OCTOBER 11, 1969: The Murder of Paul Stine

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Forty-one years ago today, Paul Stine was murdered by the Zodiac. Witnesses provided the only sketch of the killer’s face, police discovered fingerprints which they believed belonged to the murderer, and the Zodiac himself claimed that two uniformed officers had stopped him near the scene of the crime yet inexplicably let him walk away to escape justice. In the decades since, the events of that fateful night in October 1969 have become the subject of speculation, debate, and controversy. Those seeking information about this unsolved crime can view a collection of crime scene photographs, videos, newspaper articles, official documents, police reports, suspect sketches, and more now available at Zodiackillerfacts.com.

Click on the links below to view the items on the list.

THE VICTIM

* Paul Stine

THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

* Washington and Cherry Streets – October, 1969

THE CRIME SCENE

* Crime Scene Photographs

THE EVIDENCE

* Paul Stine’s Shirt

* The Fingerprints

THE INVESTIGATORS and OTHERS

* San Francisco Investigators and Others

THE SUSPECT SKETCHES

* Sketches of the Suspect

THE ZODIAC’S LETTER

* The Zodiac’s Envelope and Letter

THE ARTICLES

* Newspaper Stories and Other Material

THE JOE STINE FILES

* Paul Stine’s Brother Joe

THE DOCUMENTS

* Paul Stine: Record of Death

* Paul Stine: Certificate of Death

* Report by SFPD Officer Armand Pelissetti

* Excerpt from Dept. of Justice Report on Stine Case

* Memo on the Zodiac Sighting by SFPD Officer Don Fouke

THE VIDEOS

* Paul Stine’s Cab

* The Crime Scene: Washington and Cherry Streets

* A Possible Escape Route

* SFPD Officer Don Fouke on the Zodiac Sighting

* SFPD Captain Martin Lee on the Zodiac’s Threat to Attack a School Bus

* SFPD Captain Martin Lee on the Zodiac’s Crossed-Circle Symbol

* SFPD Captain Martin Lee on the Zodiac’s State of Mind

Zodiackillerfacts.com also provides a collection of photographs, documents, videos and other reference material regarding the Zodiac’s other known crimes, including the shootings at Lake Herman Road and Blue Rock Springs Park as well as the attack at Lake Berryessa.

LAKE HERMAN ROAD: December 20, 1968

THE VICTIMS

* David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen

THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

* The Scene of the Crime: 1968

THE CRIME SCENE

* The Crime Scene: December 20, 1968

* The Crime Scene: Police Sketches

THE EVIDENCE

* Shell Casings and Jensen Dress

* The Rambler

THE INVESTIGATORS and OTHERS

* The Investigators and Others

THE ARTICLES

* Newspaper Articles and Other Material

THE DOCUMENTS

* Death Certificates and Morgue Photographs

* Benicia Police Dept: Report by Capt. Daniel Pitta (2 pages)

* Solano County Sheriff’s Office Report (76 pages)

* CA Dept. of Justice / CII Report – Ballistics (3 pages)

THE VIDEOS

* The Funeral of David Faraday

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BLUE ROCK SPRINGS PARK: July 4, 1969

THE VICTIMS

* Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau

THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

* Blue Rock Springs Park

THE EVIDENCE

* Clothing of the Victims and Other Items

THE PAYPHONE

* The Payphone Used by the Zodiac

THE INVESTIGATORS and OTHERS

* Vallejo Police Investigators and Others

THE DOCUMENTS

* Darlene Ferrin Certificate of Death

* VPD Report by Det. Ed Rust: Michael Mageau Interview (4 pages)

* Vallejo Police Department Report (97 pages)

VIDEOS

COMING SOON

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LAKE BERRYESSA: September 27, 1969

THE VICTIMS

* Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard

THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

* Lake Berryessa, September 1969

The Zodiac’s Message: The Car Door

* Photographs of the car door

* Video of the car door

The Evidence

* The Boot Prints and Clothesline

The Phone Booth

* Photographs of the Phone Used By The Zodiac to Call The Napa Police Department

THE SUSPECT and PERSONS OF INTEREST

* Sketches of the Zodiac in costume and a man seen at the lake

THE DOCUMENTS

* NCSD Report: Ken Narlow and others (19 pages)

* NCSD Report: Hal Snook (4 pages)

* NCSD Report: Collins and Land (6 pages – one page missing)

* NCSD Report: RE: the three girls at the lake (1 page)

* NCSD Report: RE: Gun used by the Zodiac (1 page)

* Napa Police Department: Report by Dispatcher David Slaight re: Zodiac call (1 page)

* FBI Report: re: Fingerprints (3 pages)

* CA Dept. Of Justice/CII Report (2 pages)

* CA Highway Patrol Report: RE: Bryan Hartnell’s car (1 page)

* Transcript: Interview with Bryan Hartnell (13 pages)

* Transcript: Written account by Bryan Hartnell (2 pages)

VIDEOS

* Video of the car door

* Interview with Park Ranger William White

* Interviews with NCSD Capt. Donald Townsend

* Bryan Hartnell’s Hospital Interview for TV News

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