingerprint?
477
00:23:05,452 --> 00:23:07,184
Yeah, bloody fingerprints.
478
00:23:07,186 --> 00:23:10,521
And that doesn't give them the
evidence they need to find him?
479
00:23:10,523 --> 00:23:12,724
It hasn't yet, no.
Okay.
480
00:23:12,726 --> 00:23:16,661
At the time, police believed
this is just a random homicide,
481
00:23:16,663 --> 00:23:19,330
until three days later
when the San Francisco Chronicle
482
00:23:19,332 --> 00:23:20,865
received another letter.
483
00:23:25,538 --> 00:23:27,739
"This is the Zodiac speaking.
484
00:23:27,741 --> 00:23:29,674
I am the murderer
of the taxi driver
485
00:23:29,676 --> 00:23:31,676
over by Washington Street."
486
00:23:31,678 --> 00:23:35,346
Once again, the Zodiac had taken
credit for a brutal killing,
487
00:23:35,348 --> 00:23:36,914
but this time, to prove it,
488
00:23:36,916 --> 00:23:40,018
he included a bloody piece
of Paul Stine's shirt.
489
00:23:42,422 --> 00:23:46,024
So they knew that the person
now describing saying,
490
00:23:46,026 --> 00:23:49,226
"This is the Zodiac speaking,"
was the murderer of Paul Stine.
491
00:23:49,228 --> 00:23:51,228
That's a pretty
incredible moment, isn't it?
492
00:23:51,230 --> 00:23:54,165
Now it became
really big news.
493
00:23:54,167 --> 00:23:58,169
Everything exploded
after that.
494
00:23:58,171 --> 00:24:00,838
A local story that suddenly
becomes international.
495
00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,841
Yeah.
Wow.
496
00:24:03,843 --> 00:24:08,379
With his rising fame,
the Zodiac ramps up his threats,
497
00:24:08,381 --> 00:24:10,648
sending bomb diagrams,
498
00:24:10,650 --> 00:24:13,317
and perhaps most
chilling of all,
499
00:24:13,319 --> 00:24:17,755
a threat to shoot schoolchildren
as they exit their bus,
500
00:24:17,757 --> 00:24:20,992
a warning that terrifies
the entire city.
501
00:24:20,994 --> 00:24:22,393
He threatens to shoot kids
502
00:24:22,395 --> 00:24:24,729
as they come bounding off
the school bus.
503
00:24:24,731 --> 00:24:26,998
Of course, this makes the whole
Bay Area on edge.
504
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:28,399
Yeah.
505
00:24:28,401 --> 00:24:31,735
The San Francisco PD put every
available officer on the case,
506
00:24:31,737 --> 00:24:35,072
led by veteran inspector
Dave Toschi.
507
00:24:35,074 --> 00:24:36,541
At this point
of the investigation,
508
00:24:36,543 --> 00:24:40,478
I would not want to comment
on the particular details
509
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,279
of the contents
of this letter.
510
00:24:42,281 --> 00:24:45,883
WILDMAN:
Thankfully, the attack on
the school bus never arrives,
511
00:24:45,885 --> 00:24:49,153
but instead, more letters
provoking the police.
512
00:24:49,155 --> 00:24:52,223
You know, he's taunting the
police for whatever reason.
513
00:24:52,225 --> 00:24:53,624
Mm-hmm.
514
00:24:53,626 --> 00:24:56,827
He's enjoying the publicity
or the notoriety.
515
00:24:56,829 --> 00:25:00,831
To him, it's got to, you know,
have some sick fulfillment
516
00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:03,167
of whatever is wrong
with him.
517
00:25:03,169 --> 00:25:06,504
But just as the Zodiac
becomes a national threat,
518
00:25:06,506 --> 00:25:08,773
he does something peculiar.
519
00:25:08,775 --> 00:25:11,776
He changes his MO.
520
00:25:11,778 --> 00:25:14,912
In a letter
from November 9th, 1969,
521
00:25:14,914 --> 00:25:18,249
the Zodiac wrote that he will
no longer announce his murders
522
00:25:18,251 --> 00:25:22,920
but disguise them as robberies
or randoms acts of anger.
523
00:25:22,922 --> 00:25:25,590
It's a move that confuses
the police officers,
524
00:25:25,592 --> 00:25:28,725
and the Zodiac begins to fade
from front-page headlines.
525
00:25:32,598 --> 00:25:35,199
That's the last time
that the Zodiac killed,
526
00:25:35,201 --> 00:25:36,334
right,
that you know of?
527
00:25:36,336 --> 00:25:39,837
Well, it's the last time
that we know he's killed,
528
00:25:39,839 --> 00:25:42,873
and we really only know he's
for sure killed the five cases
529
00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:44,876
that are attributed
to him.
530
00:25:44,878 --> 00:25:46,076
In the months that follow,
531
00:25:46,078 --> 00:25:48,546
police receive
thousands of tips,
532
00:25:48,548 --> 00:25:50,548
but the sensational
nature of the case
533
00:25:50,550 --> 00:25:53,350
makes it nearly impossible
to solve.
534
00:25:53,352 --> 00:25:55,086
REPETTO: Whenever you have
a high profile case,
535
00:25:55,088 --> 00:25:58,089
you get a lot of people
making claims that aren't true,
536
00:25:58,091 --> 00:25:59,890
or they think they're
doing the right thing,
537
00:25:59,892 --> 00:26:01,426
and it's just not there.
538
00:26:01,428 --> 00:26:04,495
So ultimately it makes
picking that needle
539
00:26:04,497 --> 00:26:08,032
out of a haystack
a much bigger haystack. Yeah.
540
00:26:08,034 --> 00:26:10,434
Toschi and his partner,
Bill Armstrong,
541
00:26:10,436 --> 00:26:12,570
interviewed
hundreds of suspects,
542
00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:15,173
but not one led to an arrest.
543
00:26:15,175 --> 00:26:19,310
When Vince inherited the case
20 years later, it's ice-cold.
544
00:26:22,515 --> 00:26:24,382
Do you think
he'll ever be caught?
545
00:26:24,384 --> 00:26:28,719
No, because I don't think
that he's probably still alive.
546
00:26:28,721 --> 00:26:30,120
Uh-huh.
547
00:26:30,122 --> 00:26:31,455
I think he may be identified
at some point...
548
00:26:31,457 --> 00:26:34,392
Yep.
...and most likely DNA
549
00:26:34,394 --> 00:26:37,528
or a discovery
of some of the evidence
550
00:26:37,530 --> 00:26:39,863
or maybe in a house
that gets sold.
551
00:26:39,865 --> 00:26:41,466
Who knows?
552
00:26:41,468 --> 00:26:44,135
While the case remains open,
Bay Area police
553
00:26:44,137 --> 00:26:46,537
had no choice
but to move on,
554
00:26:46,539 --> 00:26:49,674
but in their wake came
a new breed of investigator,
555
00:26:49,676 --> 00:26:52,209
who strongly believes
police got it wrong
556
00:26:52,211 --> 00:26:54,812
and that the Zodiac Killer
is still out there.
557
00:26:54,814 --> 00:26:56,547
He was the subject
of three search warrants,
558
00:26:56,549 --> 00:26:58,015
but nobody else
has ever been served one
559
00:26:58,017 --> 00:27:00,885
search warrant Zodiac-related,
and he got three.
560
00:27:00,887 --> 00:27:03,287
And with new technology
and the capture
561
00:27:03,289 --> 00:27:06,290
of the alleged
Golden State Killer,
562
00:27:06,292 --> 00:27:10,027
could police finally be close
to making an arrest?
563
00:27:10,029 --> 00:27:11,963
If the Zodiac
is still alive,
564
00:27:11,965 --> 00:27:14,866
he's got to be looking at this
Golden State case and scared.
565
00:27:26,712 --> 00:27:28,512
WILDMAN:
In the span of 10 months,
566
00:27:28,514 --> 00:27:31,782
the Zodiac attacked seven
people, killing five.
567
00:27:31,784 --> 00:27:33,784
He was internationally known.
568
00:27:33,786 --> 00:27:36,720
When all of a sudden,
he seemed to disappear.
569
00:27:36,722 --> 00:27:38,789
So what happened to the Zodiac?
570
00:27:38,791 --> 00:27:40,057
Where did he go?
571
00:27:40,059 --> 00:27:42,359
The answer may not be
with the police,
572
00:27:42,361 --> 00:27:44,795
but rather,
a new breed of investigator,
573
00:27:44,797 --> 00:27:47,130
whose commitment
to catching the Zodiac
574
00:27:47,132 --> 00:27:49,266
goes well beyond an obsession.
575
00:27:49,268 --> 00:27:51,469
Aside from the JFK
assassination,
576
00:27:51,471 --> 00:27:55,206
there's almost no criminal case
in modern American history
577
00:27:55,208 --> 00:27:57,208
that's attracted
so many armchair
578
00:27:57,210 --> 00:27:59,477
detectives as the Zodiac.
579
00:27:59,479 --> 00:28:01,945
Tom Voigt started a website
about 20 years ago
580
00:28:01,947 --> 00:28:06,016
called zodiackiller.com,
a place where amateur sleuths
581
00:28:06,018 --> 00:28:10,154
can share ideas and theories
about who the real killer is
582
00:28:10,156 --> 00:28:13,957
because, if there's one thing
this case does not lack for,
583
00:28:13,959 --> 00:28:15,560
it's suspects.
584
00:28:18,431 --> 00:28:22,099
As far back as 1970,
the San Francisco Police
585
00:28:22,101 --> 00:28:26,770
were focused on one man
as the Zodiac.
586
00:28:26,772 --> 00:28:28,973
His name: Arthur Leigh Allen.
587
00:28:28,975 --> 00:28:31,909
The prime suspect was
Arthur Leigh Allen, right?
588
00:28:31,911 --> 00:28:34,312
He's the most investigated
suspect
589
00:28:34,314 --> 00:28:36,580
by not just
the amateur detectives
590
00:28:36,582 --> 00:28:38,449
but also
the actual police.
591
00:28:38,451 --> 00:28:41,118
Arthur Leigh Allen worked
at a chemical company
592
00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,654
when an anonymous call
was made to police
593
00:28:43,656 --> 00:28:46,724
claiming Allen
could be the Zodiac.
594
00:28:46,726 --> 00:28:50,528
Unmarried, Allen split his time
between a Santa Rosa trailer
595
00:28:50,530 --> 00:28:52,863
and his mother's basement
in Vallejo,
596
00:28:52,865 --> 00:28:54,999
just a few miles
from the first crime scenes.
597
00:28:57,737 --> 00:29:00,003
On the day of the Lake
Berryessa attack,
598
00:29:00,005 --> 00:29:02,539
Allen was hunting nearby
and, allegedly,
599
00:29:02,541 --> 00:29:04,742
arrived home
with a bloody knife,
600
00:29:04,744 --> 00:29:07,945
which Allen said came
from a chicken he killed.
601
00:29:07,947 --> 00:29:10,147
Allen also spent time
in the military
602
00:29:10,149 --> 00:29:12,750
and had a keen
understanding of codes.
603
00:29:12,752 --> 00:29:16,020
He was even an acquaintance
of Blue Rock Springs victim
604
00:29:16,022 --> 00:29:17,354
Darlene Ferrin.
605
00:29:17,356 --> 00:29:18,689
Allen lived
around the corner
606
00:29:18,691 --> 00:29:23,360
from where Darlene Ferrin
worked as a waitress.
607
00:29:23,362 --> 00:29:26,564
Even more suspicious is a claim
made by one of Allen's
608
00:29:26,566 --> 00:29:30,167
hunting buddies that,
as far back as 1966,
609
00:29:30,169 --> 00:29:34,038
Allen planned to kill people
and call himself the Zodiac.
610
00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:37,374
When asked about this,
Allen denied the statement.
611
00:29:37,376 --> 00:29:40,043
Still, Allen was always
the top suspect,
612
00:29:40,045 --> 00:29:42,045
and when cops
finally met with him,
613
00:29:42,047 --> 00:29:44,114
they became even more convinced.
614
00:29:44,116 --> 00:29:46,384
When they interview him,
615
00:29:46,386 --> 00:29:47,584
they find that
he's wearing a watch,
616
00:29:47,586 --> 00:29:49,720
right, that has the word
"zodiac" on it.
617
00:29:49,722 --> 00:29:50,788
Yeah.
And the symbol.
618
00:29:50,790 --> 00:29:52,189
And the symbol.
619
00:29:52,191 --> 00:29:53,790
It was the first generation
of watches
620
00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:55,326
that you could
wear underwater.
Oh, okay.
621
00:29:55,328 --> 00:29:57,127
And he was a skin diver
and a swimmer,
622
00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:59,596
so, apparently, his mother
bought it for him for Christmas.
623
00:29:59,598 --> 00:30:01,999
And remember
that size 10 1/2 shoe print
624
00:30:02,001 --> 00:30:04,201
found at Lake Berryessa?
625
00:30:04,203 --> 00:30:09,940
According to police,
Allen also wore size 10 1/2.
626
00:30:09,942 --> 00:30:12,876
And perhaps
most incriminating of all
627
00:30:12,878 --> 00:30:15,412
is testimony from one
of the survivors.
628
00:30:15,414 --> 00:30:17,748
In 1991, Mike Mageau,
629
00:30:17,750 --> 00:30:20,551
who was shot four times
at Blue Rock Springs
630
00:30:20,553 --> 00:30:23,754
and was the only victim
to see the Zodiac's face,
631
00:30:23,756 --> 00:30:25,690
was given a lineup of photos,
632
00:30:25,692 --> 00:30:28,959
and he pointed to one person
as the suspect.
633
00:30:28,961 --> 00:30:31,762
That person
was Arthur Leigh Allen.
634
00:30:31,764 --> 00:30:33,296
Michael Mageau,
he named
635
00:30:33,298 --> 00:30:35,099
Arthur Leigh Allen
from a lineup.
636
00:30:35,101 --> 00:30:38,402
Yeah.
637
00:30:38,404 --> 00:30:41,839
So why was Allen never arrested?
638
00:30:41,841 --> 00:30:43,574
He was the subject
of three search warrants
639
00:30:43,576 --> 00:30:44,842
over the course of his life,
640
00:30:44,844 --> 00:30:46,043
and they were all
Zodiac-related.
641
00:30:46,045 --> 00:30:48,045
Mm-hmm.
Nothing incriminating
was found.
642
00:30:48,047 --> 00:30:51,982
Also, according to police,
Allen passed three polygraphs,
643
00:30:51,984 --> 00:30:55,185
claiming he had no connection
to the Zodiac murders.
644
00:30:55,187 --> 00:30:56,787
And when his handwriting
was compared
645
00:30:56,789 --> 00:30:58,188
to the Zodiac letters...
646
00:30:58,190 --> 00:30:59,390
Did not match.
647
00:31:03,929 --> 00:31:05,796
And what about fingerprints?
648
00:31:05,798 --> 00:31:08,199
Fingerprints didn't match.
649
00:31:08,201 --> 00:31:10,267
Allen may have been
cleared as the Zodiac,
650
00:31:10,269 --> 00:31:13,404
but, in a separate case,
he's charged with pedophilia
651
00:31:13,406 --> 00:31:15,473
and sentenced to 3 years
in prison.
652
00:31:15,475 --> 00:31:19,276
What's even more bizarre is
the last confirmed Zodiac letter
653
00:31:19,278 --> 00:31:22,079
arrived in January 1974,
654
00:31:22,081 --> 00:31:25,282
6 months before Allen
was arrested.
655
00:31:25,284 --> 00:31:27,351
Years later,
after Allen's release,
656
00:31:27,353 --> 00:31:29,954
police are still not convinced
of his innocence
657
00:31:29,956 --> 00:31:31,756
and requested a DNA test.
658
00:31:31,758 --> 00:31:34,158
But when Allen's DNA
was compared with a sample
659
00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:37,695
taken from a Zodiac envelope,
it did not match.
660
00:31:39,932 --> 00:31:44,368
Allen died from natural
causes in 1992.
661
00:31:44,370 --> 00:31:45,902
But, ultimately,
Arthur Leigh Allen
662
00:31:45,904 --> 00:31:48,038
is not arrested
for being the Zodiac.
663
00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,240
He was never arrested.
He was never charged.
664
00:31:56,048 --> 00:31:58,849
Since starting his website
20 years ago,
665
00:31:58,851 --> 00:32:01,985
Tom has learned
of 20,000 possible suspects,
666
00:32:01,987 --> 00:32:05,388
ranging from the eerie
to the absurd.
667
00:32:05,390 --> 00:32:09,527
Almost all of them have been
looked at and cleared by police,
668
00:32:09,529 --> 00:32:12,796
but there is one suspect
dismissed years ago
669
00:32:12,798 --> 00:32:16,734
who, according to Mark Hewitt,
must be reexamined.
670
00:32:16,736 --> 00:32:18,869
Do you know
who the Zodiac is?
671
00:32:18,871 --> 00:32:21,539
My research points to
one individual responsible
672
00:32:21,541 --> 00:32:24,408
for the work
of the Zodiac Killer.
673
00:32:24,410 --> 00:32:26,276
And if Mark's theory is right,
674
00:32:26,278 --> 00:32:28,546
does evidence exist
that can prove,
675
00:32:28,548 --> 00:32:32,816
without a doubt, the identity
of the Zodiac Killer?
676
00:32:32,818 --> 00:32:34,952
How dependable is this?
677
00:32:34,954 --> 00:32:36,220
It's extremely dependable.
678
00:32:46,899 --> 00:32:49,566
The Zodiac has eluded police,
journalists
679
00:32:49,568 --> 00:32:53,237
and true crime enthusiasts
ever since he introduced himself
680
00:32:53,239 --> 00:32:55,172
to the world
almost 50 years ago.
681
00:32:55,174 --> 00:32:57,707
It's the case
that won't go away.
682
00:32:57,709 --> 00:33:00,244
Anyone who loves puzzles,
murder mysteries
683
00:33:00,246 --> 00:33:02,779
or just wants
to see justice done,
684
00:33:02,781 --> 00:33:05,448
it grabs hold of them
and doesn't let go.
685
00:33:05,450 --> 00:33:08,118
But will it ever be solved?
686
00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:11,054
Mark Hewitt believes
he may have the answer.
687
00:33:11,056 --> 00:33:14,858
For the last 10 years,
he's turned a Zodiac obsession
688
00:33:14,860 --> 00:33:18,862
into three successful books,
and now he's ready to reveal
689
00:33:18,864 --> 00:33:21,865
who he believes
is the Zodiac Killer.
690
00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:27,404
So after 11 years of research,
who do you think the Zodiac is?
691
00:33:27,406 --> 00:33:29,540
My research points
to one individual,
692
00:33:29,542 --> 00:33:31,141
and that is
Theodore Kaczynski.
693
00:33:34,747 --> 00:33:36,814
Ted Kaczynski?
Theodore Kaczynski,
the Unabomber?
694
00:33:36,816 --> 00:33:38,281
Yes.
695
00:33:38,283 --> 00:33:40,283
Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski,
696
00:33:40,285 --> 00:33:43,687
was a domestic terrorist
who conducted a bombing campaign
697
00:33:43,689 --> 00:33:47,291
to protest technology
and modern society.
698
00:33:47,293 --> 00:33:52,028
From 1978 to 1995,
the one-time math professor
699
00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:55,833
killed three people
and injured 23.
700
00:33:55,835 --> 00:33:57,101
Like the Zodiac,
701
00:33:57,103 --> 00:33:59,369
Kaczynski communicated
many of his threats
702
00:33:59,371 --> 00:34:02,172
and ideas through letters
to the press.
703
00:34:02,174 --> 00:34:05,175
Caught by the FBI in 1996,
704
00:34:05,177 --> 00:34:07,912
Kaczynski is currently serving
a life sentence
705
00:34:07,914 --> 00:34:11,315
in a maximum security prison.
706
00:34:11,317 --> 00:34:14,051
So you have traced this back
to the Unabomber?
707
00:34:14,053 --> 00:34:15,852
Let's take a look
at the timeline.
708
00:34:15,854 --> 00:34:19,456
In '66 and '67,
Ted was in California,
709
00:34:19,458 --> 00:34:21,257
interviewing
for a teaching position...
710
00:34:21,259 --> 00:34:24,327
Really?
...and moving to Berkeley
to become a math professor.
711
00:34:24,329 --> 00:34:27,263
Kaczynski was a Berkeley
math professor for two years,
712
00:34:27,265 --> 00:34:30,734
between 1967 and 1969.
713
00:34:30,736 --> 00:34:33,203
The first confirmed
Zodiac murder happened
714
00:34:33,205 --> 00:34:39,343
in December 1968 in Benecia,
25 miles from Berkeley's campus.
715
00:34:39,345 --> 00:34:43,147
Kaczynski would mysteriously
quit his job 6 months later,
716
00:34:43,149 --> 00:34:46,417
just 4 days before
the second confirmed attack
717
00:34:46,419 --> 00:34:49,219
at Blue Rock Springs Park.
718
00:34:49,221 --> 00:34:52,489
Following Kaczynski's two years
as a professor,
719
00:34:52,491 --> 00:34:54,425
there are two lost years
in his life
720
00:34:54,427 --> 00:34:57,361
where we was not working
and where his movements
721
00:34:57,363 --> 00:34:58,962
are very difficult
to trace.
722
00:34:58,964 --> 00:35:02,833
During that two years, we had
the Blue Rock Springs attack,
723
00:35:02,835 --> 00:35:06,636
the Lake Berryessa attack,
the attack in San Francisco.
724
00:35:06,638 --> 00:35:09,573
We had approximately a dozen
letters from the Zodiac,
725
00:35:09,575 --> 00:35:12,442
concluding
with the 1971 letter.
726
00:35:12,444 --> 00:35:15,713
After 1971, there would be
no confirmed letters
727
00:35:15,715 --> 00:35:17,914
for almost 3 years,
728
00:35:17,916 --> 00:35:21,118
and there would be
no confirmed Zodiac murders.
729
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,920
It was as if the Zodiac
had vanished.
730
00:35:23,922 --> 00:35:26,256
So how does this relate
to Ted Kaczynski?
731
00:35:26,258 --> 00:35:29,926
In 1971,
Ted moved to Montana.
732
00:35:29,928 --> 00:35:33,130
Kaczynski moved to Montana
to become a survivalist
733
00:35:33,132 --> 00:35:35,865
and live a more
primitive lifestyle.
734
00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:38,802
Here, he would outline
his philosophy
735
00:35:38,804 --> 00:35:41,605
in a work known as
the "Unabomber Manifesto."
736
00:35:44,142 --> 00:35:45,876
He also used codes and ciphers
737
00:35:45,878 --> 00:35:48,679
in his correspondence
with authorities.
738
00:35:48,681 --> 00:35:50,547
When Ted's cabin
was searched,
739
00:35:50,549 --> 00:35:52,216
codes were taken out
of the cabin,
740
00:35:52,218 --> 00:35:56,487
which the FBI said were the most
difficult codes they'd seen.
741
00:35:56,489 --> 00:36:00,090
While the Zodiac used a gun
and knife to murder his victims,
742
00:36:00,092 --> 00:36:04,427
he also made reference to bombs
in several letters to the press.
743
00:36:04,429 --> 00:36:07,698
All these things
were found in Ted's cabin.
744
00:36:07,700 --> 00:36:09,966
There were knives, guns,
745
00:36:09,968 --> 00:36:14,170
disguises consisting of hoods
and glasses, bomb diagrams,
746
00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:17,307
even a fully-assembled bomb
in the cabin.
747
00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:21,378
The two bomb diagrams
that the Zodiac created
748
00:36:21,380 --> 00:36:24,180
were both passive
detonation devices.
749
00:36:24,182 --> 00:36:27,184
Every one of Ted Kaczynski's
bombs operated the same way.
750
00:36:30,322 --> 00:36:32,589
Police did look into
Ted Kaczynski
751
00:36:32,591 --> 00:36:34,457
as a potential suspect,
752
00:36:34,459 --> 00:36:36,593
but they determined
that both the handwriting
753
00:36:36,595 --> 00:36:38,995
and the fingerprints
weren't a match.
754
00:36:38,997 --> 00:36:41,665
But in a letter
from November 1969,
755
00:36:41,667 --> 00:36:44,535
the Zodiac claimed to have left
no fingerprints
756
00:36:44,537 --> 00:36:45,935
at the crime scenes.
757
00:36:45,937 --> 00:36:49,339
There's no fingerprint
that exists that is 100 percent
758
00:36:49,341 --> 00:36:51,407
guaranteed to come
from the Zodiac.
759
00:36:51,409 --> 00:36:54,545
So is it possible
the police have it wrong?
760
00:36:54,547 --> 00:36:57,413
There is one thing investigators
never tested.
761
00:36:57,415 --> 00:37:00,751
Theodore Kaczynski has never
had his DNA collected.
762
00:37:00,753 --> 00:37:02,086
Really?
763
00:37:02,088 --> 00:37:04,621
His DNA does not exist
in any database anywhere.
764
00:37:04,623 --> 00:37:06,090
That's strange.
765
00:37:06,092 --> 00:37:09,026
With this announcement,
what do you want to happen now?
766
00:37:09,028 --> 00:37:10,494
Let's do a DNA test.
767
00:37:10,496 --> 00:37:13,497
Let's do more
fingerprint analysis,
768
00:37:13,499 --> 00:37:15,832
handwriting analysis
and see what we can find.
769
00:37:18,838 --> 00:37:22,172
Police may not want
to rule out Kaczynski just yet.
770
00:37:22,174 --> 00:37:24,708
With the recent arrest
of the Golden State Killer,
771
00:37:24,710 --> 00:37:27,110
authorities have discovered
a brand-new way
772
00:37:27,112 --> 00:37:28,979
to identify suspects,
773
00:37:28,981 --> 00:37:32,316
one that could blow
the whole Zodiac case wide open.
774
00:37:45,397 --> 00:37:48,866
With the arrival
of DNA analysis in the 1990s,
775
00:37:48,868 --> 00:37:50,667
it looked like police
had a realistic chance
776
00:37:50,669 --> 00:37:52,536
of identifying the Zodiac.
777
00:37:52,538 --> 00:37:55,272
Using materials found
on the letters,
778
00:37:55,274 --> 00:37:58,208
the first person they tested
was Arthur Leigh Allen,
779
00:37:58,210 --> 00:38:02,880
the top suspect in the case,
but the DNA did not match.
780
00:38:02,882 --> 00:38:04,681
So where did that leave
investigators?
781
00:38:04,683 --> 00:38:09,486
Well, with the recent arrest of
the alleged Golden State Killer,
782
00:38:09,488 --> 00:38:13,356
police may have a brand-new way
of snagging the Zodiac.
783
00:38:13,358 --> 00:38:16,960
In May of 2018,
Joseph James DeAngelo
784
00:38:16,962 --> 00:38:19,896
was identified
as the Golden State Killer,
785
00:38:19,898 --> 00:38:22,899
one of the most violent
predators in American history.
786
00:38:22,901 --> 00:38:24,567
Beginning in the mid '70s,
787
00:38:24,569 --> 00:38:27,437
authorities believe
he murdered a dozen people
788
00:38:27,439 --> 00:38:29,573
and raped close to 50 women.
789
00:38:29,575 --> 00:38:32,242
For decades,
the crimes went unsolved
790
00:38:32,244 --> 00:38:35,445
until investigators
chose to try something new.
791
00:38:35,447 --> 00:38:39,583
With the advent of DNA analysis,
dozens of companies were created
792
00:38:39,585 --> 00:38:42,386
that allow people to learn
their family history.
793
00:38:42,388 --> 00:38:46,857
Just submit a DNA swab
and let genealogists go to work.
794
00:38:46,859 --> 00:38:49,860
Well, to keep track of these
genetic profiles,
795
00:38:49,862 --> 00:38:51,995
a public database was set up
796
00:38:51,997 --> 00:38:55,198
that law enforcement
can now access.
797
00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,334
That's exactly what happened
in the case
798
00:38:57,336 --> 00:38:58,969
of the Golden State Killer.
799
00:38:58,971 --> 00:39:01,605
Using DNA from one
of the crime scenes,
800
00:39:01,607 --> 00:39:05,208
police asked genealogists
to compare the killer's profile
801
00:39:05,210 --> 00:39:08,011
to anyone found in the database.
802
00:39:08,013 --> 00:39:10,280
The result
was a distant relative
803
00:39:10,282 --> 00:39:11,948
of Joseph James DeAngelo,
804
00:39:11,950 --> 00:39:16,153
whose own DNA profile was
a perfect match to the killer.
805
00:39:16,155 --> 00:39:17,687
After seeing this,
806
00:39:17,689 --> 00:39:20,757
the Vallejo Police made
their own announcement:
807
00:39:20,759 --> 00:39:22,693
They would try
the same procedure
808
00:39:22,695 --> 00:39:24,160
to identify the Zodiac.
809
00:39:27,366 --> 00:39:30,701
But the Golden State case
has a major advantage:
810
00:39:30,703 --> 00:39:34,838
actual DNA recovered
from the crime scenes.
811
00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:38,041
So is there any chance
to find the same success
812
00:39:38,043 --> 00:39:40,110
in the Zodiac case?
813
00:39:40,112 --> 00:39:41,445
HARMOR: Hello, sir.
Hi, Gary.
814
00:39:41,447 --> 00:39:44,915
Gary Harmor is a DNA analyst
with Serological
815
00:39:44,917 --> 00:39:48,785
and has done consulting work
on the Zodiac case.
816
00:39:48,787 --> 00:39:52,222
He's offered to show me
how this could be done.
817
00:39:52,224 --> 00:39:55,058
First, police need
a fresh DNA sample
818
00:39:55,060 --> 00:39:56,793
to share with genealogists.
819
00:39:56,795 --> 00:39:59,596
Since the profile used to clear
Arthur Leigh Allen
820
00:39:59,598 --> 00:40:01,398
is no longer viable,
821
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,800
the best place
to find this new sample:
822
00:40:03,802 --> 00:40:07,870
behind the stamps from
the dozens of Zodiac letters.
823
00:40:07,872 --> 00:40:09,406
Gary will demonstrate
how this works
824
00:40:09,408 --> 00:40:12,409
using an old family letter.
825
00:40:12,411 --> 00:40:15,812
Give me a layman's lesson
in how this works.
826
00:40:15,814 --> 00:40:17,147
Okay.
I'm going to pull back
827
00:40:17,149 --> 00:40:19,149
as much of the stamp
as I can.
828
00:40:19,151 --> 00:40:22,218
Once I peel that back,
I take a wetted swab
829
00:40:22,220 --> 00:40:26,089
and rub it over the surface
to remove the glue
830
00:40:26,091 --> 00:40:28,759
from the envelope
as well as the stamp.
831
00:40:28,761 --> 00:40:31,294
So, presumably,
on that swab are the cells
832
00:40:31,296 --> 00:40:33,030
of the person
that licked that stamp.
833
00:40:33,032 --> 00:40:35,165
Yes.
How dependable is this?
834
00:40:35,167 --> 00:40:36,633
It's extremely dependable.
835
00:40:36,635 --> 00:40:39,970
The only thing that would
hold up getting a type
836
00:40:39,972 --> 00:40:43,106
from a piece of evidence is not
having enough good quality,
837
00:40:43,108 --> 00:40:45,642
reasonably good quality DNA
to do the testing.
838
00:40:45,644 --> 00:40:49,379
So now we have that swab
with the material on it.
839
00:40:49,381 --> 00:40:50,380
What happens then?
840
00:40:50,382 --> 00:40:52,516
Take the DNA
out of the solution
841
00:40:52,518 --> 00:40:55,118
and then concentrate it down
to a really minute amount,
842
00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:58,922
about the size
of a drop of liquid.
843
00:40:58,924 --> 00:41:02,259
The actual Zodiac evidence
was collected in a state lab
844
00:41:02,261 --> 00:41:05,128
in May 2018,
who then sent the DNA
845
00:41:05,130 --> 00:41:08,464
to a genealogical lab
in Florida.
846
00:41:08,466 --> 00:41:10,534
Analysts then looked
for similarities
847
00:41:10,536 --> 00:41:13,470
between the Zodiac profile
and family members
848
00:41:13,472 --> 00:41:16,606
who have already submitted
DNA to a public database.
849
00:41:16,608 --> 00:41:18,542
If they find a match,
850
00:41:18,544 --> 00:41:21,011
genealogists
will create a family tree
851
00:41:21,013 --> 00:41:25,681
that could eventually lead them
to the Zodiac Killer.
852
00:41:25,683 --> 00:41:28,618
Then those genealogists
start narrowing it down,
853
00:41:28,620 --> 00:41:33,289
who could be that guy,
based on locations and so forth.
854
00:41:33,291 --> 00:41:36,092
Yes, who had access to the crime
scenes at the time.
855
00:41:36,094 --> 00:41:38,428
Their age would come
into importance.
856
00:41:38,430 --> 00:41:42,098
Of course, this experiment only
works if a Zodiac family member
857
00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:46,236
has submitted their DNA
to a genealogical database.
858
00:41:46,238 --> 00:41:48,972
Boy, if the Zodiac
is still alive,
859
00:41:48,974 --> 00:41:51,908
an old man, nonetheless,
he's got to be looking
860
00:41:51,910 --> 00:41:54,644
at this Golden State case
and scared.
861
00:41:54,646 --> 00:41:56,646
I mean,
this is a whole new world
862
00:41:56,648 --> 00:41:58,382
that's now
looking for him.
863
00:41:58,384 --> 00:41:59,516
Absolutely.
864
00:42:03,188 --> 00:42:06,189
It took only four months
from the time police
865
00:42:06,191 --> 00:42:08,524
entered the Golden State
Killer's profile
866
00:42:08,526 --> 00:42:12,162
into the database to the arrest
of Joseph DeAngelo.
867
00:42:14,399 --> 00:42:17,267
Experts have begun to create
a DNA profile
868
00:42:17,269 --> 00:42:20,403
of the Zodiac for comparison.
869
00:42:20,405 --> 00:42:23,406
If they get a match,
the world could finally learn
870
00:42:23,408 --> 00:42:26,142
the true identity
of the infamous killer.
870
00:42:27,305 --> 00:43:27,632
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