18/05: Case study: Zodiac
Category: Serial Killer
Posted by: Andreas
![]() | The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California for ten months in the late 1960s. He coined his name in a series of taunting letters he sent to the press until 1974. |
| Full Name: - |
| Gender: Male |
| Race: Caucasian |
| Birth: - |
| Death: - |
| Cause of Death: - |
| Nicknames: Zodiac / Zodiac Killer |
| Murder toll: 5+ victims (claimed 37) |
| Murder timeline: 1968-1969 |
| Murder Locations: United States - Benicia, California / San Francisco, California / Vallejo, California / Napa county, California |
| Preferred Pray: Young, caucasian, male/female couples |
| Modus Operandi: Stabbing, shooting |
| Victim Disposal: Left them where they were murdered |
| Signature: Sent letters and cryptograms to the press, called and reported his murders, wrote a message on a victim's car, sent pieces of a victim's blood-soaked shirt with a few letters, used a crossed-circle symbol and named himself "Zodiac" |
| Trophies: Money, wallets, keys, pieces of a blood-soaked shirt |
| More Zodiac info: |
| The Crime Library » |
| SKDB » |
| Wikipedia » |
| Zodiackiller.com » |
| Huntingthezodiac.com » |
| Zodiackillerfacts.com » |

