Facts Surrounding the Case of The Zodiac Killer

The unsolved crimes of California’s Zodiac killer continue to frighten and fascinate more than three decades after Bay Area newspapers received the first chilling letters from the deranged pen pal. The elusive Zodiac may have been relieved to learn that the books by Robert Graysmith served as the basis for a new major motion picture from Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, and directed by David Fincher (“SE7EN”). Graysmith’s books, ZODIAC and ZODIAC UNMASKED, presented a distorted and largely fictional account of the story, using unsubstantiated claims, curious fact-fudging, questionable evidence and other dubious methods to convince readers that he had solved the case and identified the murderer as suspect Arthur Leigh Allen. While Graysmith enjoyed the spotlight and convicted Allen in the court of public opinion, investigators watched in disbelief, families of the victims waited for real answers, and the Zodiac killer enjoyed his freedom.

Fincher’s ZODIAC renewed interest in Graysmith’s legend, yet the true story of the Zodiac tragedy remains untold. Recently released FBI files, police reports, independent research, interviews with those involved in the case effectively refute Graysmith’s revisionist accounts, and new DNA evidence appears to exonerate his suspect.

A memorable quote from the classic western, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, reads, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”

While the legend of the Zodiac killer becomes fact, the truth behind the headlines is online at ZodiacKillerFacts.com.

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