 | Identity of the Zodiac Killer Discovered http://cbs13.com/local/zodiac.killer.kaufman.2.805799.html http://cbs13.com/local/fbi.zodiac.twist.2.814709.html |
 | The Zodiac ["anamal" is not a misspelling - it is the way the word appeared in the Zodiac letter] X signing in. Perhaps some of you have seen the recent film, Zodiac, based on the events surrounding the infamous serial killer and his crimes. Personally, I enjoyed it more than any other new film I have seen this year. Could it be that I am a trifle biased, having been fascinated by the case for years? Perhaps. But even from a totally objective viewpoint, it is still a superb piece of cinema, I think. Director David Fincher did an excellent job of making the film entertaining whilst staying taughtly accurate to the case, often with great detail. Overall, the film was stylish, creepy, surprisingly humorous, with flavorful period detail and perfect use of music and score. The cast did a fabulous job as well, particularly Mark Ruffalo as eccentric San Francisco detective David Tosche. However, I am afraid that, with the popular audience - most of whom being vaguely familiar with the case, if at all - the film may perpetuate the misconception that the late Arthur Leigh Allen was the one and only Zodiac killer. I have read several messages on the Zodiac board on IMDb, as well as messages on Zodiac-related videos on YouTube, that indicate many are taking the movie at face-value, and drawing conclusions based solely on the evidence and information put forth in the motion picture. David Fincher certainly does his best to make Allen look guilty throughout, even ending the film with a scene of the only surviving Zodiac victim to have seen the killer without a mask, Mike Mageau, pointing Lee out in a lineup of mugshots. (There was the little part in the epilogue, explaining how Allen's DNA did not match that taken from a Zodiac letter, but in the minds of the audience, visual images and dialogue will likely trump any text footnote.) While it is true that Arthur Leigh Allen reamains the best suspect in the case, it is an equal fact that every single piece of evidence linking Allen to the murders, is completely circumstantial. I won't even mention the handwriting discrepency, as I believe this "science" is highly subjective, but the search for a fingerprint and ballistics match were total dead ends, as well. Was Arthur Leigh Allen the Zodiac? Quite possibly. Or perhaps none of the known suspects were the notorious killer at all. That said, I am bit disappointed the film failed to make any mention of perhaps the second best Zodiac suspect, Lawrence Kane. There is a great deal of circumstantial evidence connecting Kane to the Zodiac as well - almost as much as Allen - including one of the Zodiac's ciphers, in which Kane's name and astrological sign can be found adjacent to one another. The sister of Zodiac victim Darlene Ferrin even claimed to have seen Darlene with Kane shortly before her murder. (Perhaps this will be covered in the director's cut to be released next year? I hope so.) The film remains great, but before you make any conclusions, just be sure to research the case on any of the numerous Zodiac sites avaiable throughout the internet. If you are interested, I suggest starting with TheZodiacKiller: http://www.zodiackiller.com/index2.html Case closed. |
 | Arthur Leigh Allen- Zodiac revealed The Zodiac has now been uncovered. This is an accurate picture of Arthur Leigh Allen, who has now been identified as the Zodiac Killer. The shot was taken from the school where he touched little kids. Allen has now been seized and arrested. Punishment is pending... I have discovered who the Zodiac is. It's Arthur Leigh Allen. I have a photo of him which was taken by the police when they arrested him for touching his school students. Anyway, unlike Robert Graysmith, I have all the knowledge on the Zodiac. The morons involved in this so-called "killing spree" are: Arthur Leigh Allen, Bob Vaughn, Rick Marshall and Wallace Penny. How? Bob Vaughn is the one who wrote the letters, which he did because he worked by Arthur Leigh Allen and Rick Marshall. Leigh and Rick did the killings. Rick attempted to make a fatal mistake by putting his murder recordings into some film canisters, but wittily took them back from Vaughn in 1972. The DNA print found in Paul Stine's cab is from the hand of a still-unidentified victim of the "Zodiac". Wallace is a very thin link to both Rick and Leigh. He contacted people involved in the Zodiac investigation, giving them "tips" to the killers. Though his tips do confuse the investigators and lead them to blocks, dead ends, redundant conclusions and ambiguation, the content is full of truth. Like decoding the Zodiac letters, all the cops and Graysmith had to do was decode his unordered information. In essense, in the true terms, "Zodiac" is not really 1 killer; rather, it's the signification of 4 killers. Plus, any other auxilliary killing linked to Zodiac brought forth the second etymology: Zodiac is a mere alias for all killers responsible for unsolved murders within the vicinity of the afformentioned Zodiac attacks. I solved the zodiac crimes in less than an hour! Woo! |
 | 'His Name Was Arthur Leigh Allen' part 2 Sorry the colors are so funky, I don't know why that happened. If any of you guys do, let me know so I can try to fix it. "The truth about the prime suspect in the Zodiac case from people who knew him and the police who investigated him." -the DVD box This is a series of interviews from the special features of the Director's Cut of the 2007 movie 'Zodiac' directed by David Fincher. This is not my work, obviously 'Zodiac' is a Phoenix Pictures production, presented by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures. The opinions expressed in these interviews are not necessarily those of Paramount Pictures, its parent companies, or its affiliates Aw, who am I kidding? Don't sue me! |
 | Arthur Leigh Allen: Local News + Fact vs. Fiction This local news broadcast features the first public appearance by the "prime suspect" in the unsolved "Zodiac" murders - Arthur Leigh Allen. Filmed before his death in 1992, this segment also features clips from the so-called "Zodiac Conference" and comments from the "expert" panel - author Robert Graysmith ("ZODIAC"), Captain Roy Conway and retired detective George Bawart (Vallejo Police Department). Also included: A brief "Fact vs. Fiction" examination of the broadcast. |
 | Graysmith UNMASKED 1 - The Cartoonist & His Suspect CHAPTER ONE: A brief history of the career of ZODIAC author Robert Graysmith and the case against his prime suspect, Arthur Leigh Allen. ------------------------------------ Graysmith UNMASKED: The Truth Behind the Book ZODIAC The best-selling book ZODIAC introduced the world to the story of the most elusive serial killer in American history - "The Zodiac." Written by former cartoonist-turned-crime-writer Robert Graysmith, the book offered a compelling account of the case and offered the author's theories concerning the methods, motives and identity of the killer. Graysmith's suspect - a convicted child molester once investigated by police yet never charged - became the subject of scrutiny by the media and amateur sleuths. After the suspect died under a cloud of suspicion, Graysmith claimed he had solved the case in his sequel ZODIAC UNMASKED. Known as "The Man Who Solved The Zodiac Murders," Graysmith was featured in many television documentaries and interviews, and actor Jake Gyllenhall portrayed the cartoonist in the film adaptation of ZODIAC directed by David Fincher (FIGHT CLUB and SE7EN). Michael Butterfield, a freelance writer and recognized expert on the unsolved Zodiac crimes examined Graysmith's claims, theories and methods and discovered that the author's books were more fiction than fact. Graysmith's case against his prime suspect proved equally dubious and new DNA tests failed to link the man to the crimes. While James Frey, author of the fictionalized personal memoir A MILLION LITTLE PIECES, faced scrutiny and criticism from his readers and the media, and even endured a televised interrogation by talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, Robert Graysmith not only continues to enjoy the celebrity spotlight but his revisionist account of the Zodiac crimes is widely accepted as fact. The true story of the still-unsolved Zodiac case remains untold. This film debunks the many myths surrounding the crimes and provides a disturbing portrait of Robert Graysmith - UNMASKED. To learn more visit the website ZodiacKillerFacts.com |
 | Zodiac Killer /1969 (Part 2) CBS News October 22th, 1969 |
 | A Current Affair: Branded A Butcher (Arthur Leigh Allen) Arthur Leigh Allen, the "prime suspect" in the unsolved "Zodiac" murders, was interviewed on the popular tabloid television program "A Current Affair." Appearing in silhouette, Allen denied the accusation that he was California's most notorious serial killer. Highlights included appearances by Pam Huckaby (sister of Zodiac victim Darlene Ferrin), Captain Roy Conway (Vallejo Police Department), William Beeman (author of JACK THE ZODIAC), and Harry Martin (publisher of The Napa Sentinel). |
 | this is the ZODIAC speaking a "creative non-fiction" based on the real-life Zodiac killer. |
 | Zodiac Lake Berryessa A documentary featured from Zodiac Director's cut. Bryan Hartnell is interviewed, survivor at the Lake. |
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