http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog Zodiac Researcher Michael Butterfield's ideas on the facts of the Zodiac Killer Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:45:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Writer and film maker Richard Gaikowski has been named as a Zodiac suspect by Tom Voigt of the website Zodiackiller.com. Gaikowski reportedly assumed the role of editor for The San Francisco Express Times sometime in the spring of 1969 and, in April of that year, the ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/let-the-good-times-roll/ Film maker and journalist Richard Gaikowski has been named as a suspect in the Zodiac murders by Tom Voigt of the website Zodiackiller.com, his associate David Morris, and an informant known as “Goldcatcher.” Voigt’s site currently states, “NOTE: We learned of Richard Gaikowski because of the informant known as Goldcatcher... ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/a-blaine-by-any-other-name/ Forty-one years ago today, Vallejo residents awoke to the news of a late-night shooting at Blue Rock Springs Park. In the decades since, this tragedy has become the grassy knoll of the Zodiac case– the focal point for every bizarre theory, absurd claim, persistent myth, and tall tale. ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/blue-rock-springs-park-another-anniversary-without-answers/ Most newspapers, magazines, publishers, news organizations, major networks, local television stations, writers, reporters, newscasters, TV hosts, celebrities, and other media entities usually take time to report their own mistakes by providing corrections. Your local newspaper most likely features a daily section where the editors note their errors and then provide ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/see-no-evil-hear-no-evil-speak-no-evil/ [To read an expanded and illustrated version of this review, follow this link to the Zodiackillerfacts.com message board--> http://www.zodiackillerfacts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=633 ] During a recent trip to my old haunts in Manhattan, I decided to pay a visit to every New York bibliophile’s second home, the famous Strand bookstore. Like most book lovers, I ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/black-dahlia-avenger-most-evil-zodiac-and-the-further-literary-crimes-of-steve-hodel/ [A note to the reader: This blog entry is longer than most in order to address many of the issues revolving around the still-theorized connection between the Zodiac and Bates cases as well as the developments over the last 43 years.] Forty three years ago today, a groundskeeper working on the ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/cheri-jo-bates-and-the-zodiac-unsolved-crimes-and-unanswered-questions/ After the recent broadcast of the new History Channel program MYSTERYQUEST, many viewers were disappointed by its brief and rather cursory examination of the actual crimes, its reliance on an informant with no credibility, and its protracted focus on the baseless accusations against a "new suspect," Richard Gaikowski. Other complaints ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/mysteryquest-sfpd-dna-and-wtf/ Forty years ago today, Paul Stine climbed into his taxi cab to begin his night shift. He undoubtedly planned to finish his work and then return to his loving wife, his quiet home, and the rest of his life. Unfortunately, Paul Stine stopped on a San Francisco street to pick up ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/in-memory-of-paul-stine-no-justice-for-the-dead/ Note to the reader: Steve Hodel’s recent Internet article titled THE CSI EFFECT inspired this blog entry, which should be titled, STEVE HODEL & The BSA Effect but, in keeping with the rhyme, I was forced to go with BSI instead of BSA, even though BullSh*t Inventor is not as ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/steve-hodel-the-bsi-effect/ More than 20 years ago, the publication of the sensational and largely fictional book ZODIAC inspired a legion of amateur sleuths who claimed they had identified the Zodiac, holding press conferences, peddling books, accusing suspects and telling tall tales. Things really have changed since then – er, actually, nothing has changed ... http://zodiackillerfacts.com/blog/archives/zodiac-deborah-dennis-delusions-and-daddy-issues/