1 00:01:06,149 --> 00:01:08,399 Where have you been? l've been waiting since 7:00. 2 00:01:08,485 --> 00:01:10,855 Get in. l had to find fireworks. 3 00:01:10,945 --> 00:01:12,145 Let me drive. 4 00:01:12,238 --> 00:01:14,528 Get in. l haven't eaten in 24 hours. 5 00:01:17,494 --> 00:01:19,084 Are you coming or not? 6 00:01:39,974 --> 00:01:41,894 lt's too crowded. 7 00:01:41,976 --> 00:01:43,806 l thought you were starving. 8 00:01:45,563 --> 00:01:47,773 Let's go someplace quiet. 9 00:01:49,275 --> 00:01:50,475 Okay. 10 00:02:02,038 --> 00:02:03,708 What are we doing? 11 00:02:05,375 --> 00:02:09,585 Sitting. Listening to music. Talking. 12 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:14,510 -You seem weird. ls everything okay? -Yeah, everything's fine. 13 00:02:22,350 --> 00:02:25,060 lt's July. How many shirts are you wearing? 14 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:28,265 -l'm cold. -You're cold on the Fourth of July? 15 00:02:32,735 --> 00:02:34,815 Fuck off and die! 16 00:02:41,119 --> 00:02:44,249 -What? -"Fuck off and die"? 17 00:02:45,874 --> 00:02:47,084 Shut up. 18 00:03:12,483 --> 00:03:14,613 Was that car at the drive-in? 19 00:03:17,155 --> 00:03:19,275 l saw that car at Mr. Ed's. 20 00:03:25,663 --> 00:03:28,963 -Do you want me to tell him to leave? -Stay in the car. 21 00:03:44,265 --> 00:03:46,385 -Was that your husband? -No. 22 00:03:50,647 --> 00:03:52,477 Who was that, Darlene? 23 00:03:53,399 --> 00:03:55,529 Don't worry about it. 24 00:03:55,610 --> 00:03:59,070 -Don't tell me not to worry. Who was it? -lt's nothing. 25 00:04:18,716 --> 00:04:20,256 Oh, shit. 26 00:04:23,596 --> 00:04:24,846 Let's go. 27 00:04:28,393 --> 00:04:29,643 Now, D. 28 00:04:41,906 --> 00:04:43,446 Get yourwallet. 29 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,000 Man, you really creeped us out. 30 00:05:56,564 --> 00:05:59,274 -Vallejo Police Department. -l want to report a double murder. 31 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:00,979 May l have your name and where you are calling... 32 00:06:01,069 --> 00:06:03,449 lf you go one mile east on CoIumbus Parkway, 33 00:06:03,529 --> 00:06:06,779 a public park, you'll find kids in a brown car. 34 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:10,540 They were shot with a 9mm Luger. 35 00:06:11,454 --> 00:06:13,714 l also killed those kids last year. 36 00:06:14,791 --> 00:06:16,921 Goodbye. 37 00:06:34,811 --> 00:06:35,941 Spit. 38 00:06:36,729 --> 00:06:38,519 Come on, buddy. 39 00:06:38,606 --> 00:06:41,566 -l swallowed it. -Why? 40 00:06:41,651 --> 00:06:43,071 lt was minty. 41 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:46,570 You can't do that. lt's not good for you. 42 00:06:47,448 --> 00:06:48,948 Lunch box. 43 00:06:49,033 --> 00:06:51,993 -Why am l not going on the bus? -Because we're late. 44 00:06:53,955 --> 00:06:57,325 Okay, you're staying with your mom and Aaron tonight. 45 00:06:57,917 --> 00:07:00,127 So, you don't like having a new little brother? 46 00:07:00,211 --> 00:07:03,591 -No, not really. -Oh, that's honest. 47 00:07:06,384 --> 00:07:07,634 Learn a lot. 48 00:07:10,763 --> 00:07:12,683 There will be a test tonight! 49 00:07:47,884 --> 00:07:49,054 Morning. 50 00:07:49,969 --> 00:07:51,969 -Hi. -Good morning. 51 00:07:52,054 --> 00:07:53,394 -Morning. -Morning. 52 00:08:14,577 --> 00:08:16,367 How's the coffee today, Shorty? 53 00:09:02,833 --> 00:09:04,463 Editorial in two. 54 00:09:34,448 --> 00:09:35,568 Good morning, gentlemen. 55 00:09:35,658 --> 00:09:36,908 -Good morning. -Good morning. 56 00:09:36,993 --> 00:09:38,953 Well, Stanton, tell Mr. Howe 57 00:09:39,036 --> 00:09:41,576 the draft board piece was damn near perfect. 58 00:09:42,748 --> 00:09:44,248 Mr. Graysmith. 59 00:09:45,751 --> 00:09:48,341 Horrid. 60 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:50,631 Not so horrid. 61 00:09:50,715 --> 00:09:52,505 Horrid. l'm thinking we go with not so horrid. 62 00:09:56,220 --> 00:09:58,890 Paul, what's on the crime beat? 63 00:09:58,973 --> 00:10:03,103 Janice in Datebook left the fondue party before everyone got naked. 64 00:10:03,185 --> 00:10:04,935 That's a crime. 65 00:10:05,021 --> 00:10:07,151 Have you seen her? Wouldn't kid you. 66 00:10:07,231 --> 00:10:10,031 lt may be the beginning of a crime wave. 67 00:10:10,526 --> 00:10:12,356 You need to see this. 68 00:10:17,742 --> 00:10:19,622 Go get the publisher. 69 00:10:19,702 --> 00:10:20,792 "Dear Editor, 70 00:10:20,870 --> 00:10:21,950 "This is the murderer 71 00:10:22,038 --> 00:10:24,118 "of the two teenagers last Christmas at Lake Herman 72 00:10:24,206 --> 00:10:27,416 "and the girl on the Fourth of July near the golf course in Vallejo. 73 00:10:27,501 --> 00:10:28,591 "To prove l killed them, 74 00:10:28,669 --> 00:10:32,379 "l shall state some facts which only l and the police know. 75 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:35,835 "Christmas, brand name of ammo, Super-X. 76 00:10:36,719 --> 00:10:38,179 "Ten shots were fired. 77 00:10:38,262 --> 00:10:41,102 "The boy was on his back with his feet to the car. 78 00:10:41,182 --> 00:10:42,432 "The girl..." 79 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:47,734 Would you read that, please? 80 00:10:48,898 --> 00:10:51,438 "The girl was on her right side, feet to the west. 81 00:10:51,525 --> 00:10:53,185 "Fourth of July. 82 00:10:53,277 --> 00:10:56,147 "One, girl was wearing patterned slacks. 83 00:10:56,238 --> 00:10:58,318 "The boy was also shot in the knee. 84 00:10:58,407 --> 00:11:00,777 "Brand name of ammo was Western. 85 00:11:01,452 --> 00:11:03,242 "Here is part of a cipher. 86 00:11:03,329 --> 00:11:06,829 "The other two parts of this cipher are being mailed to the editors of 87 00:11:06,916 --> 00:11:09,786 "the Vallejo Times and S.F. Examiner. 88 00:11:09,877 --> 00:11:13,667 "l want you to print this cipher on the front page ofyour paper. 89 00:11:13,756 --> 00:11:16,166 "ln this cipher is my identity. 90 00:11:16,258 --> 00:11:18,798 "lfyou do not print this cipher by the afternoon of Fry," 91 00:11:18,886 --> 00:11:24,886 F-R-Y, "First ofAug '69 l will go on a kill rampage Fry night. 92 00:11:24,975 --> 00:11:29,305 "l will cruise around all weekend killing lone people in the night 93 00:11:29,397 --> 00:11:30,857 "then move on to kill again 94 00:11:30,940 --> 00:11:34,690 "until l end up with a dozen people over the weekend." 95 00:11:34,777 --> 00:11:37,277 lt's unsigned except for a symbol. 96 00:11:38,447 --> 00:11:41,617 ls it me, or does that look like a gunsight? 97 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,040 Today's August first. 98 00:11:45,121 --> 00:11:46,791 He wants his code in the afternoon edition. 99 00:11:46,872 --> 00:11:49,622 lf the Examinerdoesn't have the balls to run it, we scoop the Bay. 100 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,749 Al, this man is talking about shooting 12 people. 101 00:11:51,836 --> 00:11:53,666 And not running this might make him do that. 102 00:11:53,754 --> 00:11:56,214 lfwe run it, we might be setting a very dangerous precedent. 103 00:11:56,298 --> 00:11:57,758 Oh, come on, now, it's newsworthy. 104 00:11:57,842 --> 00:12:00,092 Well, giving some sick bastard a soapbox, 105 00:12:00,177 --> 00:12:01,217 what does that say to people? 106 00:12:01,303 --> 00:12:04,563 Back up. ls this Vallejo story true? Do we know that? 107 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,640 -Paul? -What? l cover crime in Vallejo? 108 00:12:08,811 --> 00:12:10,731 Yeah, l cover crime in Vallejo. Ten minutes. 109 00:12:10,813 --> 00:12:13,153 Let's shoot the code and call SFPD. 110 00:12:13,232 --> 00:12:17,072 lf it turns out to be real, at least we'll have the material. 111 00:12:17,486 --> 00:12:18,856 All right. 112 00:12:19,655 --> 00:12:21,905 Graysmith, don't you have that cartoon to finish? 113 00:12:21,991 --> 00:12:23,281 Oh, yeah. 114 00:12:29,790 --> 00:12:32,040 Hi, this is Paul Avery from the San Francisco ChronicIe. 115 00:12:32,126 --> 00:12:35,166 l'm looking for someone to shed some light on a letterwe received. 116 00:12:36,088 --> 00:12:37,168 Thank you. 117 00:12:37,548 --> 00:12:38,588 Sergeant Mulanax. 118 00:12:38,674 --> 00:12:40,474 Sergeant, PauI Avery from the San Francisco Chronicle. 119 00:12:40,551 --> 00:12:41,591 l just wanted to check 120 00:12:41,677 --> 00:12:43,507 ifyou had an unsolved firearm-related homicide 121 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:46,506 on Christmas and maybe one on July fourth. 122 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:47,809 Shit. 123 00:12:48,309 --> 00:12:49,679 You guys got one, too? 124 00:12:50,728 --> 00:12:53,938 Confirmed. VPD, they confirmed the shootings. 125 00:12:54,023 --> 00:12:55,113 Al's on the phone with the Examiner 126 00:12:55,191 --> 00:12:56,611 They got the same letter with a different code. 127 00:12:56,692 --> 00:12:57,782 So did Times-Herald. 128 00:12:57,860 --> 00:13:00,240 Christmas, two teenagers on lover's lane. Both DOA. 129 00:13:00,321 --> 00:13:01,951 David Faraday and Betty Jensen. 130 00:13:02,031 --> 00:13:04,621 July fourth, Darlene Ferrin and Michael... 131 00:13:04,700 --> 00:13:06,580 l think it's "Mayhew." Anyway, he lived, she didn't. 132 00:13:06,660 --> 00:13:07,740 The murderweapons? 133 00:13:07,828 --> 00:13:10,748 Ballistics, everything he said in the letters matched. 134 00:13:10,831 --> 00:13:13,921 l mean, l think the Times-Herald's gonna go with it. 135 00:13:14,001 --> 00:13:16,881 The Examiner's going, but won't go front page. 136 00:13:16,962 --> 00:13:21,222 l say let's go front page. lf he kills 12 people, it's not our fault. 137 00:13:21,717 --> 00:13:24,337 Robert! We need the cartoon. 138 00:13:26,222 --> 00:13:29,392 -You're not finished? -No, l'm finished, Carol. l'm finished. 139 00:13:29,475 --> 00:13:31,175 Thieriot's still here. 140 00:13:31,268 --> 00:13:32,478 Really? 141 00:13:32,895 --> 00:13:36,225 The first edition is off the floor in 10, Charles. 142 00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:41,152 Give us a sec. 143 00:13:44,073 --> 00:13:45,573 Okay, re-plate. 144 00:13:46,033 --> 00:13:48,583 We'll go on page... Page four. 145 00:13:50,412 --> 00:13:53,582 What do you say, 20 bucks whoever cracks the psycho's name? 146 00:13:53,666 --> 00:13:55,576 He won't give his name. 147 00:13:56,794 --> 00:13:58,554 Morti's? Anyone? 148 00:13:58,629 --> 00:14:00,919 -That's where l'm heading. -All right. 149 00:14:27,449 --> 00:14:30,289 Put those on my desk. Turn on the light. 150 00:14:41,213 --> 00:14:42,803 Grab your book. 151 00:14:45,718 --> 00:14:47,798 Now go get yourjammies on. 152 00:14:50,681 --> 00:14:52,221 All right, people, listen up. 153 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:57,690 The cipher's broken into three sections, each with eight lines and 17 symbols. 154 00:14:57,771 --> 00:15:00,321 No breaks between the symbols denoting different words. 155 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:02,779 No numbers or clues to substitution keys. 156 00:15:02,860 --> 00:15:04,990 And you got symbols from at least seven different sources. 157 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:10,950 Greek, Morse code, Navy semaphore, weather symbols, astrological signs. 158 00:15:16,749 --> 00:15:19,959 -Hey, take a gander at this code thing. -Okay. 159 00:15:25,215 --> 00:15:26,835 You wanna give it a go? 160 00:15:28,886 --> 00:15:31,886 Guy who used to sit there was a great cartoonist. Bob Bastian. 161 00:15:31,972 --> 00:15:35,312 Now he's doing public television. For some reason. 162 00:15:36,852 --> 00:15:38,232 Paul Avery. 163 00:15:39,688 --> 00:15:42,688 Robert Graysmith. l've been here nine months. 164 00:15:45,694 --> 00:15:47,954 You were right, by the way. He didn't give his name. 165 00:15:48,030 --> 00:15:49,030 Who cracked it? 166 00:15:49,114 --> 00:15:51,374 A history teacher and his wife in Salinas. 167 00:15:51,450 --> 00:15:54,580 "l like killing people because it is so much fun. 168 00:15:54,662 --> 00:15:58,712 "lt is more fun than killing wild game in the forest 169 00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:03,341 "because man is the most dangerous animal of all to kill. 170 00:16:03,420 --> 00:16:06,130 "Something gives me the most thrilling experience. 171 00:16:06,215 --> 00:16:10,175 "lt is even better than getting your rocks offwith a girl. 172 00:16:10,260 --> 00:16:13,930 "The best part of it is that when l die, 173 00:16:14,014 --> 00:16:16,984 "l will be reborn in paradise. 174 00:16:17,059 --> 00:16:20,479 "And all that l have killed will become my slaves. 175 00:16:20,562 --> 00:16:24,322 "l will not give you my name because you will try to slow down 176 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,650 "or stop my collecting of slaves for my afterlife." 177 00:16:27,736 --> 00:16:29,606 Methinks our friend's a tad bit fuckered in the head. 178 00:16:29,697 --> 00:16:33,867 l heard he even sent Vallejo a code key, just to help. 179 00:16:33,951 --> 00:16:36,331 -What is that at the bottom? -Leftovers. 180 00:16:36,412 --> 00:16:38,082 Maybe an anagram. 181 00:16:54,513 --> 00:16:56,973 How does one do that? 182 00:16:57,766 --> 00:16:59,976 l like puzzles. l do them a lot. 183 00:17:01,311 --> 00:17:04,401 How did you know he wasn't gonna give his name? 184 00:17:04,940 --> 00:17:09,070 Dangerous animal. 185 00:17:09,945 --> 00:17:12,855 What dangerous animal? How do l know that? 186 00:17:20,205 --> 00:17:21,825 -Paul. -Yes, Templeton. 187 00:17:21,915 --> 00:17:23,995 -Editorial, now. -Very well. 188 00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:27,708 Another letter. 189 00:17:27,796 --> 00:17:31,126 More of the same. Details about the murders. 190 00:17:32,259 --> 00:17:36,179 He taped a flashlight to the gun. That's how he hit them in the dark. 191 00:17:36,263 --> 00:17:38,353 And he gave himself a name. 192 00:17:59,495 --> 00:18:02,575 You know this used to be the town of Montecello? 193 00:18:02,664 --> 00:18:04,044 But at some point, 194 00:18:04,124 --> 00:18:07,294 the county decided that the land would work better as a lake. 195 00:18:07,377 --> 00:18:09,127 So they flooded it. 196 00:18:10,547 --> 00:18:14,337 -But there's an entire... -Hidden city under the water. 197 00:18:14,426 --> 00:18:16,546 We were here last spring, remember? 198 00:18:16,637 --> 00:18:18,047 Oh, yeah. 199 00:18:24,228 --> 00:18:25,978 Somebody else is here. 200 00:18:26,063 --> 00:18:27,863 lt is a public park. 201 00:18:30,484 --> 00:18:32,614 l think he's watching us. 202 00:18:32,694 --> 00:18:34,954 Well, we're very good-looking. 203 00:18:40,577 --> 00:18:42,077 Where'd he go? 204 00:18:44,790 --> 00:18:46,460 He went behind that tree. 205 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:48,962 All right. So he's taking a leak. 206 00:18:55,926 --> 00:18:57,836 He's coming towards us. 207 00:18:59,888 --> 00:19:01,888 Oh, my God, he has a gun. 208 00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:04,143 Don't move. 209 00:19:04,226 --> 00:19:07,146 -l want your money and your car keys. -Okay. 210 00:19:07,813 --> 00:19:09,443 We're not gonna do anything, okay? 211 00:19:09,523 --> 00:19:13,233 We're gonna cooperate. Just tell me what you want us to do. 212 00:19:16,905 --> 00:19:17,985 Here. 213 00:19:20,325 --> 00:19:22,865 You're welcome to everything l have. 214 00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:28,825 lf there's anything else l could do for you... 215 00:19:28,917 --> 00:19:31,247 Maybe l could write you a check? 216 00:19:33,797 --> 00:19:36,417 Okay, l could give you my phone number. 217 00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:39,719 You know, l might be able to help you. 218 00:19:39,803 --> 00:19:41,933 Even more than you might think. 219 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:44,104 He's a sociology major. 220 00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:48,271 Pre-law, actually. 221 00:19:50,355 --> 00:19:51,855 Oh, keys. 222 00:19:51,940 --> 00:19:54,070 You know, l'm sorry, l don't know exactly where l put my keys. 223 00:19:54,151 --> 00:19:57,151 They might be on the blanket. ls it okay if... 224 00:20:01,909 --> 00:20:03,489 Here's the keys. 225 00:20:04,953 --> 00:20:06,793 Don't get up. 226 00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:08,922 l want her to tie you up. 227 00:20:13,045 --> 00:20:14,165 Okay. 228 00:20:33,899 --> 00:20:36,939 You know, if he comes any closer, l might be able to get that gun. 229 00:20:37,027 --> 00:20:39,237 -Don't get any ideas. -l'm not. 230 00:20:39,321 --> 00:20:41,951 l killed a guard escaping from prison in Montana. 231 00:20:42,032 --> 00:20:44,032 l'm not doing anything, okay? 232 00:20:44,117 --> 00:20:46,327 l'm not afraid to kill again. 233 00:20:47,829 --> 00:20:49,159 Look away. 234 00:20:56,380 --> 00:20:58,800 What was the name of that prison? 235 00:21:02,552 --> 00:21:05,182 Hey, you said it was in Montana, right? 236 00:21:06,265 --> 00:21:07,925 l'm taking your car. 237 00:21:08,016 --> 00:21:09,926 l'm going to Mexico. 238 00:21:10,018 --> 00:21:12,098 We didn't complain when you tied our hands. 239 00:21:12,187 --> 00:21:14,187 Okay, you have everything that l have. 240 00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:17,113 We have done everything that you've asked. 241 00:21:17,192 --> 00:21:18,572 lt's okay. lt's okay. 242 00:21:18,652 --> 00:21:20,952 She tied you loose, didn't she? 243 00:21:24,116 --> 00:21:26,156 Get on your stomach so l can tie your feet. 244 00:21:26,243 --> 00:21:28,743 Okay. lt gets really cold out here at night. 245 00:21:28,829 --> 00:21:30,409 We could freeze. 246 00:21:38,797 --> 00:21:40,547 Okay, you all done? 247 00:21:42,551 --> 00:21:44,261 You know, just because people are gonna ask, 248 00:21:44,344 --> 00:21:46,434 was that thing even loaded? 249 00:21:57,399 --> 00:21:58,729 lt's okay. 250 00:21:59,401 --> 00:22:01,491 This is all gonna be okay. 251 00:22:30,432 --> 00:22:34,102 Dispatch, this is 43L2, heading south on Knoxville Road. 252 00:22:34,186 --> 00:22:37,936 I've got an abandoned white VW Karmann-Ghia... 253 00:22:51,953 --> 00:22:53,793 Napa Police Department. 254 00:22:53,872 --> 00:22:58,132 I want to report a murder. No, a double murder. 255 00:22:59,628 --> 00:23:02,958 They are two miles north of park headquarters. 256 00:23:03,048 --> 00:23:06,628 They were in a white Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia. 257 00:23:08,178 --> 00:23:10,258 I'm the one that did it. 258 00:23:10,347 --> 00:23:12,427 43L2 has a male victim with him. 259 00:23:12,516 --> 00:23:15,136 Piner's ambulance has been dispatched. 260 00:23:16,103 --> 00:23:18,273 Boy lived, the girl didn't. Again. 261 00:23:18,355 --> 00:23:20,725 God, can you imagine surviving something like that? 262 00:23:20,816 --> 00:23:22,226 Writing the dates on the side of the car. 263 00:23:22,317 --> 00:23:25,437 We got two Vallejo killings, now there's one in Napa. Why Napa? 264 00:23:25,529 --> 00:23:27,449 What the hell is he doing out ofVallejo? 265 00:23:27,531 --> 00:23:31,031 Sweet mother of Christ, what are you drawing? 266 00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:32,618 Kid at the lake. 267 00:23:32,702 --> 00:23:34,542 This is what he said the Zodiac was wearing. 268 00:23:34,621 --> 00:23:35,871 God, that's a hell of a get-up. 269 00:23:35,956 --> 00:23:38,576 -Paul, what are you doing? -Hyman, l wrote it. lt's done. 270 00:23:38,667 --> 00:23:39,747 Now l just got to type it up. 271 00:23:39,835 --> 00:23:41,955 Type it up? lt's not finished until you type it up. 272 00:23:42,045 --> 00:23:43,835 We've got to read it. 273 00:23:46,466 --> 00:23:49,256 -What's that? -That's the Zodiac at the lake. 274 00:23:49,344 --> 00:23:50,804 What's the story with the kid? 275 00:23:50,887 --> 00:23:53,257 He seems a little touched or medicated or... 276 00:23:53,348 --> 00:23:54,518 -Graysmith? -Yeah, what is it? 277 00:23:54,599 --> 00:23:56,099 He's a fucking boy scout. 278 00:23:56,184 --> 00:23:58,444 He doesn't smoke, he doesn't drink, he doesn't curse. 279 00:23:58,520 --> 00:23:59,940 -And he's back. -l knew it. 280 00:24:00,021 --> 00:24:01,401 "Man is the most dangerous animal of all." 281 00:24:01,481 --> 00:24:02,611 l knew that l heard that from somewhere. 282 00:24:02,691 --> 00:24:04,981 The Most Dangerous Game. 283 00:24:05,068 --> 00:24:08,068 lt's a movie about a Count who hunts people for sport. 284 00:24:08,155 --> 00:24:09,195 People. 285 00:24:09,281 --> 00:24:11,281 The Most Dangerous Game. 286 00:24:12,033 --> 00:24:14,453 -Who's that? -That's Count Zaroff. 287 00:24:14,536 --> 00:24:16,696 Zaroff? With a "Z"? 288 00:24:19,332 --> 00:24:21,082 And that will be all forthe news on the 20. 289 00:24:21,168 --> 00:24:23,668 We've got curfews in effect tonight forthe following counties, 290 00:24:23,753 --> 00:24:27,723 Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, and San Mateo. 291 00:24:27,799 --> 00:24:29,969 So please, everyone, stay safe. 292 00:24:30,051 --> 00:24:33,351 Vic in San Francisco, you're on the line. You're not scared ofthe Zodiac? 293 00:24:33,430 --> 00:24:36,520 Heck no, he's only shooting those farm kids. 294 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,230 What scares me is those hippies out in the Haight 295 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,191 with theirfree love and weird clothes. 296 00:24:41,271 --> 00:24:43,311 We've got Alfred from Vacaville. 297 00:24:43,398 --> 00:24:45,648 You know, I think that was really offensive. 298 00:24:45,734 --> 00:24:47,404 It's notjust farm kids. 299 00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:49,356 These are nice, clean-cut young people. 300 00:24:49,446 --> 00:24:51,906 Hey, nobody's downplaying the loss of human life here, Alfred. 301 00:24:51,990 --> 00:24:53,990 Well, that last guy was. 302 00:24:54,075 --> 00:24:56,945 We have good solid communities out here in the North Bay. 303 00:24:57,037 --> 00:25:00,577 Unlike in the city where you have Satanists running around. 304 00:25:00,665 --> 00:25:04,165 Well, you bring up a good question. Is the Zodiac a Satanist? 305 00:25:04,252 --> 00:25:05,962 Amberfrom Oakland, what do you think? 306 00:25:06,046 --> 00:25:07,246 I don't really know, 307 00:25:07,339 --> 00:25:10,469 but I thought that code they printed didn't look very Christian. 308 00:25:10,550 --> 00:25:13,260 But I think the bigger problem is that the papers shouldn't have printed 309 00:25:13,345 --> 00:25:15,175 anything that the Zodiac has been doing. 310 00:25:15,263 --> 00:25:18,433 That they'rejust printing all that stuffto sell more newspapers. 311 00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:20,677 Well, the Zodiac did demand they print his letters 312 00:25:20,769 --> 00:25:22,389 or he'd kill more people. 313 00:25:22,479 --> 00:25:23,809 Yeah, but he would have done it anyway, 314 00:25:23,897 --> 00:25:25,477 whetherthey printed it or not, I think. 315 00:25:25,565 --> 00:25:27,015 An interesting point. 316 00:25:27,108 --> 00:25:29,278 So, what do you think he'll do next? 317 00:25:49,965 --> 00:25:53,375 -San Francisco Police Department. -Yes. There's a fight in a cab! 318 00:25:53,468 --> 00:25:54,718 What is your location? 319 00:25:54,803 --> 00:25:57,763 3398 Washington, at the corner of Cherry. 320 00:25:57,847 --> 00:25:59,597 One's drunk and we think he's robbing him. 321 00:25:59,683 --> 00:26:03,063 -Is the crime still in progress? -Yes, please hurry. 322 00:26:04,521 --> 00:26:06,151 Oh, my God, look! 323 00:26:29,004 --> 00:26:30,304 Nuts! 324 00:26:33,550 --> 00:26:35,380 Whoever this is, you owe me a new lamp. 325 00:26:35,468 --> 00:26:38,098 Cabbie's been shot three blocks from the Presidio. 326 00:26:38,179 --> 00:26:40,429 Well, it wasn't me. l've been with my bride all night. 327 00:26:40,515 --> 00:26:43,475 -She can vouch. -Go put on the Folgers. 328 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:44,980 You'll pick me up? 329 00:26:45,061 --> 00:26:46,941 Let me just describe the lamp you're gonna buy me. 330 00:26:55,739 --> 00:26:58,699 -l just got to sleep. -Suspect's Negro, male adult. 331 00:26:58,783 --> 00:27:01,703 Walt's on scene, locked up the cab and secured the crowd. 332 00:27:01,786 --> 00:27:04,286 Seriously, dead asleep. l lost feeling in my arm and everything. 333 00:27:04,372 --> 00:27:05,712 Crackers. 334 00:27:09,544 --> 00:27:11,594 You ever try Japanese food? 335 00:27:11,671 --> 00:27:14,381 -What do you mean, like teriyaki? -No, like the urchin. 336 00:27:14,466 --> 00:27:16,876 -Raw fish. -l'm eating here, Bill. 337 00:27:18,219 --> 00:27:21,179 -l always wanted to try it. -So, why don't you? 338 00:27:21,264 --> 00:27:23,274 Haven't got around to it. 339 00:27:38,865 --> 00:27:41,985 Evening, gents. What a lovely night for a botched robbery. 340 00:27:42,077 --> 00:27:44,657 Yeah, third this week. Must be end of summer rush. 341 00:27:44,746 --> 00:27:47,916 l got foot patrols going through the park, dogs are on the way. 342 00:27:47,999 --> 00:27:52,339 The victim's name is Paul Stine. Dousette pronounced him at 10:10. 343 00:27:52,420 --> 00:27:54,510 Suspect fired one shot to the back of the head. 344 00:27:54,589 --> 00:27:56,509 Driver's wallet and car keys are missing. 345 00:27:56,591 --> 00:27:57,681 How'd you know his name? 346 00:27:57,759 --> 00:28:00,679 Leroy, there, came down from Yellow Cab to lD him. 347 00:28:00,762 --> 00:28:02,352 Neighborhood's pretty high-end for this kind of thing, 348 00:28:02,430 --> 00:28:04,680 so l already set up transpo for the cab. 349 00:28:04,766 --> 00:28:06,226 -Coroner's here. -Any witnesses? 350 00:28:06,309 --> 00:28:09,769 Kids who called it in saw the suspect from that window. 351 00:28:09,854 --> 00:28:11,364 -Did they hear a shot? -No. 352 00:28:11,439 --> 00:28:12,559 They first saw him in the front seat, 353 00:28:12,649 --> 00:28:14,569 thought he was a drunk fighting with the driver. 354 00:28:14,651 --> 00:28:17,651 Oldest kid ran downstairs to get a better look from the dining room, 355 00:28:17,737 --> 00:28:19,527 described him as a white male, glasses, 356 00:28:19,614 --> 00:28:21,874 crew-cut, stocky, and wearing a darkjacket. 357 00:28:21,950 --> 00:28:23,740 Wait, l thought someone said he was black. 358 00:28:23,827 --> 00:28:25,737 That's the description that went out to radio cars. 359 00:28:25,829 --> 00:28:28,789 -We already corrected it. -Oh, well, that's good. 360 00:28:28,873 --> 00:28:31,253 -You guys need anything else? -No. Get out of here. 361 00:28:31,334 --> 00:28:33,294 Thanks. Happy Birthday. 362 00:28:33,378 --> 00:28:36,088 -Wait, it's your birthday? -Yep. 363 00:28:36,172 --> 00:28:38,342 -That's great. Happy birthday. -Thanks. 364 00:28:38,425 --> 00:28:41,425 -Body or scene? -lt's your birthday, l'll take the body. 365 00:28:41,511 --> 00:28:43,681 Dave, looks like he wiped the cab down pretty good. 366 00:28:43,763 --> 00:28:46,183 -We got some blood over here. -Prints? 367 00:28:46,266 --> 00:28:48,136 Could very well be. We'll dust it at the Hall. 368 00:28:48,226 --> 00:28:50,976 The odd thing is, we also got gloves. 369 00:28:51,062 --> 00:28:53,482 -Suspect's? -There's blood on them. 370 00:28:54,899 --> 00:28:56,109 -Hey, Pete? -Yeah, Dave. 371 00:28:56,192 --> 00:28:57,402 You through over there, can l get in there? 372 00:28:57,485 --> 00:28:59,145 Yeah, l'm all set. 373 00:29:00,071 --> 00:29:02,111 -Who rolled him? -Stewarts. 374 00:29:08,997 --> 00:29:10,997 l got a single 9mm casing. 375 00:29:15,503 --> 00:29:16,883 Yeah, Luger. 376 00:29:17,464 --> 00:29:19,304 Nothing from the crowd. 377 00:29:19,382 --> 00:29:22,262 Okay. l'm your shooter, Negro male adult, 378 00:29:22,343 --> 00:29:25,723 who also happens to be a stocky, crew-cut Caucasian. 379 00:29:25,805 --> 00:29:28,345 l flag a cab. l give him this address. 380 00:29:28,433 --> 00:29:31,233 Did l give him this address? Who's got the fare book? 381 00:29:31,311 --> 00:29:32,691 Right here. 382 00:29:34,981 --> 00:29:37,861 Washington and Maple. That's one block east. 383 00:29:58,963 --> 00:30:00,133 Lighting's the same over here, 384 00:30:00,215 --> 00:30:02,665 so maybe l see someone walking their dog. 385 00:30:02,759 --> 00:30:05,639 You don't want any witnesses so you tell him to go down a block. 386 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:06,800 He pulls over. 387 00:30:06,888 --> 00:30:08,808 l wait for him to put it in park because l'm smart 388 00:30:08,890 --> 00:30:10,220 and l don't want him hitting the accelerator 389 00:30:10,308 --> 00:30:11,598 when l shoot him. May l? 390 00:30:11,684 --> 00:30:14,064 He stops, puts it in park, boom. 391 00:30:14,145 --> 00:30:16,855 l shoot him on the right side, he slumps right? 392 00:30:16,940 --> 00:30:18,980 Maybe you've got your hand on his collarwhen you shoot. 393 00:30:19,067 --> 00:30:20,227 All right. So, eitherway, 394 00:30:20,318 --> 00:30:22,028 l just dumped a quart of blood in the front seat. 395 00:30:22,111 --> 00:30:25,281 -So, why do you get in the front seat? -For the money. 396 00:30:25,365 --> 00:30:26,405 But he's dead. 397 00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:28,201 You could just reach over the seat, pull out his wallet. 398 00:30:28,284 --> 00:30:30,494 You don't have to go anywhere near the blood. 399 00:30:30,578 --> 00:30:33,078 So, why'd he get in the front seat? 400 00:30:33,581 --> 00:30:35,171 -l'm an idiot. -But you're not an idiot. 401 00:30:35,250 --> 00:30:37,000 You waited for him to put it in park. 402 00:30:37,085 --> 00:30:39,335 -Right. Thank you. -Yeah, sure. 403 00:30:41,047 --> 00:30:42,917 -Can l see that? -Yeah. 404 00:30:43,424 --> 00:30:46,684 l am an idiot. l just killed a man for $8.25. 405 00:30:46,761 --> 00:30:51,101 lt's his third fare of the night. Does anyone have any animal crackers? 406 00:30:51,599 --> 00:30:53,849 -Animal crackers? -They're in the car. 407 00:30:53,935 --> 00:30:56,135 l'm saving those for later. 408 00:30:56,229 --> 00:30:57,439 Fine. 409 00:31:01,860 --> 00:31:05,570 -Are you a reporter? -No, l'm lnspector Dave Toschi, SFPD. 410 00:31:05,655 --> 00:31:08,195 Sir, l was wondering if l'd be able to talk to your children, 411 00:31:08,283 --> 00:31:10,533 one at a time and preferably alone? 412 00:31:10,618 --> 00:31:12,908 Theyjust saw a man murdered. 413 00:31:12,996 --> 00:31:14,116 l understand. 414 00:31:14,455 --> 00:31:16,155 lt looked like they were drunk and fighting. 415 00:31:16,249 --> 00:31:17,539 Yeah, and he had a rag. 416 00:31:17,625 --> 00:31:20,035 He came around the side of the car and he was wiping stuff. 417 00:31:20,128 --> 00:31:23,458 -Did you get a chance to see his face? -l did. 418 00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:25,088 Well, sort of. 419 00:31:26,342 --> 00:31:28,892 Did you rememberwhat he looked like? 420 00:31:30,346 --> 00:31:32,386 -Normal. -Yeah. 421 00:31:32,473 --> 00:31:33,813 "Normal?" 422 00:31:56,497 --> 00:31:58,077 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 423 00:31:58,166 --> 00:32:00,536 "I am the murderer ofthe taxi driver 424 00:32:00,627 --> 00:32:04,087 "over by Washington Street and Maple Street last night. 425 00:32:04,172 --> 00:32:06,592 "To prove this, here is a blood-stained piece of his shirt. 426 00:32:06,674 --> 00:32:11,644 "l am the same man who did in the people in the North BayArea. 427 00:32:11,721 --> 00:32:14,311 "The S.F. Police could have caught me last night 428 00:32:14,390 --> 00:32:15,930 "if they had searched the park properly 429 00:32:16,017 --> 00:32:19,307 "instead of holding road races with their motorcicles." 430 00:32:19,395 --> 00:32:20,935 -Gentlemen. -Dave. 431 00:32:21,022 --> 00:32:22,982 Paul. Where's the shirt? 432 00:32:24,359 --> 00:32:26,069 Right there, boss. 433 00:32:27,195 --> 00:32:28,775 There's your rag the kids talked about. 434 00:32:28,863 --> 00:32:30,863 So he got in the front seat to tear off a piece of the shirt. 435 00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:33,369 -ls this on the record? -Well, what do you think? 436 00:32:33,451 --> 00:32:35,491 He confirms the Vallejo and Napa killings. 437 00:32:35,578 --> 00:32:37,158 Gets worse. 438 00:32:37,246 --> 00:32:39,286 Robert, do you have a deadline? 439 00:32:39,374 --> 00:32:41,544 What does he mean, it gets worse? 440 00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:43,036 Read the last part. 441 00:32:43,127 --> 00:32:45,377 "School children make nice targets. 442 00:32:45,463 --> 00:32:47,803 "l think l shall wipe out a school bus some morning. 443 00:32:47,882 --> 00:32:49,552 "Just shoot out the front tire 444 00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:52,054 "and then pick off the kiddies as they come bouncing out." 445 00:32:52,136 --> 00:32:54,676 Jesus Christ, who's got school buses? Department of Transportation? 446 00:32:54,764 --> 00:32:56,684 -School board. -All right. 447 00:32:56,766 --> 00:32:59,056 l'm gonna need elimination prints from your staff. 448 00:32:59,143 --> 00:33:01,903 ls there anyone here that didn't touch this letter? 449 00:33:06,109 --> 00:33:08,319 On my way back to my desk. They have phones, ifyou want. 450 00:33:08,403 --> 00:33:09,993 We need to get matches on blood and fabric. 451 00:33:10,071 --> 00:33:11,281 l'll call Napa and Vallejo, 452 00:33:11,364 --> 00:33:13,164 get the letters up to Sherwood in Sacramento. 453 00:33:13,241 --> 00:33:16,661 Dave, just one thing. ls it true they got a print off the cab? 454 00:33:16,744 --> 00:33:19,124 Yeah, we got a partial in blood. 455 00:33:19,956 --> 00:33:23,126 -But that is not for publication. -Hey, hey, come on. 456 00:33:23,209 --> 00:33:25,459 Hey, it's me. 457 00:33:25,545 --> 00:33:27,665 Did he say they got a print? 458 00:33:28,756 --> 00:33:29,966 Partial. 459 00:33:30,925 --> 00:33:32,045 Whoa. 460 00:33:33,386 --> 00:33:34,756 Dude, he wears his gun like Bullitt. 461 00:33:34,846 --> 00:33:37,346 No, McQueen got that from Toschi. 462 00:33:37,432 --> 00:33:39,222 Does he think that Zodiac's gonna send another code? 463 00:33:39,308 --> 00:33:41,138 'Cause l think Zodiac's gonna send another code. 464 00:33:41,227 --> 00:33:43,267 Jesus Harold Christ on rubber crutches, Bobby. 465 00:33:43,354 --> 00:33:44,404 What are you doing? 466 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:45,810 You're doing that thing, the thing we discussed, 467 00:33:45,898 --> 00:33:48,398 the thing that l don't like. Starts with an "L." 468 00:33:48,484 --> 00:33:50,404 -Oh, looming. -Yeah. 469 00:33:50,486 --> 00:33:53,406 ln cooperation with SFPD, we will run the Zodiac letter 470 00:33:53,489 --> 00:33:56,199 without including the threat on school children. 471 00:33:56,284 --> 00:33:57,954 We don't want to start a city-wide panic 472 00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:01,536 so l'm asking all ofyou to please keep this confidential. 473 00:34:01,622 --> 00:34:03,872 Just go about your daily business. 474 00:34:03,958 --> 00:34:05,288 Thank you. 475 00:34:20,975 --> 00:34:24,015 l packed you your carrots and your celery and peanut butter, okay? 476 00:34:24,103 --> 00:34:27,153 -Dad, you don't have to wait with me. -l know. 477 00:34:34,447 --> 00:34:38,277 You knowwhat? You knowwhat? l'm gonna drive him today, okay? 478 00:34:38,743 --> 00:34:39,993 Come on. 479 00:34:58,012 --> 00:34:59,682 What's that? 480 00:34:59,764 --> 00:35:02,354 Similarities in the lowercase "r's." 481 00:35:11,484 --> 00:35:12,614 And that? 482 00:35:12,693 --> 00:35:14,693 lt is you waiting in the hall ifyou speak again. 483 00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:16,659 l have to concentrate. 484 00:35:17,031 --> 00:35:18,121 Sorry. 485 00:35:18,199 --> 00:35:20,369 "Sorry" counts as speaking. 486 00:35:31,087 --> 00:35:34,087 There are similarities in the lowercase "r's." 487 00:35:38,136 --> 00:35:40,596 We have to release the bus threat. 488 00:35:41,180 --> 00:35:43,810 -lt'll screw us. -We're already screwed. 489 00:35:43,891 --> 00:35:46,141 We just went from "Routine Cabbie Shooting" 490 00:35:46,227 --> 00:35:48,437 to "Mass Murderer Targets Kids." 491 00:35:56,237 --> 00:35:59,317 The Zodiac Killer has come to San Francisco. 492 00:35:59,407 --> 00:36:00,407 Confirmation tonight, 493 00:36:00,491 --> 00:36:02,451 from the San Francisco Police Department 494 00:36:02,535 --> 00:36:04,485 that in his latest haunting letter, 495 00:36:04,579 --> 00:36:07,789 which takes credit forthe murder of cab driver Paul Stine, 496 00:36:07,874 --> 00:36:11,254 the Zodiac has threatened to, "Wipe out a school bus 497 00:36:11,335 --> 00:36:14,705 "and pick offthe kiddies as they come bouncing out." 498 00:36:18,134 --> 00:36:20,844 If you think you might know who the Zodiac is, 499 00:36:20,928 --> 00:36:25,098 you can call the San Francisco Police Department's newest tip line. 500 00:36:48,206 --> 00:36:51,456 Press conference is at 4:00. We got to give them something. 501 00:36:51,542 --> 00:36:53,002 We're coordinating with the school board, 502 00:36:53,085 --> 00:36:54,955 and we expect a break in the case very soon. 503 00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:56,836 -What do we really got? -We're swamped. 504 00:36:56,923 --> 00:36:58,303 When they can't get anyone on the tip line 505 00:36:58,382 --> 00:37:00,092 they call the switchboard and keep getting put through. 506 00:37:00,176 --> 00:37:01,216 You got any hard suspects? 507 00:37:01,302 --> 00:37:04,012 About 90 an hour. l'm up to around 500. 508 00:37:04,096 --> 00:37:05,216 Well, can't you narrow it down? 509 00:37:05,306 --> 00:37:07,466 l would love to, if l could get out of this... 510 00:37:07,558 --> 00:37:11,058 -Homicide, please hold. -Yeah, hold, please. 511 00:37:11,145 --> 00:37:12,895 We're gonna need to tell them we got the entire force on this. 512 00:37:12,980 --> 00:37:14,270 How many men can you give me? 513 00:37:14,357 --> 00:37:16,397 Well, right now, it's you and Bill and Monday's a school day. 514 00:37:16,484 --> 00:37:18,404 Yeah, l know, Chief. l have three daughters of my own. 515 00:37:18,486 --> 00:37:20,396 Yeah, l know. Where's Armstrong? 516 00:37:20,488 --> 00:37:21,988 He's on the phone with Vallejo. 517 00:37:22,073 --> 00:37:24,033 We're playing catch up, Jack. 518 00:37:24,116 --> 00:37:26,616 l'd like to set up a meeting with your survivor, Michael Mageau. 519 00:37:26,702 --> 00:37:28,332 l can't. He skipped town. 520 00:37:28,412 --> 00:37:31,082 The only guy who's seen Zodiac without a mask is missing? 521 00:37:31,165 --> 00:37:34,285 When he was still in the hospital we could show him lineups all day long. 522 00:37:34,377 --> 00:37:35,787 As soon as he got out, he split. 523 00:37:35,878 --> 00:37:36,918 Really? Why? 524 00:37:37,004 --> 00:37:39,264 l don't think he wanted to have anything to do with this. 525 00:37:39,340 --> 00:37:41,510 Can you send us everything that you have? 526 00:37:41,592 --> 00:37:44,342 Well, the road goes both ways. 527 00:37:44,428 --> 00:37:47,598 Now, we need that print you lifted from the cab 528 00:37:47,682 --> 00:37:49,602 and we should have been in on the handwriting. 529 00:37:49,684 --> 00:37:51,984 l apologize. Things have been moving fast. 530 00:37:52,061 --> 00:37:54,811 Who should I talk to in Napa so we can coordinate? 531 00:37:54,897 --> 00:37:56,057 Talk to Ken Narlow. 532 00:37:56,148 --> 00:37:58,018 We really should have been in on the handwriting. 533 00:37:58,109 --> 00:38:00,609 I apologize. Things have been moving fast. 534 00:38:00,695 --> 00:38:02,105 Listen, we're gonna need your scene photos. 535 00:38:02,196 --> 00:38:03,276 Can't help you. 536 00:38:03,364 --> 00:38:05,284 Ken, I don't want to get into ajurisdictional thing here. 537 00:38:05,366 --> 00:38:07,986 No, no, no, no, no. We didn't have a crime scene. 538 00:38:08,077 --> 00:38:11,327 The ranger that found the kids literally swept everything into a picnic blanket. 539 00:38:11,414 --> 00:38:13,124 All we have are the Wing Walker prints. 540 00:38:13,207 --> 00:38:14,327 The what? 541 00:38:14,417 --> 00:38:16,127 Boot prints to and from the crime scene 542 00:38:16,210 --> 00:38:17,880 were made by size 10-and-a-half Wing Walkers, 543 00:38:17,962 --> 00:38:21,422 military-style boots sold only at military PXs 544 00:38:21,882 --> 00:38:23,722 designed to walk on the wings of planes. 545 00:38:23,801 --> 00:38:26,551 And you can't buy at a PX without a military ID, 546 00:38:26,637 --> 00:38:28,597 so our suspect could be military. 547 00:38:28,681 --> 00:38:30,471 Did you guys narrow your list off of this? 548 00:38:30,558 --> 00:38:32,638 -Yeah. -Did Vallejo? 549 00:38:32,727 --> 00:38:34,847 l don't know. l don't work in Vallejo. l work here. 550 00:38:34,937 --> 00:38:37,107 Great. l'm gonna need photos of those boot prints. 551 00:38:37,189 --> 00:38:39,149 Sure, if you send me the handwriting. 552 00:38:39,233 --> 00:38:40,863 l thought Questioned Documents already did. 553 00:38:40,943 --> 00:38:42,493 Nope. Vallejo's got them, not us. 554 00:38:42,570 --> 00:38:44,570 All right. l'll have Questioned Documents... 555 00:38:44,655 --> 00:38:46,565 Forget it. l'll telefax it to you. 556 00:38:46,657 --> 00:38:48,157 We don't have telefax yet. 557 00:38:48,242 --> 00:38:50,832 -Okay, l'll put it in the mail. -We'll mail ours, too. 558 00:38:50,911 --> 00:38:52,621 And call Mulanax in Vallejo. 559 00:38:52,705 --> 00:38:54,825 -Maybe he can get you a mimeo. -Right. 560 00:38:54,915 --> 00:38:57,285 Why don't you just get a photo off the original plaster cast? 561 00:38:57,376 --> 00:38:59,496 We'd have to wait, because they don't have a fax. 562 00:38:59,587 --> 00:39:00,997 We don't have a fax, either. 563 00:39:01,088 --> 00:39:02,838 Look, l'm just trying to get us coordinated. 564 00:39:02,923 --> 00:39:04,423 Have you called Solano Sheriff's Office? 565 00:39:04,508 --> 00:39:06,178 Why would l call Solano? 566 00:39:06,260 --> 00:39:09,850 Because the two kids that got killed last Christmas were Solano's. 567 00:39:09,930 --> 00:39:11,180 l thought they were Vallejo. 568 00:39:11,265 --> 00:39:12,555 No, they were over the county line 569 00:39:12,641 --> 00:39:14,851 so you're gonna need to coordinate with them, too. 570 00:39:14,935 --> 00:39:16,385 Okay. 571 00:39:16,479 --> 00:39:17,599 Bill. 572 00:39:18,272 --> 00:39:20,192 Can l have a word with you? 573 00:39:23,110 --> 00:39:25,240 Where did you see this guy? 574 00:39:25,988 --> 00:39:28,448 We got the call to circle the scene and look for a Negro male adult. 575 00:39:28,532 --> 00:39:30,032 Where was he? 576 00:39:30,117 --> 00:39:32,537 On Jackson. Heading east. About the middle of the block. 577 00:39:32,620 --> 00:39:34,700 And this is three minutes after the shooting? 578 00:39:34,789 --> 00:39:35,959 Give or take. Yeah. 579 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,290 -And you were heading east orwest? -We were going west. 580 00:39:38,376 --> 00:39:40,626 All right, so you're on Jackson going west. 581 00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:43,881 So the cab was one block catty-corner southwest? 582 00:39:43,964 --> 00:39:45,634 -Correct. -Did you slow down? 583 00:39:45,716 --> 00:39:47,466 -Of course we slowed down. -All right. 584 00:39:47,551 --> 00:39:49,801 Listen, Dispatch said it was a Negro male. 585 00:39:49,887 --> 00:39:51,177 That was corrected. 586 00:39:51,263 --> 00:39:53,933 No, but at the time they hadn't changed it. 587 00:39:54,016 --> 00:39:56,096 This guy was white. 588 00:39:56,185 --> 00:39:58,055 Right, not in a hurry. Kind of lumbering along like... 589 00:39:58,145 --> 00:40:00,975 Lumbering? What do you mean, "lumbering"? 590 00:40:02,024 --> 00:40:04,784 -Shuffling. -Stocky? Had a crew cut? 591 00:40:05,694 --> 00:40:07,954 Yeah, that's all correct. 592 00:40:08,030 --> 00:40:09,820 Listen, it was dark. 593 00:40:10,699 --> 00:40:12,739 The guy was wearing a darkjacket. There's no way... 594 00:40:12,827 --> 00:40:15,367 He would have been covered in blood. 595 00:40:16,956 --> 00:40:18,576 Did you stop him? 596 00:40:20,626 --> 00:40:22,416 Did you talk to him? 597 00:40:23,003 --> 00:40:24,963 -Yes? No? -No. 598 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:27,340 You need to get with a sketch artist. 599 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:30,465 We have to put out a new composite right away. 600 00:40:33,514 --> 00:40:36,474 Five persons have been murdered in the San Francisco area, 601 00:40:36,559 --> 00:40:37,979 and in each case the killer... 602 00:40:38,060 --> 00:40:40,600 "I shall wipe out a school bus some morning..." 603 00:40:40,688 --> 00:40:42,358 San Francisco police... 604 00:40:44,191 --> 00:40:46,731 ...to see the Stones in concert this Sunday. 605 00:40:47,027 --> 00:40:49,107 The new letters from the Zodiac Killerwere sent to 606 00:40:49,196 --> 00:40:51,236 the City room ofthe San Francisco Chronicle. 607 00:40:51,323 --> 00:40:52,493 One ofthe letters was... 608 00:40:52,575 --> 00:40:55,115 Looming. No looming. 609 00:40:55,202 --> 00:40:58,332 -Have you considered the water theory? -What? 610 00:40:58,414 --> 00:41:01,294 Geographically, every attack takes place near a body ofwater 611 00:41:01,375 --> 00:41:02,495 -or a water-based name. -This is yourwater theory? 612 00:41:02,585 --> 00:41:05,035 Lake Berryessa. Blue Rock Springs. 613 00:41:05,129 --> 00:41:07,799 -Lake Herman. -Wash-ington and Cherry? 614 00:41:09,258 --> 00:41:10,878 You think? 615 00:41:10,968 --> 00:41:12,008 No. 616 00:41:12,094 --> 00:41:13,514 l'm reading this book, 617 00:41:13,596 --> 00:41:15,256 Homicide Investigation by Lemoyne Snyder... 618 00:41:15,347 --> 00:41:16,757 -"Leymone." -...and he says you look for patterns, 619 00:41:16,849 --> 00:41:18,979 -so l'm looking for patterns. -No. 620 00:41:19,059 --> 00:41:21,389 You can't think of this case in normal police terms. 621 00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:23,649 -Why not? -You got four crime scenes. 622 00:41:23,731 --> 00:41:26,651 Solano, Vallejo, Berryessa, and here. 623 00:41:26,734 --> 00:41:30,494 Not a single usable print at the first three or in any of the letters? 624 00:41:30,905 --> 00:41:34,405 How does our master criminal come to the city and leave a bloody latent? 625 00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:37,082 l mean, assuming the gloves are his, 626 00:41:37,161 --> 00:41:38,871 he shoots the cabbie and then takes them off? 627 00:41:38,954 --> 00:41:40,164 So it's not his print? 628 00:41:40,247 --> 00:41:41,997 Maybe, maybe not. You're missing the point. 629 00:41:42,082 --> 00:41:44,712 -The point is the first attack... -David Faraday and Betty Jensen. 630 00:41:44,793 --> 00:41:46,383 They both die. 631 00:41:46,462 --> 00:41:48,962 From there on out, he only manages to kill the girls. 632 00:41:49,048 --> 00:41:51,008 -Not for lack of trying. -Not for lack of trying. 633 00:41:51,091 --> 00:41:54,641 Mageau lives, Ferrin dies. Hartnell lives, Shepard dies. 634 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:58,100 He gets so caught up with the women he forgets to finish off the men. 635 00:41:58,182 --> 00:42:00,522 Plus, they're all couples and all on lover's lanes. 636 00:42:00,601 --> 00:42:02,481 -Paul Stine is not. -Exactly. 637 00:42:02,561 --> 00:42:04,771 Single, male cab driver on Washington and Cherry doesn't fit. 638 00:42:04,855 --> 00:42:06,265 Doesn't fit. 639 00:42:07,107 --> 00:42:09,437 So, why does Zodiac kill him? 640 00:42:12,238 --> 00:42:14,278 He's breaking the pattern. 641 00:42:23,457 --> 00:42:24,497 Yeah? 642 00:42:24,583 --> 00:42:28,293 Someone claiming to be Zodiac called Oakland PD a half-hour ago. 643 00:42:28,379 --> 00:42:31,669 He says he's gonna call in on Jim Dunbar's morning show in three hours. 644 00:42:31,757 --> 00:42:32,837 On television? 645 00:42:32,925 --> 00:42:35,005 He wants Melvin Belli on to counsel him. 646 00:42:35,094 --> 00:42:37,224 All right. All right. Let's go wake up Melvin. 647 00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:41,560 Animal crackers? 648 00:42:41,642 --> 00:42:42,932 Glove box. 649 00:42:43,018 --> 00:42:44,728 Are these windows bulletproof? 650 00:42:44,812 --> 00:42:47,402 Yes, Melvin. You don't have to lie down back there. 651 00:42:47,481 --> 00:42:48,691 This man is a marksman, 652 00:42:48,774 --> 00:42:51,614 could snuff me out at a moment's notice. 653 00:42:51,694 --> 00:42:53,074 Are you sure you're up for this? 654 00:42:53,153 --> 00:42:57,623 Don't you worry about me, lnspector. l'll be fine when the lights are on. 655 00:42:57,700 --> 00:42:59,450 This man has asked for my help. 656 00:42:59,535 --> 00:43:01,615 The man you're worrying about snuffing you out? 657 00:43:01,704 --> 00:43:03,664 What are these, cookies? 658 00:43:05,332 --> 00:43:07,502 Dear Lord, do you ever clean this car? 659 00:43:07,751 --> 00:43:11,211 -Shit. -KGO must have tipped other stations. 660 00:43:20,764 --> 00:43:23,734 Get him talking. Convince him to meet you somewhere. 661 00:43:23,809 --> 00:43:25,099 lfyou see an opportunity, 662 00:43:25,185 --> 00:43:27,935 we want you to suggest Old St. Mary's Church in Chinatown. 663 00:43:28,022 --> 00:43:29,232 You'll be tracing the call? 664 00:43:29,315 --> 00:43:32,435 Pacific Telephone says you need to keep him on the line for 15 minutes. 665 00:43:32,526 --> 00:43:34,776 We can do that, can't we, Jim? 666 00:43:37,114 --> 00:43:39,494 Fifteen seconds. Clear the set. 667 00:43:45,831 --> 00:43:48,041 Here you go, you drunken reprobate. 668 00:43:48,125 --> 00:43:51,955 We interrupt our regular program to bring you this news bulletin. 669 00:43:52,046 --> 00:43:54,006 Welcome to this special edition of our show 670 00:43:54,089 --> 00:43:55,969 in which we arejoined by attorney Melvin Belli 671 00:43:56,050 --> 00:43:59,470 who the Zodiac Killer personally requested to appear. 672 00:43:59,553 --> 00:44:01,393 Finish up, buddy, and put it in the sink. 673 00:44:01,472 --> 00:44:04,472 -Good morning, Melvin. -Good morning, Jim. 674 00:44:04,558 --> 00:44:07,808 So, the phone lines are open. Mr. Belli is here. 675 00:44:07,895 --> 00:44:08,975 Here to help, Jim. 676 00:44:09,063 --> 00:44:10,903 Yes. Here to help. 677 00:44:10,981 --> 00:44:15,741 And we ask the public not to call in, so that the Zodiac himself can reach us. 678 00:44:24,745 --> 00:44:28,155 l saw your Star Trek, by the way. lt was excellent. 679 00:44:28,248 --> 00:44:30,208 A shame about the show. 680 00:44:30,292 --> 00:44:31,792 Good people. 681 00:44:31,877 --> 00:44:35,627 You know, l've often thought of becoming an actor full-time. 682 00:44:35,714 --> 00:44:37,014 What was your character's name? 683 00:44:37,091 --> 00:44:39,301 -Gorgon. -Gorgon. That's right. 684 00:44:40,803 --> 00:44:42,723 Roll the tape. Get the tape. 685 00:44:42,805 --> 00:44:45,465 Jim, we have a call. We're going live. 686 00:44:46,725 --> 00:44:47,925 Hello? 687 00:44:51,438 --> 00:44:53,648 Hello? This is Melvin Belli. 688 00:44:54,817 --> 00:44:56,857 Who am l speaking with? 689 00:44:56,944 --> 00:44:59,404 This is the Zodiac speaking. 690 00:45:02,491 --> 00:45:06,411 ls there something l can call you that's a little less ominous? 691 00:45:08,372 --> 00:45:12,002 Sam. 692 00:45:12,292 --> 00:45:15,962 ls there somewhere we can meet, Sam, and talk about this? 693 00:45:16,380 --> 00:45:19,670 Meet me on top ofthe Fairmont Hotel. 694 00:45:19,758 --> 00:45:21,548 Without anyone else or I'll jump... 695 00:45:21,635 --> 00:45:23,425 Have a unit go to the Fairmont Hotel. 696 00:45:23,512 --> 00:45:25,812 -Sam. -Yes? 697 00:45:26,432 --> 00:45:29,892 Do you think you need medical care? 698 00:45:29,977 --> 00:45:31,887 Medical, not mental. 699 00:45:31,979 --> 00:45:34,269 Do you have health problems? 700 00:45:34,356 --> 00:45:36,106 I'm sick. I have headaches. 701 00:45:36,191 --> 00:45:37,941 Headaches? 702 00:45:38,026 --> 00:45:39,396 l have headaches, too, 703 00:45:39,486 --> 00:45:42,196 but a chiropractor stopped them a week ago. 704 00:45:42,281 --> 00:45:44,121 l think l can help you, Sam. 705 00:45:46,493 --> 00:45:47,833 Sam? 706 00:45:49,705 --> 00:45:52,205 He knows they're tracing his calls. 707 00:45:55,836 --> 00:45:59,916 Sam, we'd like you to know that we are not tracing these calls. 708 00:46:00,007 --> 00:46:04,257 It's a long, difficult process and ineffective with these short calls. 709 00:46:09,725 --> 00:46:10,845 Sam? 710 00:46:13,061 --> 00:46:16,191 We're not tracing these calls. You have my word. 711 00:46:17,065 --> 00:46:18,265 Okay. 712 00:46:18,734 --> 00:46:22,034 Sam, you need to tell me what your problem is. 713 00:46:22,112 --> 00:46:23,992 I don't want to go to the gas chamber. 714 00:46:24,072 --> 00:46:26,622 I have headaches. I kill, I don't get them. 715 00:46:26,700 --> 00:46:28,030 That is fucked up! 716 00:46:28,118 --> 00:46:31,618 You want to live, don't you? Well, this is your passport. 717 00:46:31,705 --> 00:46:33,115 How long have you been having these headaches? 718 00:46:33,207 --> 00:46:35,207 Since I killed a kid. 719 00:46:36,168 --> 00:46:38,378 -Do you have blackouts? -Yes. 720 00:46:38,462 --> 00:46:42,222 -Do you have fits? -No. I just have headaches. 721 00:46:42,299 --> 00:46:43,929 Did you attempt to call one other time 722 00:46:44,009 --> 00:46:46,639 when F. Lee Bailey was with us two or three weeks ago? 723 00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:47,720 Yes. 724 00:46:47,805 --> 00:46:49,635 And why did you want to talk to Mr. Bailey? 725 00:46:49,723 --> 00:46:52,683 Why do you wanna talk to me, Sam? 726 00:46:52,768 --> 00:46:54,438 -I don't want to be hurt. -Why is he calling? 727 00:46:54,520 --> 00:46:56,480 -Hey, just a second, buddy. -I don't wanna go to the gas chamber. 728 00:46:56,563 --> 00:46:58,273 You won't get hurt if you talk to me. 729 00:46:58,357 --> 00:47:01,357 And you're not going to the gas chamber. 730 00:47:01,443 --> 00:47:03,823 l wouldn't think they would ask for capital punishment. 731 00:47:03,904 --> 00:47:06,114 We should ask the District Attorney. 732 00:47:06,198 --> 00:47:08,278 Do you want me to do that, Sam? 733 00:47:08,367 --> 00:47:11,077 Do you want me to talk to the District Attorney? 734 00:47:14,957 --> 00:47:16,747 What was that, Sam? 735 00:47:17,668 --> 00:47:19,788 I did not say anything. 736 00:47:19,878 --> 00:47:21,798 We heard a scream. 737 00:47:22,589 --> 00:47:24,759 That was my headache. 738 00:47:25,509 --> 00:47:28,509 You sound like you're in a great deal of pain. 739 00:47:29,263 --> 00:47:32,313 My head aches. I'm so sick. 740 00:47:34,142 --> 00:47:35,692 I'm gonna kill them. 741 00:47:35,769 --> 00:47:38,599 -Oh, okay. -I'm gonna kill those kids! 742 00:47:38,689 --> 00:47:40,309 Fantastic. 743 00:47:42,860 --> 00:47:44,280 Sam? 744 00:47:45,779 --> 00:47:50,069 -Let's meet and talk. Just us. -Okay. 745 00:47:50,158 --> 00:47:52,868 How about Old St. Mary's Church in Chinatown? 746 00:47:52,953 --> 00:47:54,253 No. 747 00:47:54,329 --> 00:47:58,209 In front ofthe Daly City St. Vincent de Paul at 10:30. 748 00:47:58,292 --> 00:48:00,082 l'll see you there. 749 00:48:01,795 --> 00:48:03,795 Take care ofyourself, Sam. 750 00:48:28,071 --> 00:48:29,281 My, my, my. 751 00:48:29,364 --> 00:48:33,124 You fellows certainly know how to put on a secret meeting. 752 00:48:35,454 --> 00:48:36,954 You know, the problem is, 753 00:48:37,039 --> 00:48:39,919 I don't want to go to the gas chamber. I have headaches. 754 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:42,040 I kill, I don't get them. 755 00:48:42,127 --> 00:48:43,787 No, it's not him. 756 00:48:44,838 --> 00:48:47,968 lt's the voice. The voice is too high. lt's too young. 757 00:48:48,050 --> 00:48:50,300 All right. Thanks for coming down, Bryan. 758 00:48:50,385 --> 00:48:51,675 Do you have blackouts? 759 00:48:51,762 --> 00:48:53,642 That's okay. l got it. 760 00:48:59,811 --> 00:49:00,851 They pulled off the trace. 761 00:49:00,938 --> 00:49:04,228 Our Daly City no-show called from a mental institution. 762 00:49:04,316 --> 00:49:06,186 Oakland PD's operator is sure 763 00:49:06,276 --> 00:49:08,776 the man she talked to had a deeper voice. 764 00:49:08,862 --> 00:49:10,032 Calmer. 765 00:49:10,864 --> 00:49:13,034 Might have actually been him. 766 00:49:19,373 --> 00:49:22,543 "So l shall change my way of collecting slaves. 767 00:49:22,626 --> 00:49:26,126 "l shall no longer announce to anyone when l commit my murders. 768 00:49:26,213 --> 00:49:29,473 "They shall look like routine robberies, killings of anger 769 00:49:29,549 --> 00:49:32,509 "and a few fake accidents, et cetera. 770 00:49:32,594 --> 00:49:33,684 "The police shall never catch me 771 00:49:33,762 --> 00:49:36,182 "because l have been too clever for them. 772 00:49:36,264 --> 00:49:39,814 "l look like the description passed out only when l do my thing. 773 00:49:39,893 --> 00:49:42,983 "The rest of the time l look entirely different. 774 00:49:43,063 --> 00:49:47,573 "l shall not tell you what my disguise consists ofwhen l kill. 775 00:49:48,151 --> 00:49:50,701 "As ofyet l have left no fingerprints behind me, 776 00:49:50,779 --> 00:49:53,319 "contrary to what the police say. 777 00:49:53,407 --> 00:49:55,777 "l wear transparent fingertips. 778 00:49:56,743 --> 00:50:01,503 "All it is is two coats of airplane cement coated on my fingertips. 779 00:50:01,581 --> 00:50:06,041 "l enjoy needling the blue pigs. Hey, blue pig, l was in the park. 780 00:50:06,128 --> 00:50:11,628 "You were using fire trucks to mask the sound ofyour cruising prowl cars. 781 00:50:11,717 --> 00:50:13,177 "Hey, pig, doesn't it rile you up 782 00:50:13,260 --> 00:50:16,350 "to have your nose rubbed in your booboos? 783 00:50:16,430 --> 00:50:19,520 "lfyou cops think l am going to take on a bus the way l stated l was, 784 00:50:19,599 --> 00:50:22,849 "you deserve to have holes in your heads." 785 00:50:24,771 --> 00:50:26,981 And you need to look at this. 786 00:50:29,818 --> 00:50:32,188 "Take one bag of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, 787 00:50:32,279 --> 00:50:33,989 "one gallon of stove oil, 788 00:50:34,072 --> 00:50:36,202 "and dump a few bags of gravel on top..." 789 00:50:36,283 --> 00:50:38,033 -Okay. -lt's a bomb. 790 00:50:38,118 --> 00:50:39,908 Okay. We gotta call the Army and see if this 791 00:50:39,995 --> 00:50:42,745 science experiment could actually work. 792 00:50:42,831 --> 00:50:44,421 Another cipher. 793 00:50:46,626 --> 00:50:49,296 -When did these arrive? -They arrived this morning. 794 00:50:49,379 --> 00:50:50,799 Are you planning to publish? 795 00:50:50,881 --> 00:50:52,131 Robert. 796 00:50:53,592 --> 00:50:55,552 We should have a drink. 797 00:50:59,681 --> 00:51:01,101 Thank you. 798 00:51:02,893 --> 00:51:05,143 So, tell me about yourself. 799 00:51:05,228 --> 00:51:08,768 -You married? -Divorced. Two kids. 800 00:51:09,775 --> 00:51:11,645 What do you do for fun? 801 00:51:13,153 --> 00:51:14,823 l love to read. 802 00:51:15,739 --> 00:51:18,239 -l enjoy books. -Those are the same things. 803 00:51:18,325 --> 00:51:20,825 Why you been going through my trash? 804 00:51:23,663 --> 00:51:25,583 l'll come back to that. 805 00:51:26,083 --> 00:51:27,753 How did you know he was gonna send another code? 806 00:51:27,834 --> 00:51:29,594 l just guessed. 807 00:51:29,669 --> 00:51:31,879 -Just guessed. -The first one seemed too easy. 808 00:51:31,963 --> 00:51:34,303 All right, this can no longer be ignored. 809 00:51:34,382 --> 00:51:38,012 -What is that you're drinking? -lt's an Aqua Velva. 810 00:51:38,095 --> 00:51:41,005 You wouldn't make fun of it ifyou tried it. 811 00:51:50,524 --> 00:51:52,944 But who actually cracked the code? 812 00:51:53,693 --> 00:51:55,953 A married couple who like puzzles. 813 00:51:56,029 --> 00:51:58,239 So what's that tell us about the Zodiac? 814 00:51:58,323 --> 00:51:59,623 -He's no expert. -Right. 815 00:51:59,699 --> 00:52:01,409 lt's just a simple substitution code 816 00:52:01,493 --> 00:52:03,703 like the one that we used to do as boy scouts. 817 00:52:03,787 --> 00:52:05,447 "A" is one, "B" is two. 818 00:52:05,539 --> 00:52:06,869 We weren't all boy scouts, Robert. 819 00:52:06,957 --> 00:52:10,497 Well, it's not that hard. You just got to knowwhere to start. 820 00:52:10,585 --> 00:52:12,375 ln the first cipher... 821 00:52:12,462 --> 00:52:13,712 You actually carry that around with you? 822 00:52:13,797 --> 00:52:15,547 -Why? -No reason. 823 00:52:16,633 --> 00:52:20,093 What's the most common double consonant in the English language? 824 00:52:20,178 --> 00:52:21,298 Consonant? 825 00:52:21,388 --> 00:52:22,678 -The double "L." -Double "L." 826 00:52:22,764 --> 00:52:26,644 And what's the one word that we know that he'll use in here, at least once? 827 00:52:26,726 --> 00:52:27,806 -"Kill." -Right, "kill." 828 00:52:27,894 --> 00:52:29,354 So the Hardens start looking for double symbols, 829 00:52:29,437 --> 00:52:31,437 which they find here, here, and here. 830 00:52:31,523 --> 00:52:33,983 Each with the same two symbols preceding them. 831 00:52:34,067 --> 00:52:35,987 So now they've got a repeating four-letterword 832 00:52:36,069 --> 00:52:38,149 ending with two symbols that they assume stand for "L." 833 00:52:38,238 --> 00:52:39,658 And since they think the whole word is "kill" then... 834 00:52:39,739 --> 00:52:43,159 Then you got your "K," you got your "l," and you're on yourway. 835 00:52:43,243 --> 00:52:45,123 But how do you go from "A" is one and "B" is two 836 00:52:45,203 --> 00:52:46,583 to figuring out this whole code? 837 00:52:46,663 --> 00:52:49,583 Well, same way l did. You go to the library. 838 00:52:52,878 --> 00:52:54,798 ln this book, 839 00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:59,010 the author presents a very simple substitution code in the preface. 840 00:52:59,092 --> 00:53:02,012 Eight of the 26 symbols that he suggests are found in this cipher. 841 00:53:02,095 --> 00:53:03,385 Yeah, but there are non-letter symbols 842 00:53:03,471 --> 00:53:04,891 because there's all these medieval ones. 843 00:53:04,973 --> 00:53:07,563 l thought they looked medieval, too. 844 00:53:08,435 --> 00:53:10,225 But then l found a code written in the Middle Ages. 845 00:53:10,312 --> 00:53:11,402 Guess what it's called? 846 00:53:12,147 --> 00:53:13,937 The ZodiacAlphabet. 847 00:53:15,901 --> 00:53:17,111 Jesus. 848 00:53:18,278 --> 00:53:19,698 What do you want out of this? 849 00:53:19,779 --> 00:53:21,319 -What? -What's your angle? 850 00:53:21,406 --> 00:53:24,276 This is good business for everyone but you. 851 00:53:27,412 --> 00:53:29,212 How do you mean "business"? 852 00:53:32,250 --> 00:53:34,590 Hey. Come to bed. 853 00:53:34,669 --> 00:53:37,959 l'll be up in a minute. l need to make a phone call. 854 00:53:49,559 --> 00:53:51,269 -Hello? -Bill? 855 00:53:52,103 --> 00:53:54,483 There's not many basements in California. 856 00:53:54,564 --> 00:53:56,734 "Basement forfuture use." 857 00:53:56,816 --> 00:53:58,356 That's right. 858 00:53:58,443 --> 00:54:02,073 I'll have Vallejo and Napa check with their city planners. 859 00:54:02,155 --> 00:54:04,405 -Get some sleep. -Yeah, sure. 860 00:54:17,337 --> 00:54:20,167 "Dear Melvin, this is the Zodiac speaking. 861 00:54:20,257 --> 00:54:22,417 "I wish you a happy Christmas. 862 00:54:22,509 --> 00:54:25,969 "The one thing I ask of you is this. Please help me. 863 00:54:26,054 --> 00:54:29,474 "l cannot reach out for help because this thing in me won't let me." 864 00:54:29,557 --> 00:54:30,927 Thank you. 865 00:54:31,017 --> 00:54:34,227 "l am finding it extremely difficult to hold it in check 866 00:54:34,312 --> 00:54:36,942 "and l am afraid l will lose control again 867 00:54:37,023 --> 00:54:39,863 "and take my ninth and possibly tenth victim." 868 00:54:39,943 --> 00:54:42,283 Melvin, he's reaching out to you. 869 00:54:42,362 --> 00:54:43,702 Absolutely. 870 00:54:43,780 --> 00:54:47,320 lnspectors, he sent this letter directly to my residence. 871 00:54:47,409 --> 00:54:50,449 lt is a cry for help, intended as a private communiqué. 872 00:54:50,537 --> 00:54:52,707 Which is why you contacted the Chronicle. 873 00:54:52,789 --> 00:54:55,789 The people have a right to know. Toddy? 874 00:54:55,875 --> 00:54:58,955 -When did the letter arrive? -ln the middle of last week. 875 00:54:59,045 --> 00:55:01,455 l was away on safari. 876 00:55:01,548 --> 00:55:03,338 What did you gentlemen do for Christmas? 877 00:55:03,425 --> 00:55:05,755 -You're looking at it. -You must see Africa. 878 00:55:05,844 --> 00:55:11,064 Cradle of civilization. Fascinating people. Beautiful. Savage. 879 00:55:11,141 --> 00:55:14,941 -Back to the killerwho wrote to you. -Yes. Of course. 880 00:55:15,020 --> 00:55:16,940 lt is my belief that he only penned this letter 881 00:55:17,022 --> 00:55:20,072 because he couldn't get through to me on the Dunbar show or here. 882 00:55:20,150 --> 00:55:22,690 -He tried to contact you here? -Several times. 883 00:55:22,777 --> 00:55:24,947 l was out, but he spoke with my housekeeper. 884 00:55:25,030 --> 00:55:26,110 Didn't leave a number. 885 00:55:26,197 --> 00:55:28,737 He's kind of crafty like that. Do you mind if l speak to her? 886 00:55:28,825 --> 00:55:31,945 Not at all. But the real story is the letter. 887 00:55:32,037 --> 00:55:34,117 -l'll be back. -Yeah. 888 00:55:34,205 --> 00:55:35,325 She's right this way. 889 00:55:35,415 --> 00:55:40,785 lnspector Toschi, it is my belief this is a window into this man's soul. 890 00:55:40,879 --> 00:55:42,589 Killing is his compulsion. 891 00:55:42,672 --> 00:55:45,302 Even though he tries to ignore it, it drives him. 892 00:55:45,383 --> 00:55:46,433 lt's in his blood. 893 00:55:46,509 --> 00:55:49,599 Could be. Or maybe he just likes the attention. 894 00:56:33,431 --> 00:56:38,731 l didn't mean to scare you, but your right rearwheel is loose. 895 00:56:38,812 --> 00:56:39,852 Really? 896 00:56:39,938 --> 00:56:43,478 lfyou like, l could tighten the lugs up for you. 897 00:56:46,027 --> 00:56:47,187 lfyou don't mind. 898 00:56:47,278 --> 00:56:49,778 Well, you can't be too careful. 899 00:57:24,190 --> 00:57:26,610 -All done. -Thank you. 900 00:57:26,693 --> 00:57:28,943 No problem. Have a good night. 901 00:57:33,867 --> 00:57:35,197 lt's okay. 902 00:58:29,547 --> 00:58:31,217 Are you okay? 903 00:58:32,675 --> 00:58:35,385 Yeah. Yeah, we're fine. 904 00:58:36,179 --> 00:58:38,639 Must have been worse than l thought. 905 00:58:38,723 --> 00:58:41,603 l can give you a lift to a service station. 906 00:58:43,811 --> 00:58:44,941 Okay. 907 00:58:51,277 --> 00:58:53,317 lt's okay. Come on. 908 00:59:00,995 --> 00:59:03,205 l didn't know you had a baby. 909 00:59:04,874 --> 00:59:06,584 Oh, is that okay? 910 00:59:08,127 --> 00:59:09,957 The more the merrier. 911 00:59:19,472 --> 00:59:22,142 You shouldn't smoke. lt's a bad habit. 912 00:59:28,565 --> 00:59:32,225 -l think we just passed a filling station. -lt was closed. 913 00:59:37,657 --> 00:59:40,737 Do you always go around helping people in the night? 914 00:59:40,827 --> 00:59:44,157 When l'm done with them, they don't need much help. 915 00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:48,750 lt's okay. 916 00:59:48,835 --> 00:59:50,875 Before l kill you, 917 00:59:50,962 --> 00:59:53,842 l'm gonna throw your baby out the window. 918 01:00:07,312 --> 01:00:10,522 No! Help! Please! No! 919 01:00:17,405 --> 01:00:20,315 She was on the side of the road. She flagged me down. 920 01:00:20,408 --> 01:00:22,078 -What happened to her? -She said she jumped from a car. 921 01:00:22,160 --> 01:00:23,990 l found her like this. 922 01:00:24,078 --> 01:00:26,998 -What is it? -Please, he said... 923 01:00:27,081 --> 01:00:29,961 -lt'll be okay. -Tried to kill me. 924 01:00:30,043 --> 01:00:31,543 My baby! 925 01:00:31,628 --> 01:00:35,048 -Where's her baby? -She didn't have one when l stopped. 926 01:00:35,131 --> 01:00:36,801 Where's your baby? 927 01:00:43,264 --> 01:00:44,514 Jesus. 928 01:00:52,190 --> 01:00:54,650 -You hid it? -ln case he came back. 929 01:01:09,540 --> 01:01:10,830 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 930 01:01:11,459 --> 01:01:14,799 "By the way, have you cracked the last cipher I sent you? 931 01:01:14,879 --> 01:01:18,629 "I'm mildly curious as to how much money you have on my head now. 932 01:01:18,716 --> 01:01:22,506 "I hope you do not think I was the one who wiped out that blue meanie 933 01:01:22,595 --> 01:01:24,595 "with a bomb at the cop station, 934 01:01:24,681 --> 01:01:27,181 "even though I talked about killing children with one." 935 01:01:27,266 --> 01:01:28,676 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 936 01:01:28,768 --> 01:01:32,098 "I'd like to see some nice Zodiac buttons wandering around town. 937 01:01:32,855 --> 01:01:34,355 "Everyone else has these buttons 938 01:01:34,440 --> 01:01:37,940 "like peace, black power, and Melvin eats blubber, et cetera. 939 01:01:38,152 --> 01:01:39,532 "It would cheer me up considerably 940 01:01:39,612 --> 01:01:41,992 "if I saw a lot of people wearing my button. 941 01:01:42,073 --> 01:01:44,783 -"Please no nasty ones." -"This is the Zodiac speaking. 942 01:01:44,867 --> 01:01:47,787 "I shot a man sitting in a parked carwith a .38. 943 01:01:47,870 --> 01:01:51,160 "Zodiac 12, SFPD zero." 944 01:01:51,249 --> 01:01:54,629 "The map coupled with this code will tell you where the bomb is set. 945 01:01:54,711 --> 01:01:57,461 "You have until next fall to dig it up." 946 01:01:59,924 --> 01:02:01,384 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 947 01:02:01,467 --> 01:02:03,257 "I'm rather unhappy because you people 948 01:02:03,344 --> 01:02:05,184 "will not wear some nice Zodiac buttons. 949 01:02:05,263 --> 01:02:07,723 "So, l now have a little list, starting with the woman and her baby 950 01:02:07,807 --> 01:02:09,217 "that l gave a rather interesting ride 951 01:02:09,308 --> 01:02:11,558 "for a couple of hours one evening, a few months back, 952 01:02:11,644 --> 01:02:13,904 "that ended in my burning her car where l found them." 953 01:02:13,980 --> 01:02:16,190 We're really not gonna run any more of his letters? 954 01:02:16,274 --> 01:02:18,864 The new policy. Our brothers in blue want us to hold back 955 01:02:18,943 --> 01:02:20,533 and see how he reacts. 956 01:02:20,611 --> 01:02:22,741 Four letters in three months, 957 01:02:22,822 --> 01:02:25,822 and this is the first mention of Kathleen Johns. That's very weird. 958 01:02:25,908 --> 01:02:29,238 That's because he's full of shit. 959 01:02:30,496 --> 01:02:32,156 What do you mean? 960 01:02:33,416 --> 01:02:34,616 You don't know? 961 01:02:36,294 --> 01:02:41,094 Welcome. Please put your stuff down. You're going down five rows and left. 962 01:02:41,174 --> 01:02:43,764 Looking for the Modesto Bee from March. 963 01:02:43,843 --> 01:02:46,933 l'm going to stand here and attempt not to vomit. 964 01:02:47,013 --> 01:02:49,013 -Left. -Left. 965 01:02:50,016 --> 01:02:52,516 -What am l looking for? -Kathleen Johns. 966 01:02:52,602 --> 01:02:53,812 Also probably you wanna pull the Chron from... 967 01:02:53,895 --> 01:02:57,055 You know, never mind. l'll see to that. 968 01:02:58,191 --> 01:03:00,611 Okay, look at this letter again. The part about Kathleen Johns. 969 01:03:00,693 --> 01:03:02,573 Tell me what facts he gives. 970 01:03:02,653 --> 01:03:05,863 -A woman and her baby abducted. -Fact. 971 01:03:08,034 --> 01:03:10,204 -The car on fire. -Okay, now, 972 01:03:11,662 --> 01:03:14,082 look at the article from the Bee. 973 01:03:14,749 --> 01:03:16,329 Seen it yet? 974 01:03:16,417 --> 01:03:18,337 Everything in the letter already appeared in the article. 975 01:03:18,419 --> 01:03:20,379 And he's done it before. 976 01:03:21,547 --> 01:03:24,217 Officer Richard Radetich, shot sitting in his car. 977 01:03:24,300 --> 01:03:26,470 Zodiac claimed that he shot someone in their car. 978 01:03:26,552 --> 01:03:30,102 Couple days after this article came out. 979 01:03:30,181 --> 01:03:31,851 The police already had somebody in custody. 980 01:03:31,933 --> 01:03:34,523 Zodiac didn't do it, but took credit for it anyway 981 01:03:34,602 --> 01:03:36,942 because he's in it for the press. 982 01:03:37,021 --> 01:03:38,401 He even stole his symbol. 983 01:03:38,481 --> 01:03:40,771 -What? -Yeah. Shit. 984 01:03:40,858 --> 01:03:42,528 lf l show you something, you promise not to tell anyone? 985 01:03:42,610 --> 01:03:45,900 -Who would l tell? -Okay. Totally solid point. Okay. 986 01:03:53,746 --> 01:03:55,456 That's the only place that word and that symbol 987 01:03:55,540 --> 01:03:58,000 ever appeared together before the letters. 988 01:03:58,084 --> 01:03:59,634 The guy stole his logo off a watch. 989 01:03:59,710 --> 01:04:01,000 How can somebody who's killed 13 people do... 990 01:04:01,087 --> 01:04:02,337 He claims he's killed 13 people, 991 01:04:02,421 --> 01:04:03,961 but which ones can we actually confirm? 992 01:04:04,048 --> 01:04:08,088 There's three in Vallejo, one in Berryessa, the cabbie. That's it. 993 01:04:09,720 --> 01:04:12,260 Bobby, you almost look disappointed. 994 01:04:13,099 --> 01:04:15,599 Chief's pulling everybody off buses. 995 01:04:16,227 --> 01:04:17,807 Business as usual. 996 01:04:17,895 --> 01:04:19,555 Something'll shake loose. 997 01:04:19,647 --> 01:04:21,857 Not a peep in four months. 998 01:04:21,941 --> 01:04:24,401 First he won't shut up and now... 999 01:04:24,485 --> 01:04:26,775 Maybe we drove him underground. 1000 01:04:27,446 --> 01:04:29,066 Maybe he's gone. 1001 01:04:30,116 --> 01:04:33,156 311 at 582 Haight, cross at Biltmore. There's a male... 1002 01:04:33,244 --> 01:04:35,454 -Happy birthday, Bill. -Thanks. 1003 01:04:45,673 --> 01:04:47,973 Does it ever bother you that people call you Shorty? 1004 01:04:48,050 --> 01:04:50,550 Does it bother you that people call you a retard? 1005 01:04:50,636 --> 01:04:53,466 -Nobody calls me that. -Right. 1006 01:04:53,556 --> 01:04:57,136 As governor, I pledge to use all my influence 1007 01:04:57,226 --> 01:05:01,896 to make sure that Darlene Ferrin's killer is brought tojustice. 1008 01:05:01,981 --> 01:05:06,571 I believe some clues were overlooked in the murder of Darlene Ferrin. 1009 01:05:06,652 --> 01:05:08,492 -I believe her murderwas premeditated. -Who is that? 1010 01:05:08,571 --> 01:05:11,571 Florence Douglas, mayor ofVallejo. She's running for governor. 1011 01:05:11,657 --> 01:05:14,527 I believe that the police department either did not have the money, the time 1012 01:05:14,619 --> 01:05:16,659 or, yes, the inclination... 1013 01:05:16,746 --> 01:05:20,116 Sayonara, police endorsement. Good work, Flo. 1014 01:05:20,207 --> 01:05:22,827 Does anyone ever call me names, or... 1015 01:05:23,920 --> 01:05:25,800 You mean like retard? 1016 01:05:25,880 --> 01:05:27,170 Yeah. 1017 01:05:28,090 --> 01:05:29,170 No. 1018 01:05:33,471 --> 01:05:37,521 Shit. Fuck. Oh, my God. Jesus. 1019 01:05:41,729 --> 01:05:43,609 Tell me that's not a piece of bloody shirt! 1020 01:05:43,689 --> 01:05:45,229 Fuck! Holy fucking crap! 1021 01:05:45,316 --> 01:05:47,686 "l feel it in my bones, you ache to know my name 1022 01:05:47,902 --> 01:05:50,282 "and so l'll clue you in. 1023 01:05:50,363 --> 01:05:53,493 "But then, why spoil the game? Happy Halloween." 1024 01:05:54,951 --> 01:05:58,751 Paul, you did call him a latent homosexual 1025 01:05:58,829 --> 01:06:00,119 in at least one ofyour articles. 1026 01:06:00,206 --> 01:06:02,746 Dave. l want a gun. 1027 01:06:05,419 --> 01:06:06,749 A gun? 1028 01:06:11,342 --> 01:06:12,972 You're in Herb Caen. 1029 01:06:13,052 --> 01:06:15,552 "Paul Avery's investigation has won him the accolade 1030 01:06:15,638 --> 01:06:18,638 "of a message from the Zodiac warning, 'You are doomed.' 1031 01:06:18,724 --> 01:06:22,064 "As a result, several crime newsmen are wearing lapel buttons reading, 1032 01:06:22,144 --> 01:06:24,274 "'l am not Paul Avery."' 1033 01:06:24,355 --> 01:06:26,475 You should sell these. You could do well. 1034 01:06:26,565 --> 01:06:29,225 lt's been a windfall, since they published the threat on my life. 1035 01:06:29,318 --> 01:06:30,988 l got the leads coming out of the woodwork. 1036 01:06:31,070 --> 01:06:34,030 There's one guy down in Riverside. 1037 01:06:34,115 --> 01:06:35,275 l'm gonna drive down and see him tonight. 1038 01:06:35,366 --> 01:06:39,076 -You wanna tag along? -No, l have a date. 1039 01:06:39,745 --> 01:06:42,035 -Really? -Who is this guy? 1040 01:06:42,123 --> 01:06:45,713 He wishes to remain anonymous. l wish to remain infamous. 1041 01:06:45,793 --> 01:06:50,133 So we're going to get along great. 1042 01:06:56,887 --> 01:06:59,507 Hi. Good evening. Hi. l'm looking for a Melanie. 1043 01:06:59,598 --> 01:07:01,518 Yes. lt's the young lady sitting by herself. 1044 01:07:01,600 --> 01:07:02,930 Thank you. 1045 01:07:09,275 --> 01:07:10,605 You must be Melanie. 1046 01:07:10,693 --> 01:07:12,613 -Which would make you Robert. -lt would. 1047 01:07:12,695 --> 01:07:15,905 Glynnis told me lots about you. 1048 01:07:15,990 --> 01:07:17,700 -And you have wine, great. -l do. 1049 01:07:17,783 --> 01:07:19,743 Great. How late am l? 1050 01:07:21,620 --> 01:07:24,160 Just a few minutes, really. l just got here myself. 1051 01:07:24,248 --> 01:07:27,328 Traffic's bumper to bumper. l was at the gun range. 1052 01:07:27,418 --> 01:07:30,498 -Glynnis said you were a cartoonist. -Oh, yeah. 1053 01:07:30,588 --> 01:07:32,418 Well, what're you doing at a gun range? 1054 01:07:32,506 --> 01:07:34,086 Reading. 1055 01:07:34,175 --> 01:07:37,135 Get some more... You need some more napkins. 1056 01:07:38,387 --> 01:07:40,597 So, you work with Glynnis. 1057 01:07:40,681 --> 01:07:42,641 -For her, actually. -For her? 1058 01:07:42,725 --> 01:07:44,385 Oh, well... 1059 01:07:46,228 --> 01:07:48,308 My children are terrified of Glynnis. 1060 01:07:48,397 --> 01:07:49,687 Me, too. 1061 01:07:53,069 --> 01:07:54,239 So, the gun range? 1062 01:07:54,320 --> 01:07:57,280 We're... l'm working on... Do you know the Zodiac? 1063 01:07:57,364 --> 01:07:58,704 -Yeah. -l'm working with... 1064 01:07:58,783 --> 01:08:01,243 -Do you knowwho Paul Avery is? -Sounds kind of familiar. 1065 01:08:01,327 --> 01:08:03,077 He's the writer that the Zodiac threatened. 1066 01:08:03,162 --> 01:08:04,412 Oh, yeah, l saw that on TV. 1067 01:08:04,497 --> 01:08:07,617 Well, l work near him and he's going down tonight 1068 01:08:07,708 --> 01:08:10,918 to track an anonymous tipster down in Riverside. 1069 01:08:12,046 --> 01:08:14,126 Where is Riverside? 1070 01:08:14,215 --> 01:08:15,715 lt's near L.A. 1071 01:08:15,800 --> 01:08:19,430 Oh, wow. l don't think Paul knows that it's that far away. 1072 01:08:21,597 --> 01:08:23,637 Sounds kind of dangerous. 1073 01:08:24,850 --> 01:08:27,770 Yeah. How do you mean? 1074 01:08:27,853 --> 01:08:30,273 Well, you said it was an anonymous tip, right? 1075 01:08:30,356 --> 01:08:31,816 Yeah. 1076 01:08:31,899 --> 01:08:35,489 So it could be an ambush. l mean, it could be the Zodiac. 1077 01:08:36,987 --> 01:08:39,407 Don't you think it's kind of stupid? 1078 01:08:39,490 --> 01:08:42,160 Yeah, yeah. Well, Paul has a gun. 1079 01:08:45,955 --> 01:08:48,455 So, do you knowwhat's good here? 1080 01:08:50,251 --> 01:08:52,421 l've never been here before. 1081 01:08:54,547 --> 01:08:56,547 The pasta, spaghetti? 1082 01:08:58,217 --> 01:09:00,337 Are you ready to order yet? 1083 01:09:01,387 --> 01:09:04,177 Yeah, l'll have the penne vodka. But could you do it in a cream sauce? 1084 01:09:04,265 --> 01:09:05,595 Of course. 1085 01:09:10,563 --> 01:09:12,773 Maybe give us another minute? 1086 01:09:14,608 --> 01:09:16,568 Do you have any change? 1087 01:09:16,652 --> 01:09:18,822 Oh, wait, no wait, hold on. 1088 01:09:18,904 --> 01:09:20,494 Nope. That's a penny. 1089 01:09:20,573 --> 01:09:21,993 Do you have to make a phone call? 1090 01:09:22,074 --> 01:09:25,584 Yeah, you know, when you were saying that the Zodiac... 1091 01:09:26,120 --> 01:09:27,830 You know, when you said it was dangerous, l just thought 1092 01:09:27,913 --> 01:09:29,963 -that it is dangerous, and it's... -Stupid? 1093 01:09:30,040 --> 01:09:31,670 Stupid. And l just thought that 1094 01:09:31,750 --> 01:09:35,500 l should call his wife and just see if she's heard from him. 1095 01:09:37,798 --> 01:09:39,258 l have some change. 1096 01:09:58,444 --> 01:10:01,744 Okay. Well, she said she'd call when she heard from him. 1097 01:10:01,822 --> 01:10:03,282 -Good. -Yeah. 1098 01:10:04,658 --> 01:10:08,118 Melanie, l should really go home and wait for the call. 1099 01:10:11,248 --> 01:10:14,748 ls this some sleazy plan to get me to go home with you? 1100 01:10:15,419 --> 01:10:16,919 What? No. 1101 01:10:19,381 --> 01:10:21,381 l'll get the food to go. 1102 01:10:23,052 --> 01:10:24,222 Hello! 1103 01:10:40,402 --> 01:10:43,242 Hi! l'm supposed to meet somebody here. 1104 01:11:01,465 --> 01:11:02,875 Anything? 1105 01:11:06,512 --> 01:11:07,762 You don't have to stay. 1106 01:11:07,846 --> 01:11:09,306 Are you kidding? 1107 01:11:09,390 --> 01:11:12,520 This is the most interesting date l've ever had. 1108 01:11:16,772 --> 01:11:17,902 -Paul? -Robert? 1109 01:11:17,982 --> 01:11:19,572 -Yes. -You sitting down? 1110 01:11:19,650 --> 01:11:20,780 Yes. 1111 01:11:20,859 --> 01:11:22,649 You're not gonna believe this. 1112 01:11:22,736 --> 01:11:23,776 Dave! 1113 01:11:23,862 --> 01:11:26,452 In a bizarre twist, the hunted has become hunter. 1114 01:11:26,532 --> 01:11:30,332 San Francisco Chronicle reporter and Zodiac target Paul Avery 1115 01:11:30,411 --> 01:11:32,501 claims to have uncovered new information 1116 01:11:32,579 --> 01:11:37,079 regarding the only unsolved homicide in Riverside County's history, 1117 01:11:37,167 --> 01:11:40,337 a 1966 Southern California murder, 1118 01:11:40,421 --> 01:11:43,421 that Avery now believes was the Zodiac's first victim. 1119 01:11:43,507 --> 01:11:44,507 What? 1120 01:11:44,591 --> 01:11:45,801 -He didn't call you about this? -Hang on! 1121 01:11:45,884 --> 01:11:47,394 The Riverside killer wrote to the press letters 1122 01:11:47,469 --> 01:11:51,309 that I then took personally to the Office of Questioned Documents. 1123 01:11:51,390 --> 01:11:53,600 And what did this expert tell you? 1124 01:11:53,684 --> 01:11:55,234 What I knew in my gut, Ron. 1125 01:11:55,311 --> 01:11:57,771 The handwriting matches Zodiac's. 1126 01:11:57,855 --> 01:12:00,185 How'd he get the evidence out of Riverside? 1127 01:12:00,274 --> 01:12:02,484 He took it to Sherwood without telling us, the son of a bitch. 1128 01:12:02,568 --> 01:12:03,818 You know how bad this looks? 1129 01:12:03,902 --> 01:12:06,112 Hey, how do we know that this lead is real? 1130 01:12:06,196 --> 01:12:08,486 lt's very real. You know how l know? 1131 01:12:08,574 --> 01:12:10,454 Because l saw it on TV. 1132 01:12:16,457 --> 01:12:17,457 Excuse me. 1133 01:12:17,541 --> 01:12:18,711 Dave. 1134 01:12:19,084 --> 01:12:20,174 Hi. 1135 01:12:20,252 --> 01:12:22,422 Dave, you know Mel Nicolai. He's working the case for Justice. 1136 01:12:22,504 --> 01:12:23,674 Good to see you, Mel. 1137 01:12:23,756 --> 01:12:25,666 All due respect, can someone explain to me 1138 01:12:25,758 --> 01:12:27,378 why l'm reading about breaks in this case 1139 01:12:27,468 --> 01:12:29,338 in the Chronicle instead of getting calls from you? 1140 01:12:29,428 --> 01:12:30,508 We got screwed. 1141 01:12:30,596 --> 01:12:31,756 Dave, come on. 1142 01:12:31,847 --> 01:12:33,847 You do get your name in the paper a lot. People talk. 1143 01:12:33,932 --> 01:12:36,812 l don't ever talk about an open investigation, period. Okay, Ken? 1144 01:12:36,894 --> 01:12:39,694 Dave? Hey. Hi. 1145 01:12:39,772 --> 01:12:42,362 Paul Avery. Can l catch a ride with you gents when we get there? 1146 01:12:42,441 --> 01:12:44,281 Not a good idea, Paul. 1147 01:12:45,110 --> 01:12:48,030 He's gonna make me take a cab when we're going to the same place. 1148 01:12:48,113 --> 01:12:50,703 Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for choosing PSA. 1149 01:12:50,783 --> 01:12:52,913 -Fair enough. Fair enough. -Please take your seats at this time. 1150 01:12:52,993 --> 01:12:56,163 Remember, smoking is in the last six aisles only. 1151 01:12:56,246 --> 01:12:57,906 Enjoy yourflight. 1152 01:13:01,752 --> 01:13:03,842 -Cross? Hi. -Yeah. 1153 01:13:03,921 --> 01:13:06,211 -lnspector David Toschi, SFPD. -How are you doing? 1154 01:13:06,298 --> 01:13:07,798 Great. Thanks for having us down today. 1155 01:13:07,883 --> 01:13:10,393 Not at all. l hear you have some files for us. 1156 01:13:10,469 --> 01:13:12,009 l'll show you mine. You show me yours. 1157 01:13:12,096 --> 01:13:14,466 -Frisco huh? -That's right. San Francisco. 1158 01:13:15,099 --> 01:13:16,559 -Ken Narlow from Napa. -Ken. 1159 01:13:16,642 --> 01:13:18,392 -Mel Nicolai, Justice. -Mel. 1160 01:13:18,477 --> 01:13:19,437 Here's what we know. 1161 01:13:19,520 --> 01:13:22,110 Cheri Jo Bates attended Riverside Community College. 1162 01:13:22,189 --> 01:13:26,479 She studies in the library the night of October 30th, 1966. 1163 01:13:26,610 --> 01:13:30,410 She leaves with an unidentified male at closing, 9:00 p.m. 1164 01:13:30,489 --> 01:13:34,239 Her body's found the next morning in a parking lot, stabbed to death. 1165 01:13:34,326 --> 01:13:35,616 Her car is disabled. 1166 01:13:35,702 --> 01:13:38,702 Someone cut the coil in the distributor, the battery died. 1167 01:13:38,789 --> 01:13:41,209 The someone comes back, offers to help. 1168 01:13:41,291 --> 01:13:43,421 -Like Kathleen Johns. -Who? 1169 01:13:43,502 --> 01:13:46,212 A woman outside of Modesto, might be a Zodiac victim. 1170 01:13:46,296 --> 01:13:49,796 Might. Might be. l have her comp right here in this file. 1171 01:13:49,883 --> 01:13:51,093 Okay. 1172 01:13:51,176 --> 01:13:54,296 A typewritten confession was sent to the Riverside Press Enterprise 1173 01:13:54,388 --> 01:13:57,178 on November 29th, a month after Bates's murder. 1174 01:13:57,266 --> 01:13:58,676 They ran it. 1175 01:14:00,936 --> 01:14:03,646 "l'm not sick. l am insane. But that will not stop the game. 1176 01:14:03,730 --> 01:14:05,940 "This letter should be published for all to read." 1177 01:14:06,024 --> 01:14:07,364 He wants to be published. He calls it a game. 1178 01:14:07,443 --> 01:14:08,823 l mean, this could be our boy. 1179 01:14:08,902 --> 01:14:12,242 Six months later, the police, the girl's father, and the paper, 1180 01:14:12,322 --> 01:14:14,282 they all received these. 1181 01:14:19,079 --> 01:14:20,909 Double postage, just like Zodiac. 1182 01:14:22,499 --> 01:14:25,379 These are what Sherwood Morrill matched to the Zodiac letters? 1183 01:14:25,461 --> 01:14:27,501 These and the desktop. Don. 1184 01:14:27,588 --> 01:14:31,918 This was found a couple of months later by a janitor in RCC storage. 1185 01:14:40,893 --> 01:14:43,523 Sherwood got a handwriting match offwood? 1186 01:14:45,397 --> 01:14:47,687 Who etches in their own handwriting? 1187 01:14:47,774 --> 01:14:48,944 To be honest with you, 1188 01:14:49,026 --> 01:14:51,396 our letters and your letters, l don't see it. 1189 01:14:51,487 --> 01:14:54,067 How did Paul Avery get his hands on the exemplars? 1190 01:14:54,156 --> 01:14:55,486 l gave them to him. 1191 01:14:55,574 --> 01:14:57,494 We talked on the phone the other day for about an hour. 1192 01:14:57,576 --> 01:14:59,036 And l told him you were gonna be here. 1193 01:14:59,119 --> 01:15:00,829 -You told him we were meeting? -Yeah. 1194 01:15:00,913 --> 01:15:03,123 l also told him we don't think this is Zodiac. 1195 01:15:03,207 --> 01:15:05,287 Okay, wait a minute. 1196 01:15:05,375 --> 01:15:08,455 -You don't think this is Zodiac? -We got a guy we like for it. 1197 01:15:08,545 --> 01:15:10,125 We don't have enough to pin it on him yet, 1198 01:15:10,214 --> 01:15:11,464 but we're pretty sure it's him. 1199 01:15:11,548 --> 01:15:14,428 lfyou don't think this is Zodiac, then why give anything to Avery? 1200 01:15:14,510 --> 01:15:16,180 l'm trying to cooperate. 1201 01:15:16,261 --> 01:15:19,061 Oh, that's how you cooperate? By giving information to reporters? 1202 01:15:19,139 --> 01:15:20,679 Look, l don't know about the handwriting, 1203 01:15:20,766 --> 01:15:22,016 but Sherwood says it's a match, right? 1204 01:15:22,100 --> 01:15:24,520 So, let's just say that your guy did Cheri Jo. 1205 01:15:24,603 --> 01:15:25,773 He types the confession. 1206 01:15:25,854 --> 01:15:29,024 Zodiac reads it in the paper, and he writes a letter taking credit for it. 1207 01:15:29,107 --> 01:15:30,647 Now, that's something he's done before. 1208 01:15:30,734 --> 01:15:33,364 Look, now you have everything we have. 1209 01:15:33,445 --> 01:15:36,735 But, in my opinion, you guys came south for nothing. 1210 01:15:36,823 --> 01:15:38,953 FUBAR, gentlemen, FUBAR. 1211 01:15:39,034 --> 01:15:41,794 l don't care what he says. This still could be Z. 1212 01:15:41,870 --> 01:15:45,080 The problem is the entire state already thinks it is. 1213 01:15:45,165 --> 01:15:48,535 Well, there's your press agent. Talk to him about it. 1214 01:15:51,046 --> 01:15:53,006 l come in peace. l don't want any trouble. 1215 01:15:53,090 --> 01:15:55,050 l really don't want to talk to you right now, Paul. Not now. 1216 01:15:55,133 --> 01:15:59,103 -Just trying to do myjob. -Oh, really? Well, now l can't do mine. 1217 01:15:59,179 --> 01:16:01,219 We're already screwed with the amount of tips we got on this thing, 1218 01:16:01,306 --> 01:16:03,056 and you just freaked out the entire state. 1219 01:16:03,141 --> 01:16:06,441 l have got Napa, Vallejo, and DOJ looking at me sideways 1220 01:16:06,520 --> 01:16:09,360 and Riverside's telling me l'm on a snipe hunt! 1221 01:16:09,439 --> 01:16:12,069 Jesus. Hey, Cheri Jo Bates was a gift. l gave that to you. 1222 01:16:12,150 --> 01:16:13,730 You and Armstrong neverwould have found her. 1223 01:16:13,819 --> 01:16:16,109 This may not be Zodiac. Does that matter to you? 1224 01:16:16,196 --> 01:16:17,566 -What if it is? -Does it matter that Riverside may not 1225 01:16:17,656 --> 01:16:19,736 be able to make a case against their suspect because ofyou? 1226 01:16:19,825 --> 01:16:21,735 Tell it to Sherwood. l'm out here, beating the bushes, 1227 01:16:21,827 --> 01:16:23,407 trying to draw him out. We're in this together. 1228 01:16:23,495 --> 01:16:24,865 No, we're not in anything together, Paul, 1229 01:16:24,955 --> 01:16:26,825 because l'm not interested in upping my circulation. 1230 01:16:26,915 --> 01:16:29,785 Oh, boy. He wrote me. He threatened my life. 1231 01:16:29,876 --> 01:16:31,496 Hey, Bullitt! 1232 01:16:31,628 --> 01:16:35,588 Been a year-and-a-half, you gonna catch this fucking guy or not? 1233 01:16:37,676 --> 01:16:40,086 -Go fuck yourself. -Happily. 1234 01:16:40,178 --> 01:16:42,178 You should have called me, Paul. 1235 01:16:47,728 --> 01:16:48,978 Thank you. 1236 01:17:02,200 --> 01:17:03,950 -Did you see this? -Unfortunately, yes. 1237 01:17:04,036 --> 01:17:06,746 Here comes every lunatic in California. 1238 01:17:07,581 --> 01:17:08,911 l'm the Zodiac. 1239 01:17:08,999 --> 01:17:10,579 And how did you kill your victims? 1240 01:17:10,667 --> 01:17:13,287 With a gun. No, with a hammer. 1241 01:17:13,378 --> 01:17:14,708 All l'm authorized to tell you 1242 01:17:14,796 --> 01:17:16,376 is that he's still under government employment. 1243 01:17:16,465 --> 01:17:19,545 -And who authorized you to tell me this? -That's all l'm authorized to say. 1244 01:17:19,635 --> 01:17:21,795 Only a little rat bastard like Andre 1245 01:17:21,887 --> 01:17:24,467 could have done something like cut off all the victims' hands. 1246 01:17:24,556 --> 01:17:26,926 Zodiac didn't cut off any of the victims' hands. 1247 01:17:27,017 --> 01:17:28,767 -Are you sure? -Yes, sir. 1248 01:17:28,852 --> 01:17:31,402 Travis and l worked here side by side for 10 years. 1249 01:17:31,480 --> 01:17:35,570 His foot gets crushed in an accident and the killings begin. 1250 01:17:35,651 --> 01:17:37,151 -Coincidence? -l don't know. 1251 01:17:37,235 --> 01:17:39,145 You're a cop, man. Do the math. 1252 01:17:43,533 --> 01:17:46,793 Have you considered the killer might be Paul Avery? 1253 01:17:46,870 --> 01:17:48,080 Frequently. 1254 01:17:48,622 --> 01:17:50,042 He was drinking Coors, getting a load on. 1255 01:17:50,582 --> 01:17:54,212 Starts talking about hunting people. Like that book. 1256 01:17:54,294 --> 01:17:56,504 Says how you can put a light at the end of a gun 1257 01:17:56,588 --> 01:17:58,128 to use as a sight in the dark. 1258 01:17:58,215 --> 01:18:00,005 -He said that? -Yeah. 1259 01:18:00,967 --> 01:18:03,137 So l asked him, "Howwould you get away with it?" 1260 01:18:03,220 --> 01:18:04,970 And he said, "lt would be easy 1261 01:18:05,055 --> 01:18:07,515 "'cause there'd be no real motive to the thing." 1262 01:18:07,599 --> 01:18:09,479 Then he said he'd write letters to the police 1263 01:18:09,559 --> 01:18:11,349 and call himself Zodiac to mess with them. 1264 01:18:11,436 --> 01:18:13,056 Leigh liked messing with people. 1265 01:18:13,146 --> 01:18:16,186 -You're positive he said "Zodiac"? -Yeah. 1266 01:18:16,274 --> 01:18:19,364 l thought it was a stupid name. So l told him. 1267 01:18:19,444 --> 01:18:22,914 He got up all upset and said, "l don't care what you think. 1268 01:18:22,989 --> 01:18:25,659 "l've thought about it a long time and that's the name l'm gonna use." 1269 01:18:25,742 --> 01:18:29,082 Did you feel like he'd been thinking about it a long time? 1270 01:18:29,162 --> 01:18:32,422 He was raw about losing his job at the school. 1271 01:18:32,499 --> 01:18:35,539 He talked about shooting out the tires of a school bus 1272 01:18:35,627 --> 01:18:38,047 and picking off the little darlings. 1273 01:18:38,130 --> 01:18:42,220 -He actually used those words? -That's what made me remember. 1274 01:18:42,300 --> 01:18:44,720 Afterwards, l told my wife l didn't wanna see him again. 1275 01:18:44,803 --> 01:18:46,553 And l haven't since. 1276 01:18:46,638 --> 01:18:49,178 Other thing is, Leigh's into skin diving. 1277 01:18:49,266 --> 01:18:51,346 l know he's been up to that lake a bunch of times. 1278 01:18:51,435 --> 01:18:53,805 Lake Berryessa? Did you ever go with him? 1279 01:18:53,895 --> 01:18:57,895 Couple times. We went fishing by Putah Creek near there. 1280 01:18:57,983 --> 01:18:59,443 Tell him when you put it together. 1281 01:18:59,526 --> 01:19:04,236 About a year ago, in the paper, there was a story about the Zodiac. 1282 01:19:04,322 --> 01:19:07,452 And it all comes back. l tried to call the local cops. 1283 01:19:07,534 --> 01:19:09,164 They blew him off. Thought he was a nut. 1284 01:19:09,244 --> 01:19:13,084 And you're sure the conversation you had about Zodiac 1285 01:19:13,165 --> 01:19:16,915 took place on January 1st, 1968? 1286 01:19:17,002 --> 01:19:18,752 lt couldn't have been any later. 1287 01:19:18,837 --> 01:19:21,797 l started a newjob in L.A. on January 20th. 1288 01:19:22,299 --> 01:19:23,759 l had to move. 1289 01:19:23,842 --> 01:19:26,342 -This is my problem. This guy... -Arthur Leigh Allen? 1290 01:19:26,428 --> 01:19:29,048 This guy, Leigh, just lays out his entire evil plan 1291 01:19:29,139 --> 01:19:30,639 to a fishing buddy on New Year's Day? 1292 01:19:30,724 --> 01:19:33,564 l don't know. He's angry, he's been drinking, 1293 01:19:33,643 --> 01:19:35,773 been thinking about it for a while. l can buy that. 1294 01:19:35,854 --> 01:19:38,234 So why didn't Cheney contact us sooner? 1295 01:19:38,315 --> 01:19:39,765 l checked. He did. 1296 01:19:39,858 --> 01:19:42,858 First recorded contact with the police department aboutAllen 1297 01:19:42,944 --> 01:19:45,784 was in Pomona. January 10th, 1970. 1298 01:19:45,864 --> 01:19:46,954 He just got lost in the shuffle. 1299 01:19:47,032 --> 01:19:48,742 Did Cheney have anything againstAllen? 1300 01:19:48,825 --> 01:19:50,115 Did Allen screw his wife or anything? 1301 01:19:50,202 --> 01:19:51,952 We're gonna do a full background check. 1302 01:19:52,037 --> 01:19:54,707 But l got to tell you, l like this guy. 1303 01:19:55,707 --> 01:19:57,667 So, let's pull some handwriting samples. 1304 01:19:59,377 --> 01:20:02,297 Hi. l talked to Sherwood. He got the samples. 1305 01:20:02,380 --> 01:20:04,340 -What are you having? -BLT. 1306 01:20:06,927 --> 01:20:09,467 So, the check stubs are a wash. There's not enough handwriting. 1307 01:20:09,554 --> 01:20:12,144 The application's got more, but it doesn't look like Z's, 1308 01:20:12,224 --> 01:20:14,524 so he can't rule him in. But he can't rule him out, either. 1309 01:20:14,601 --> 01:20:17,521 -Well, that's vague. -He needs more samples. 1310 01:20:18,563 --> 01:20:20,693 Also, our guy is a pervert. 1311 01:20:21,733 --> 01:20:23,613 When Mel got the application from Valley Springs, 1312 01:20:23,693 --> 01:20:25,993 they told him that Allen had been fired for touching kids. 1313 01:20:26,071 --> 01:20:28,241 -Touching? -Polite euphemism. 1314 01:20:29,866 --> 01:20:32,986 -So what do you want to do? -Make some phone calls. 1315 01:20:33,078 --> 01:20:35,748 -Are you done with the fries? -Go ahead. 1316 01:20:35,831 --> 01:20:37,291 Did you and Mr. Cheney have a chance 1317 01:20:37,374 --> 01:20:39,584 to look at the copies ofthe Zodiac letters we sent you? 1318 01:20:39,668 --> 01:20:42,378 Yeah. Some of this stuff is pretty creepy. 1319 01:20:42,462 --> 01:20:45,592 -Yeah, we know that. -l mean, creepy like Leigh. 1320 01:20:45,924 --> 01:20:48,474 He misspells words like that. He thinks it's funny. 1321 01:20:48,552 --> 01:20:50,342 What about the handwriting? 1322 01:20:50,428 --> 01:20:53,388 I don't know. Don't you have experts forthat stuff? 1323 01:20:53,473 --> 01:20:56,603 Our man at Questioned Documents says it's inconclusive. 1324 01:20:56,685 --> 01:20:58,515 Maybe he did it with his other hand. 1325 01:20:58,603 --> 01:20:59,903 The letters are a little too neat 1326 01:20:59,980 --> 01:21:02,400 for someone to have written with the wrong hand. 1327 01:21:02,482 --> 01:21:04,232 But not for Leigh, right. 1328 01:21:04,317 --> 01:21:06,237 -What do you mean? -He's ambidextrous. 1329 01:21:06,319 --> 01:21:09,739 He can write with either hand. Didn't you guys know that? 1330 01:21:09,823 --> 01:21:12,663 ln everyday life, Allen uses his left hand. 1331 01:21:12,742 --> 01:21:15,202 Job applications, letters to friends, et cetera. 1332 01:21:15,287 --> 01:21:17,907 But he writes the Zodiac letters with his right hand 1333 01:21:17,998 --> 01:21:21,788 producing a different handwriting that he can't be linked to. 1334 01:21:22,252 --> 01:21:23,592 We got to see this guy, Chief. 1335 01:21:23,670 --> 01:21:24,880 -Where is he? -Vallejo. 1336 01:21:24,963 --> 01:21:28,053 He works at Union Oil in Pinole. His brother's up there, too. 1337 01:21:28,133 --> 01:21:29,593 See them both. 1338 01:21:29,676 --> 01:21:32,176 Make sure you call Mulanax. lt is his backyard. 1339 01:21:32,262 --> 01:21:35,432 Oh, right, because that worked so well for us in Riverside. 1340 01:21:35,515 --> 01:21:38,135 Cooperation, that's us, at all costs. 1341 01:21:47,694 --> 01:21:51,784 You can talk to him in here. Coke machine's busted, by the way. 1342 01:21:52,908 --> 01:21:54,868 l'll go get him for you. 1343 01:21:56,328 --> 01:21:58,498 So how do you guys wanna do this? 1344 01:21:58,580 --> 01:22:02,250 Well, Bill talked to the informants. He leads, we follow? 1345 01:22:02,334 --> 01:22:03,964 lt's okay by me. 1346 01:22:17,849 --> 01:22:20,429 Mr. Allen, l'm lnspector Bill Armstrong. 1347 01:22:20,518 --> 01:22:23,438 This is lnspector Dave Toschi and Sergeant Jack Mulanax. 1348 01:22:23,521 --> 01:22:27,901 We're investigating the Zodiac murders in San Francisco and Vallejo. 1349 01:22:27,984 --> 01:22:29,614 Please, sit down. 1350 01:22:38,453 --> 01:22:40,963 The informant notified us that you made certain statements 1351 01:22:41,039 --> 01:22:43,619 1 1 months prior to the first Zodiac murder. 1352 01:22:43,708 --> 01:22:46,748 lf they're true, they're quite incriminating. 1353 01:22:46,836 --> 01:22:49,086 Do you recall having any such conversation? 1354 01:22:49,172 --> 01:22:50,302 -No. -Have you ever read 1355 01:22:50,382 --> 01:22:52,342 or heard anything about the Zodiac? 1356 01:22:52,425 --> 01:22:53,675 When it was first in the paper. 1357 01:22:53,760 --> 01:22:55,840 But l didn't follow it after those first reports. 1358 01:22:55,929 --> 01:22:58,469 -Why not? -Too morbid. l... 1359 01:22:59,432 --> 01:23:02,272 l told all this to the other officer. 1360 01:23:02,352 --> 01:23:04,852 -Which other officer? -From Vallejo. 1361 01:23:06,231 --> 01:23:07,691 Do you remember his name? 1362 01:23:07,774 --> 01:23:11,494 No, but it was right after the murder at the lake. 1363 01:23:11,569 --> 01:23:14,069 And what did you tell this officer? 1364 01:23:15,657 --> 01:23:19,867 l told him that l'd gone to Salt Point that weekend to skin dive. 1365 01:23:19,953 --> 01:23:22,793 That l was alone but l met a couple there. 1366 01:23:23,957 --> 01:23:26,127 l have their names at home ifyou want them. 1367 01:23:26,209 --> 01:23:27,839 That would be great, Arthur. 1368 01:23:27,919 --> 01:23:29,839 -Leigh. -What? 1369 01:23:30,714 --> 01:23:33,264 Leigh. Nobody calls me Arthur. 1370 01:23:34,968 --> 01:23:38,388 Also, that day when l came home, my neighbor saw me. 1371 01:23:38,471 --> 01:23:42,271 lt was around 4:00. But l forgot to tell the other officer that. 1372 01:23:42,350 --> 01:23:44,560 -Neighbor's name? -Bill White. 1373 01:23:46,354 --> 01:23:48,154 He died a week or so afterwards. 1374 01:23:48,231 --> 01:23:51,651 Heart attack. So l didn't think to call to follow up. 1375 01:23:53,778 --> 01:23:55,898 The knives l had in my car with the blood on them, 1376 01:23:55,989 --> 01:23:59,579 that blood came from a chicken that l killed for dinner. 1377 01:24:02,328 --> 01:24:05,158 -What? -l had knives in my car that weekend. 1378 01:24:05,248 --> 01:24:09,538 Maybe Bill saw them and called the other officer on me. 1379 01:24:10,128 --> 01:24:13,208 Well, we'll be checking in on that. 1380 01:24:13,298 --> 01:24:14,758 Well, let me ask you something else. 1381 01:24:14,841 --> 01:24:18,801 Were you ever in Southern California at any time in 1966? 1382 01:24:19,804 --> 01:24:22,354 -ls this about the Riverside killing? -Yes. 1383 01:24:23,475 --> 01:24:25,725 Well, l guess l was there around that time. 1384 01:24:25,810 --> 01:24:29,150 l used to go down there a lot. l like the auto races. 1385 01:24:33,485 --> 01:24:35,895 lnformant says that you're ambidextrous? 1386 01:24:35,987 --> 01:24:37,947 No, that's untrue. 1387 01:24:38,031 --> 01:24:40,371 You can't write with both hands? 1388 01:24:41,493 --> 01:24:44,583 My teachers tried to make me when l was a kid, but l couldn't. 1389 01:24:44,662 --> 01:24:46,792 l'm left-handed. 1390 01:24:46,873 --> 01:24:51,093 He also said that you made statements about killing school children. 1391 01:24:51,753 --> 01:24:53,253 That is... 1392 01:24:53,338 --> 01:24:56,628 That is horrible. That is... That's a horrible thing to say. 1393 01:24:56,716 --> 01:24:59,926 So, you weren't angry about being fired from Valley Springs 1394 01:25:00,011 --> 01:25:02,261 for touching your students? 1395 01:25:11,523 --> 01:25:13,233 l'm not the Zodiac. 1396 01:25:14,192 --> 01:25:17,192 And if l was, l certainly wouldn't tell you. 1397 01:25:19,405 --> 01:25:21,235 That's a nice watch. 1398 01:25:23,034 --> 01:25:24,124 Thank you. 1399 01:25:24,202 --> 01:25:29,042 May l see it? 1400 01:25:40,844 --> 01:25:41,934 Where'd you get it? 1401 01:25:42,095 --> 01:25:44,845 lt was a Christmas gift from my mother two years ago. 1402 01:25:44,931 --> 01:25:47,101 That's very sweet. 1403 01:25:47,183 --> 01:25:49,813 So, tell me something, Arthur. 1404 01:25:49,894 --> 01:25:50,944 You don't remember anyone 1405 01:25:51,020 --> 01:25:54,900 you might have had a conversation with regarding the Zodiac? 1406 01:25:56,025 --> 01:26:01,445 Maybe Ted Kidder or Phil Tucker at Vallejo Recreation. 1407 01:26:02,740 --> 01:26:04,580 But l couldn't be positive. 1408 01:26:04,659 --> 01:26:06,829 l used to work there when... 1409 01:26:10,456 --> 01:26:12,576 The Most Dangerous Game. 1410 01:26:13,835 --> 01:26:14,955 What? 1411 01:26:15,044 --> 01:26:18,214 The Most Dangerous Game. That's why you're here, isn't it? 1412 01:26:18,298 --> 01:26:20,048 lt was my favorite book in high school. 1413 01:26:20,133 --> 01:26:23,643 lt's about this man who waits for people to get shipwrecked on this island. 1414 01:26:23,720 --> 01:26:25,140 Because he was tired of hunting animals, 1415 01:26:25,221 --> 01:26:26,851 he hunted the people for the challenge. 1416 01:26:26,931 --> 01:26:31,061 And man is the most dangerous animal of all? 1417 01:26:31,144 --> 01:26:33,694 That's the whole point of the story. 1418 01:26:34,355 --> 01:26:35,725 Great book. 1419 01:26:36,941 --> 01:26:39,611 Or, at least, that's what l told Phil. 1420 01:26:45,158 --> 01:26:46,448 May l go? 1421 01:26:50,038 --> 01:26:51,118 Sure. 1422 01:26:55,960 --> 01:27:00,260 -Thanks for your time. -l'm willing to help in any way possible. 1423 01:27:00,340 --> 01:27:02,420 l look forward to the day 1424 01:27:02,508 --> 01:27:06,008 when police officers are no longer referred to as pigs. 1425 01:27:06,971 --> 01:27:08,181 Thanks. 1426 01:27:09,307 --> 01:27:10,967 We'll be in touch. 1427 01:27:22,695 --> 01:27:26,815 So does anyone think this suspect warrants further investigation? 1428 01:27:26,908 --> 01:27:29,868 These are copies of some of the Zodiac letters that were sent. 1429 01:27:30,411 --> 01:27:33,751 We'd like you to take a look at them. 1430 01:27:33,831 --> 01:27:35,711 You think my brother's the Zodiac. 1431 01:27:35,792 --> 01:27:37,752 Well, we're looking at him. 1432 01:27:37,835 --> 01:27:39,245 Are you going to arrest him? 1433 01:27:39,337 --> 01:27:43,257 Mrs. Allen, we don't arrest people just because we're interested in them. 1434 01:27:43,341 --> 01:27:44,801 Well, Leigh's always been troubled. 1435 01:27:44,884 --> 01:27:47,144 ls it true about the children? 1436 01:27:47,679 --> 01:27:49,099 Unfortunately. 1437 01:27:49,180 --> 01:27:51,810 We don't see him much anymore since we found out. 1438 01:27:51,891 --> 01:27:53,931 What are your feelings about Don Cheney? 1439 01:27:54,018 --> 01:27:56,348 Don Cheney? My old roommate? 1440 01:27:56,437 --> 01:27:59,437 -Was he the one who contacted you? -That's confidential. 1441 01:27:59,524 --> 01:28:01,074 Well, Don's a very reliable guy. 1442 01:28:01,150 --> 01:28:04,240 lf he were to tell you something, l'd believe it to be true. 1443 01:28:04,320 --> 01:28:05,490 -This one. -What about it? 1444 01:28:05,571 --> 01:28:07,741 Here, where he spells "Christmas" with two "S's." 1445 01:28:07,824 --> 01:28:09,784 We got a Christmas card from Leigh a couple years ago. 1446 01:28:09,867 --> 01:28:12,907 He spelled it the exact same way. Christ-mass. 1447 01:28:12,996 --> 01:28:15,746 -Would you still have that? -l can look for it. 1448 01:28:15,832 --> 01:28:17,962 Thank you. That'd be great. 1449 01:28:19,043 --> 01:28:21,133 ls there anything else we can do to help? 1450 01:28:21,212 --> 01:28:22,842 The brother said he would search Leigh's apartment 1451 01:28:22,922 --> 01:28:24,172 next time he went out of town. 1452 01:28:24,257 --> 01:28:26,507 -That gets you around a warrant. -For the time being. 1453 01:28:26,592 --> 01:28:29,852 lfwe do find something, Mulanax will go to the DA in Vallejo, 1454 01:28:29,929 --> 01:28:31,679 and we could search the place properly. 1455 01:28:31,764 --> 01:28:33,274 Now l got a chance to talk to the cop 1456 01:28:33,349 --> 01:28:36,229 who interviewed Leigh Allen two days after the Berryessa murders. 1457 01:28:36,311 --> 01:28:38,021 Doesn't remember how he got onto him, 1458 01:28:38,104 --> 01:28:41,154 but didn't think he looked like a killer so he didn't like him for Z. 1459 01:28:41,232 --> 01:28:44,072 -But you do? -l wish l could've taken the guy in there. 1460 01:28:44,152 --> 01:28:47,112 Take it slow, Dave. Try and find more stuff for Sherwood. 1461 01:28:47,196 --> 01:28:49,236 A match'll get us farther on the warrants. 1462 01:28:49,324 --> 01:28:52,454 -Avery's on two. -Tell him to screw. 1463 01:28:52,535 --> 01:28:56,865 You want me to communicate that verbatim or can l spice it up a little? 1464 01:29:06,632 --> 01:29:08,092 Christ, kid. 1465 01:29:09,761 --> 01:29:10,681 Yeah. 1466 01:29:10,762 --> 01:29:13,102 -Paul, l've been thinking... -Oh, God save us all. 1467 01:29:13,181 --> 01:29:14,561 The letter to Melvin Belli 1468 01:29:14,640 --> 01:29:17,600 was sent exactly one year after the Lake Herman Road murder. 1469 01:29:17,685 --> 01:29:19,435 And the one to Cheri Jo Bates' father 1470 01:29:19,520 --> 01:29:21,900 was sent exactly six months after her death. 1471 01:29:21,981 --> 01:29:24,321 -She was killed a day before Halloween. -Yeah. 1472 01:29:24,400 --> 01:29:25,900 And you received a Halloween card... 1473 01:29:25,985 --> 01:29:28,605 You know, these are all fascinating pieces of news, Robert, 1474 01:29:28,696 --> 01:29:30,656 it's a bit early in the day. 1475 01:29:30,740 --> 01:29:33,620 Paul, it's 1 1 :00 and we missed Editorial. 1476 01:29:38,164 --> 01:29:40,214 -l'm sorry. l didn't mean to wake you up. -No, no, no. 1477 01:29:40,291 --> 01:29:41,541 -l just thought that... -No, no, no. 1478 01:29:47,131 --> 01:29:49,511 This suspect is not your Zodiac. 1479 01:29:51,594 --> 01:29:54,144 This sample matches the canceled checks and the application? 1480 01:29:54,222 --> 01:29:55,222 Perfectly. 1481 01:29:55,306 --> 01:29:58,556 So we've just retested the left hand. l mean, we know he's ambidextrous. 1482 01:29:58,643 --> 01:30:01,903 ln 38 years, l've never seen anyone that ambidextrous. 1483 01:30:01,979 --> 01:30:04,479 Both hands would have commonalities. 1484 01:30:04,816 --> 01:30:06,146 l'm sorry. 1485 01:30:06,609 --> 01:30:08,359 Just not gonna work. 1486 01:30:10,279 --> 01:30:12,699 -Homicide, Toschi. -Dave, it's Jack Mulanax. 1487 01:30:12,782 --> 01:30:14,912 Hey. Mulanax. Yeah. 1488 01:30:14,992 --> 01:30:16,412 We struck out with thejudge. 1489 01:30:16,494 --> 01:30:18,164 He won't sign off on a warrant for Allen's house. 1490 01:30:18,246 --> 01:30:20,286 -Why not? -Said it wasn't enough. 1491 01:30:20,373 --> 01:30:22,753 Now, unless we bring him a handwriting match or some evidence that... 1492 01:30:22,834 --> 01:30:25,214 How are we gonna get evidence ifwe can't toss the house? 1493 01:30:25,294 --> 01:30:26,754 I don't know. 1494 01:30:27,296 --> 01:30:30,216 -l truly am sorry. -No, no. Thank you, Jack. 1495 01:30:32,093 --> 01:30:33,183 What do you wanna do? 1496 01:30:33,261 --> 01:30:34,591 Don't knowwhat l can do without Vallejo. 1497 01:30:34,679 --> 01:30:37,559 We need Allen's right hand. We can't get it without a warrant. 1498 01:30:37,640 --> 01:30:39,770 Are there other guys you should be looking at? 1499 01:30:39,851 --> 01:30:41,771 Only, what? 1500 01:30:41,853 --> 01:30:43,773 Twenty-three hundred? 1501 01:30:43,855 --> 01:30:49,725 Okay, then. 1502 01:31:17,638 --> 01:31:20,308 Paul, you wrote the Justice Department 1503 01:31:20,391 --> 01:31:23,771 asking to be put in charge of the Zodiac investigation? 1504 01:31:25,771 --> 01:31:27,691 l merely suggested... 1505 01:31:27,773 --> 01:31:28,983 On our letterhead? 1506 01:31:29,066 --> 01:31:31,146 ...that those with intimate knowledge of the case 1507 01:31:31,235 --> 01:31:33,145 create an information clearinghouse 1508 01:31:33,237 --> 01:31:35,407 to promote an exchange and free flow of ideas. 1509 01:31:35,490 --> 01:31:38,580 -And that you run it. -Well, who better than me? 1510 01:31:39,619 --> 01:31:41,199 The marked man. 1511 01:31:41,913 --> 01:31:43,833 Paul, ifyou want to work here, l need three things. 1512 01:31:43,915 --> 01:31:45,415 One, stop boozing. 1513 01:31:45,500 --> 01:31:48,670 Two, stop doing whatever else it is you're doing. 1514 01:31:48,753 --> 01:31:52,303 And three, cut this nonsense out. 1515 01:31:52,381 --> 01:31:55,471 Sweetest of Templetons, if at any time 1516 01:31:55,551 --> 01:32:00,761 you feel my excellent work is no longer in step with this trashy provincial rag, 1517 01:32:00,848 --> 01:32:02,518 l'll more than happily... 1518 01:32:02,600 --> 01:32:06,100 More than happily decamp for greener pastures. 1519 01:32:06,187 --> 01:32:07,807 Paul, l mean it! 1520 01:32:17,990 --> 01:32:19,870 -Paul? -Yep. 1521 01:32:19,951 --> 01:32:23,201 -What was that? -An editorial tête-à-tête. 1522 01:32:24,330 --> 01:32:26,460 -Wanna grab a drink? -lt's 10:00 in the morning. 1523 01:32:26,541 --> 01:32:28,381 Late breakfast? 1524 01:32:29,377 --> 01:32:31,497 -Early lunch, or... -Paul. 1525 01:32:33,965 --> 01:32:35,465 Are you okay? 1526 01:32:36,300 --> 01:32:37,340 No. 1527 01:32:40,763 --> 01:32:42,603 Thank you for asking. 1528 01:32:44,809 --> 01:32:46,939 Shorty! Let's go out for one. 1529 01:32:47,019 --> 01:32:49,059 Paul, where are you going? 1530 01:32:51,107 --> 01:32:52,687 So, you moved off my brother-in-law? 1531 01:32:53,651 --> 01:32:55,651 We couldn't get a warrant. 1532 01:32:57,280 --> 01:33:00,740 Last yearwe arranged for Leigh to get help from a social worker. 1533 01:33:00,825 --> 01:33:02,445 He only went twice. 1534 01:33:02,535 --> 01:33:05,535 We saw him recently for the first time in nine months. 1535 01:33:05,621 --> 01:33:08,751 My mother-in-law brought him by to see the new baby. 1536 01:33:08,833 --> 01:33:12,173 After he left, l went to see that social worker. 1537 01:33:12,253 --> 01:33:15,593 He couldn't talk about a former patient, so l just asked him straight out 1538 01:33:15,673 --> 01:33:17,883 if he thought Leigh was capable of killing people. 1539 01:33:17,967 --> 01:33:21,217 -Because of patient confidentiality... -The man said yes. 1540 01:33:23,014 --> 01:33:25,224 Why hadn't you seen him in nine months? 1541 01:33:25,308 --> 01:33:27,228 He's going to school in Santa Rosa. 1542 01:33:27,310 --> 01:33:30,650 -Santa Rosa? Where is he living? -ln his trailer. 1543 01:33:30,730 --> 01:33:32,770 -ln Santa Rosa? -Sonoma County. 1544 01:33:32,857 --> 01:33:35,107 We wouldn't have to go through the Vallejo DA. 1545 01:33:35,192 --> 01:33:36,692 lt's been 1 1 months since you talked to this guy, 1546 01:33:36,777 --> 01:33:38,317 and now you wanna search his trailer? 1547 01:33:38,404 --> 01:33:40,204 lfwe find something, great. 1548 01:33:40,281 --> 01:33:43,451 lf not, we get his prints and handwriting samples from both hands. 1549 01:33:43,534 --> 01:33:45,954 l thought Sherwood shut you down. 1550 01:33:46,662 --> 01:33:49,162 What if l can get a second opinion? 1551 01:33:50,291 --> 01:33:52,291 l don't wanna step on Sherwood's toes. He trained me at this. 1552 01:33:52,376 --> 01:33:55,166 Terry, all l need to know is if the suspect is ambidextrous. 1553 01:33:55,254 --> 01:33:59,264 Could he possibly have written those letters with his other hand? 1554 01:34:00,926 --> 01:34:02,296 Between you and me? 1555 01:34:02,386 --> 01:34:05,886 Because there are differing schools of thought on this. 1556 01:34:07,058 --> 01:34:11,478 Get the samples of his other hand. lf he's the Zodiac, you'll get a match. 1557 01:34:11,562 --> 01:34:14,152 That's the current thinking, according to Terry Pascoe. 1558 01:34:14,231 --> 01:34:17,531 Meanwhile, l spoke to a psychologist who'd be willing to testify 1559 01:34:17,610 --> 01:34:20,610 that someone who undergoes a personality change like Zodiac 1560 01:34:20,696 --> 01:34:23,656 would manifest it physically, altering his handwriting. 1561 01:34:23,741 --> 01:34:27,331 Which is why Sherwood couldn't get a match from Allen's samples. 1562 01:34:27,411 --> 01:34:29,661 We got Terry Pascoe, this psychology guy, 1563 01:34:29,747 --> 01:34:31,117 coupled with Cheney... 1564 01:34:31,207 --> 01:34:32,667 lt could be enough for a warrant. 1565 01:34:32,750 --> 01:34:33,920 Get Cheney on the record. 1566 01:34:34,168 --> 01:34:37,248 "And that he would call himself Zodiac." 1567 01:34:38,339 --> 01:34:39,379 Yes. 1568 01:34:39,465 --> 01:34:43,045 And you're willing to swear to this, under oath, in Superior Court? 1569 01:34:43,135 --> 01:34:44,545 Without any hesitation. 1570 01:34:44,637 --> 01:34:46,847 Thank you very much, Mr. Cheney. Thank you very much for your time. 1571 01:34:46,931 --> 01:34:47,931 Thank you. 1572 01:34:48,015 --> 01:34:49,845 Suspect is Arthur Leigh Allen. 1573 01:34:49,934 --> 01:34:53,694 Lives in Sunset Trailer Court in Santa Rosa, California. 1574 01:34:53,771 --> 01:34:55,361 Physical description. 1575 01:34:55,439 --> 01:34:57,689 Allen is similar in height, weight and build 1576 01:34:57,775 --> 01:35:00,855 to a man seen at Lake Berryessa on the day of the stabbings. 1577 01:35:00,945 --> 01:35:03,775 I understand he doesn't look much like the San Francisco composite. 1578 01:35:03,864 --> 01:35:05,414 True. Height and weight are sketchy, 1579 01:35:05,491 --> 01:35:07,701 but lumbering Caucasian with a crew cut is right on. 1580 01:35:07,785 --> 01:35:10,115 We never had much confidence in the composite from the kids. 1581 01:35:10,204 --> 01:35:12,214 The patrolman who saw Zodiac that night 1582 01:35:12,289 --> 01:35:13,789 said he didn't look much like the sketch. 1583 01:35:13,874 --> 01:35:15,384 Military boot prints. 1584 01:35:15,459 --> 01:35:18,209 Allen was in the Navy. Wears a size 10-and-a-half. 1585 01:35:18,295 --> 01:35:20,705 Same size as the prints found at Berryessa. 1586 01:35:20,798 --> 01:35:22,548 What about gun? 1587 01:35:22,633 --> 01:35:27,223 Cheney says Allen owns several firearms. We'll list them in the warrant. 1588 01:35:27,304 --> 01:35:30,064 -And the ciphers. -Could be code training in the Navy, 1589 01:35:30,141 --> 01:35:32,891 and people have seen Allen with ciphers in the past. 1590 01:35:32,977 --> 01:35:34,017 Really? Who? 1591 01:35:34,103 --> 01:35:36,903 That would be his sister-in-law and a man named Phil Tucker 1592 01:35:36,981 --> 01:35:39,321 that he worked with at a public pool in Vallejo. 1593 01:35:39,400 --> 01:35:42,900 And Phil Tucker told us about a conversation that he had with Allen 1594 01:35:42,987 --> 01:35:45,697 about how to attach a flashlight to the barrel of a gun. 1595 01:35:45,781 --> 01:35:49,031 That gives us two sources on the ciphers and two on the flashlight. 1596 01:35:49,118 --> 01:35:51,118 What about his threats on children? 1597 01:35:51,203 --> 01:35:53,003 Suspect worked for elementary schools 1598 01:35:53,080 --> 01:35:56,290 and was fired for molestation in March, April '68. 1599 01:35:56,375 --> 01:35:59,035 -Could give him motive. -At the very least, it's home turf. 1600 01:35:59,128 --> 01:36:01,208 He'd have knowledge of bus routes, 1601 01:36:01,297 --> 01:36:03,757 which the two major threats centered around. 1602 01:36:03,841 --> 01:36:05,551 What about the bomb? 1603 01:36:06,969 --> 01:36:08,929 Allen works as a chemist. 1604 01:36:09,013 --> 01:36:10,473 Take him through the geography. 1605 01:36:10,556 --> 01:36:12,056 Vallejo murders. 1606 01:36:12,141 --> 01:36:15,641 Allen lives in Vallejo with his mother in her basement. 1607 01:36:15,728 --> 01:36:18,938 Berryessa murder. On the day that the two kids were stabbed 1608 01:36:19,023 --> 01:36:21,693 his neighbor saw bloody knives in his truck 1609 01:36:21,776 --> 01:36:24,686 which he claimed were used to kill a chicken. 1610 01:36:24,779 --> 01:36:26,609 Does he have any alibis? 1611 01:36:26,697 --> 01:36:29,407 He claimed he did, but he's been unable to produce the names 1612 01:36:29,492 --> 01:36:32,792 of the couple he supposedly met on the day of Berryessa. 1613 01:36:32,870 --> 01:36:35,250 The bottom line is thatAllen can't alibi up on anything. 1614 01:36:35,331 --> 01:36:37,121 Riverside, Vallejo, the lake or us. 1615 01:36:37,208 --> 01:36:39,458 -You want to tell me about the name? -What name? 1616 01:36:39,543 --> 01:36:40,633 Zodiac. 1617 01:36:40,711 --> 01:36:44,631 Allen wears a watch that bears both the word and crosshair symbol. 1618 01:36:44,715 --> 01:36:46,125 And he mentioned Zodiac to Cheney 1619 01:36:46,217 --> 01:36:48,757 a year and a half before it appeared in any letter. 1620 01:36:51,931 --> 01:36:54,391 -John... -That's pretty good, guys. 1621 01:36:54,475 --> 01:36:57,475 -We think so, too. -Let's take it to ajudge. 1622 01:37:17,665 --> 01:37:18,955 Mr. Allen? 1623 01:37:19,041 --> 01:37:21,041 This is the Santa Rosa Police Department. 1624 01:37:21,126 --> 01:37:23,956 We have a warrant to search your residence. 1625 01:37:34,974 --> 01:37:36,144 Hello? 1626 01:37:44,859 --> 01:37:47,109 l'll check with the neighbors. 1627 01:37:48,404 --> 01:37:49,454 Close the door. 1628 01:37:49,530 --> 01:37:52,620 Close the door, there's rodents running around. 1629 01:38:04,962 --> 01:38:07,462 Neighbor said he tore out of here about a half-hour ago. 1630 01:38:07,548 --> 01:38:11,888 -You think somebody tipped him? -We're not leaving till he comes back. 1631 01:38:17,725 --> 01:38:19,475 l'll check the back. 1632 01:38:32,197 --> 01:38:33,237 Jesus. 1633 01:38:33,324 --> 01:38:34,954 -What? -Squirrels. 1634 01:38:37,077 --> 01:38:39,037 Piece ofwork, this guy. 1635 01:38:45,961 --> 01:38:48,631 Not one, but two blue windbreakers. 1636 01:38:48,714 --> 01:38:52,434 -Like the Stine scene? -We'll have those checked for blood. 1637 01:38:52,885 --> 01:38:55,845 And a pair of black gloves. 1638 01:38:57,181 --> 01:39:00,431 Men's seven, just like the ones we found in the cab. 1639 01:39:00,517 --> 01:39:03,097 Well, he's got the same size shoes and gloves as Z. 1640 01:39:03,187 --> 01:39:05,607 Probablyjust a coincidence. 1641 01:39:05,689 --> 01:39:09,569 Dave, l got a gun. Check that. Two guns. 1642 01:39:10,736 --> 01:39:13,986 They're both .22s. One automatic, one revolver. 1643 01:39:14,073 --> 01:39:15,623 Well, that's interesting. 1644 01:39:15,699 --> 01:39:18,829 Because he happens to have an M-1 rifle here in the closet. 1645 01:39:18,911 --> 01:39:21,541 For little darlings bouncing off buses. 1646 01:39:23,040 --> 01:39:24,540 Someone's here. 1647 01:39:31,507 --> 01:39:33,927 Hello, Arthur. Remember us? 1648 01:39:56,490 --> 01:39:57,570 No. 1649 01:39:57,658 --> 01:39:58,738 On the handwriting? 1650 01:39:58,826 --> 01:40:02,326 Ballistics, no match. Prints, no match. Writing, no match. 1651 01:40:02,413 --> 01:40:04,163 On both hands, right? 1652 01:40:04,248 --> 01:40:06,078 Because we got handwriting from both his hands. 1653 01:40:06,166 --> 01:40:07,496 And neither hand matches. 1654 01:40:07,584 --> 01:40:09,254 Forget Sherwood. Let's get another opinion. 1655 01:40:09,336 --> 01:40:11,376 Fellas, he's not your guy. 1656 01:40:18,053 --> 01:40:19,263 Damn it. 1657 01:40:26,437 --> 01:40:27,517 Hey. 1658 01:40:28,355 --> 01:40:30,935 What do you want? Time off? 1659 01:40:33,110 --> 01:40:34,280 A hug? 1660 01:40:35,154 --> 01:40:37,114 Do you knowwhat the worst part of this is? 1661 01:40:37,197 --> 01:40:39,117 l can't tell if l wanted it to be Allen so bad 1662 01:40:39,199 --> 01:40:42,489 because l actually thought it was him, or l just want all this to be over. 1663 01:40:42,578 --> 01:40:44,498 lt's because you thought it was him. 1664 01:40:44,580 --> 01:40:46,120 And l did, too. 1665 01:40:48,917 --> 01:40:50,327 You knowwhat? Take some time off. 1666 01:40:50,419 --> 01:40:53,709 Spend some time with yourwife and the kids. 1667 01:40:53,797 --> 01:40:56,337 Go to Candlestick. See a movie. 1668 01:40:57,634 --> 01:41:02,974 "To the city of San Francisco, I will enjoy killing one person every day 1669 01:41:03,057 --> 01:41:05,477 "until you pay me $100,000. 1670 01:41:06,477 --> 01:41:09,187 "If you agree, say so tomorrow morning 1671 01:41:09,980 --> 01:41:12,940 "in the personal column San Francisco Chronicle, 1672 01:41:13,025 --> 01:41:15,025 "and I will set up meeting. 1673 01:41:15,110 --> 01:41:16,740 "If I do not hearfrom you, 1674 01:41:16,820 --> 01:41:19,820 "it will be my next pleasure to kill a Catholic priest or a... 1675 01:41:23,202 --> 01:41:24,662 "...Scorpio." 1676 01:41:27,039 --> 01:41:28,539 Who's out oftheir minds? 1677 01:41:28,624 --> 01:41:30,714 l've got to get out of here. 1678 01:41:30,793 --> 01:41:34,093 Where the hell does he expect me to find $100,000? 1679 01:41:34,171 --> 01:41:36,551 You're not thinking of paying him, are you, Mr. Mayor? 1680 01:41:36,632 --> 01:41:40,972 The city of San Francisco does not pay criminals not to commit a crime. 1681 01:42:03,909 --> 01:42:06,409 The killer gets shot in the chest. 1682 01:42:06,495 --> 01:42:08,785 That's how it ends. 1683 01:42:09,206 --> 01:42:10,826 Do l know you? 1684 01:42:10,916 --> 01:42:13,706 l'm Robert Graysmith. l work at the Chronicle with Paul Avery. 1685 01:42:13,794 --> 01:42:15,384 Dave Toschi. Nice to meet you. 1686 01:42:15,462 --> 01:42:17,962 Dave! That Harry Callahan did a hell of a job with your case. 1687 01:42:18,048 --> 01:42:20,718 Yeah. No need for due process, right? 1688 01:42:25,013 --> 01:42:27,013 -What do you do at the Chronicle? -l'm a cartoonist. 1689 01:42:27,099 --> 01:42:28,429 That's nice. 1690 01:42:28,517 --> 01:42:30,427 You're gonna catch him. 1691 01:42:32,062 --> 01:42:34,902 Pal, they're already making movies about it. 1692 01:42:42,656 --> 01:42:45,616 We today have concluded an agreement 1693 01:42:45,701 --> 01:42:49,331 to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam. 1694 01:42:49,413 --> 01:42:52,503 ...Charles Manson for the Tate-La Bianca mass murders... 1695 01:42:52,583 --> 01:42:54,833 Guilty in the Chowchilla kidnapping case. 1696 01:42:54,918 --> 01:42:57,208 In the murdertrial of one... 1697 01:42:57,296 --> 01:42:59,126 Chairman Mao died today... 1698 01:42:59,214 --> 01:43:01,594 ...an absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon... 1699 01:43:01,675 --> 01:43:04,675 -No, I'm not a crook... -...Generation of hostility... 1700 01:43:06,847 --> 01:43:09,847 ...has now led to the death of 50,000 Americans 1701 01:43:09,933 --> 01:43:12,853 and several hundred thousand Vietnamese... 1702 01:43:12,936 --> 01:43:15,686 Patricia Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army... 1703 01:43:15,772 --> 01:43:19,112 All of us should stand up together and say, "No more." 1704 01:43:20,694 --> 01:43:23,364 Your Declaration of Independence spreads that... 1705 01:43:23,447 --> 01:43:26,027 Americans admire the United Kingdom... 1706 01:43:26,116 --> 01:43:28,196 Mr. Hoffa has disappeared. 1707 01:43:28,285 --> 01:43:31,785 Ifwe despise our own government... 1708 01:43:32,748 --> 01:43:35,038 ...that the police have captured a man 1709 01:43:35,125 --> 01:43:36,785 whom they believe to be the "Son of Sam..." 1710 01:43:52,267 --> 01:43:54,387 Hi. We haven't met. 1711 01:43:54,478 --> 01:43:56,478 l'm Robert Graysmith. 1712 01:43:56,563 --> 01:43:58,443 l'm Duffy Jennings. 1713 01:43:58,523 --> 01:44:01,653 -Nice to meet you. -Good to meet you, man. 1714 01:44:01,735 --> 01:44:02,855 You got a great desk. 1715 01:44:02,945 --> 01:44:04,985 Guy who used to work here was a great reporter. 1716 01:44:05,072 --> 01:44:06,362 Oh, yeah. Oh, l'm sure he was. 1717 01:44:06,448 --> 01:44:08,908 l mean, it's a honor to leave the Chronicle 1718 01:44:08,992 --> 01:44:11,832 and go work for the Sacramento Bee. 1719 01:44:11,912 --> 01:44:14,122 Dare to dream, right, Robert? 1720 01:44:17,751 --> 01:44:20,631 -Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you, too. 1721 01:44:20,712 --> 01:44:22,842 l'm just right down there at the Art department 1722 01:44:22,923 --> 01:44:25,423 -ifyou need anything, Duffy. -Yeah. 1723 01:44:28,929 --> 01:44:31,599 -You sure you don't want the car, Bill? -lt's your turn. 1724 01:44:31,682 --> 01:44:34,892 You could just drop me off at my place and take the car. 1725 01:44:34,977 --> 01:44:36,937 You should keep the car. 1726 01:44:37,688 --> 01:44:38,768 Yeah? 1727 01:44:39,314 --> 01:44:41,404 l'm not coming in tomorrow. 1728 01:44:43,360 --> 01:44:44,860 Why? What's up? 1729 01:44:46,071 --> 01:44:47,361 l'm done. 1730 01:44:48,865 --> 01:44:50,825 l put in for a transfer. 1731 01:44:56,832 --> 01:44:58,082 Where? 1732 01:44:58,500 --> 01:45:00,130 Looking at Fraud. 1733 01:45:02,337 --> 01:45:04,417 l can't be on call anymore. 1734 01:45:07,217 --> 01:45:09,507 l wanna see these kids grow up. 1735 01:45:10,637 --> 01:45:12,887 Hey, good for you, Bill. 1736 01:45:14,766 --> 01:45:17,306 -You'll be okay. -Yeah. l'll be fine. 1737 01:45:19,354 --> 01:45:20,404 Hey, 1738 01:45:21,481 --> 01:45:24,901 l'm not leaving you holding the bag on anything, am l? 1739 01:45:26,570 --> 01:45:27,650 No. 1740 01:45:29,990 --> 01:45:31,070 Okay. 1741 01:45:31,742 --> 01:45:33,452 Hey, you knowwhat? 1742 01:45:34,077 --> 01:45:38,287 Maybe you'll have a chance to try your Japanese food, the raw stuff. 1743 01:45:39,249 --> 01:45:40,369 Yeah. 1744 01:46:12,324 --> 01:46:14,084 l'm not Paul Avery. 1745 01:46:16,953 --> 01:46:19,873 The boys need to be tucked in, please, and the baby needs changing. 1746 01:46:19,956 --> 01:46:22,286 -l'll flip you for it. -You wish. 1747 01:46:25,754 --> 01:46:28,464 Nobody has more Zodiac crap than you do. 1748 01:47:13,135 --> 01:47:15,335 -Are you kidding me? -Hi, Paul. 1749 01:47:17,097 --> 01:47:19,767 Permission to come aboard. lt's right there. 1750 01:47:19,850 --> 01:47:22,350 Anyway, you got shoes on. This is perfect right here. 1751 01:47:22,436 --> 01:47:24,346 -That's the one. -Okay. 1752 01:47:26,064 --> 01:47:28,904 -See that? Mesmerizing. -Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 1753 01:47:28,984 --> 01:47:31,654 My own kids would kill me for one of those. 1754 01:47:33,488 --> 01:47:35,738 -How are you? -Fantastic. 1755 01:47:35,824 --> 01:47:37,954 l mean, admittedly, 1756 01:47:38,034 --> 01:47:40,414 the Bee ain't exactly the Chron, but fuck it, right? 1757 01:47:40,495 --> 01:47:43,405 Do you want a drink? l don't have anything blue, but l got... 1758 01:47:43,498 --> 01:47:45,458 Don't worry about that. Don't worry about it. 1759 01:47:45,542 --> 01:47:49,172 lt's no bother at all. Nobody comes by from the old days. 1760 01:47:49,546 --> 01:47:50,586 Cheers. 1761 01:47:51,339 --> 01:47:53,509 To your health and mine. 1762 01:47:55,385 --> 01:47:56,795 Mostly mine. 1763 01:48:01,975 --> 01:48:03,515 So, 1764 01:48:05,687 --> 01:48:07,057 what's new? 1765 01:48:09,065 --> 01:48:10,975 -l've been thinking. -Yeah. 1766 01:48:11,067 --> 01:48:12,187 Somebody should write a book. 1767 01:48:12,277 --> 01:48:15,237 Somebody should write a fucking book, that's for sure. 1768 01:48:15,322 --> 01:48:17,492 -About what? -About Zodiac. 1769 01:48:19,075 --> 01:48:20,485 lt's not new. 1770 01:48:20,577 --> 01:48:25,247 l've been thinking that ifyou put all the information together, 1771 01:48:25,332 --> 01:48:26,922 maybe you could jog something loose. 1772 01:48:27,000 --> 01:48:29,500 And then l was thinking that nobody knows the case better than you. 1773 01:48:29,586 --> 01:48:30,666 Yeah. That's true. 1774 01:48:30,754 --> 01:48:33,764 You know all the players, and you have all the files. 1775 01:48:33,840 --> 01:48:35,170 Lost them. 1776 01:48:35,467 --> 01:48:36,547 You lost them? 1777 01:48:36,635 --> 01:48:39,925 Or l tossed them. l don't know. l moved onto a boat. 1778 01:48:40,347 --> 01:48:42,427 You know that we work in the daily business, right? 1779 01:48:42,516 --> 01:48:43,806 As in, today. 1780 01:48:43,892 --> 01:48:46,692 What do you think we were doing back then? 1781 01:48:47,646 --> 01:48:49,806 Do you know that more people die in the East Bay commute 1782 01:48:49,898 --> 01:48:52,188 every three months than that idiot ever killed? 1783 01:48:52,275 --> 01:48:53,475 He offed a few citizens, 1784 01:48:53,568 --> 01:48:56,948 he wrote a few letters, and he faded into a footnote. 1785 01:49:02,410 --> 01:49:05,410 Not that l haven't been sitting here idly 1786 01:49:05,497 --> 01:49:09,497 waiting for you to drop by and reinvigorate my sense of purpose. 1787 01:49:11,795 --> 01:49:14,955 lt was four years ago. Let it fucking go. 1788 01:49:15,048 --> 01:49:17,798 You're wrong. lt was important. 1789 01:49:19,010 --> 01:49:21,550 Then, what did you ever do about it? 1790 01:49:22,389 --> 01:49:24,559 lf it was so fucking important, what did you ever do? 1791 01:49:24,641 --> 01:49:27,481 You hovered over my desk, you stole from wastebaskets. 1792 01:49:27,561 --> 01:49:29,231 Am l being unkind? 1793 01:49:30,355 --> 01:49:33,645 Oh, that's right, l forgot. You went to the library. 1794 01:49:36,444 --> 01:49:38,454 l'm sorry l bothered you. 1795 01:50:00,510 --> 01:50:02,600 -Hey, hi. -Hi. 1796 01:50:02,679 --> 01:50:05,139 -Where you been? -The library. 1797 01:50:36,713 --> 01:50:38,053 Thank you! 1798 01:50:53,772 --> 01:50:57,192 -lnspector Toschi? -Yeah? One moment, please. 1799 01:51:01,529 --> 01:51:02,739 -Hi. -Hi. 1800 01:51:04,032 --> 01:51:06,082 We met at the movies once. 1801 01:51:06,534 --> 01:51:07,914 lt must have been magical. 1802 01:51:07,994 --> 01:51:09,754 l'm Robert Graysmith. l work at the Chronicle. 1803 01:51:09,829 --> 01:51:12,619 l was wondering if l could buy you lunch. 1804 01:51:14,334 --> 01:51:16,004 Sure, why not? 1805 01:51:16,086 --> 01:51:18,496 So, you're a friend of Paul Avery's? 1806 01:51:18,588 --> 01:51:21,008 He's actually the reason l'm here. 1807 01:51:22,717 --> 01:51:25,087 l wanted to ask you about Zodiac. 1808 01:51:25,553 --> 01:51:28,813 Well, l appreciate the interest, but we don't discuss open cases. 1809 01:51:28,890 --> 01:51:31,430 Oh, well, what's going on with it, day to day? 1810 01:51:31,518 --> 01:51:33,188 We're actively pursuing all leads. 1811 01:51:33,269 --> 01:51:35,899 And you're the only one on it, right? 1812 01:51:37,023 --> 01:51:38,523 Mr. Graysmith, 1813 01:51:39,609 --> 01:51:41,609 Zodiac hasn't written in three years. 1814 01:51:41,695 --> 01:51:44,445 You know how many murders we've had in San Francisco since then? 1815 01:51:44,531 --> 01:51:46,031 -No. -Over 200. 1816 01:51:46,116 --> 01:51:49,446 That's a lot of dead people and grieving families that need our help. 1817 01:51:49,536 --> 01:51:51,156 So, nobody cares. 1818 01:51:51,287 --> 01:51:53,747 Excuse me? l care. 1819 01:51:56,418 --> 01:51:58,708 Okay. Can l show you something? 1820 01:52:01,589 --> 01:52:04,759 l've been doing research on the first cipher. 1821 01:52:04,843 --> 01:52:06,643 Everything an amateur would need to create it 1822 01:52:06,720 --> 01:52:09,720 can be found in these books. 1823 01:52:09,806 --> 01:52:13,136 Now, l started thinking that ifyou can track these books, 1824 01:52:13,226 --> 01:52:15,636 then maybe you can track the man. 1825 01:52:16,146 --> 01:52:19,016 So, l remember you thought that Zodiac was military, 1826 01:52:19,107 --> 01:52:22,777 so l went to every base library and l got a list of every person 1827 01:52:22,861 --> 01:52:26,821 who's ever checked out these books and that's when l found this. 1828 01:52:31,536 --> 01:52:34,076 -Missing. -lt means they were stolen. 1829 01:52:34,831 --> 01:52:38,421 So, almost every book on ciphers was stolen from the Presidio Library? 1830 01:52:38,501 --> 01:52:41,171 And the Oakland Army Terminal Library. 1831 01:52:43,923 --> 01:52:48,393 Somebody didn't want a record of ever having checked out these books. 1832 01:52:48,470 --> 01:52:50,140 Who are you again? 1833 01:52:52,182 --> 01:52:53,852 l just wanna help. 1834 01:52:57,020 --> 01:52:59,310 l can't allow you to help. 1835 01:52:59,397 --> 01:53:01,187 l can't discuss the case with you. 1836 01:53:01,274 --> 01:53:03,734 l can't give you information, and l certainly couldn't tell you 1837 01:53:03,818 --> 01:53:06,028 to go see Ken Narlow in Napa. 1838 01:53:06,571 --> 01:53:07,991 N-A-R-L-O-W. 1839 01:53:17,957 --> 01:53:22,627 l'm sorry, Mr. Graysmith, but we don't cooperate with writers. 1840 01:53:22,712 --> 01:53:25,552 Well, l'm not a writer, l'm a cartoonist. 1841 01:53:26,424 --> 01:53:28,634 -And Dave Toschi sent you? -Yes. 1842 01:53:28,718 --> 01:53:30,718 -Why? -Maybe he... 1843 01:53:30,804 --> 01:53:33,644 Maybe he thought that l could do some good. 1844 01:53:34,349 --> 01:53:38,559 -What are you, some kind of boy scout? -Eagle Scout, actually, first class. 1845 01:53:39,479 --> 01:53:42,689 Well, ifyou wanna do this, don't let me stop you. 1846 01:53:43,942 --> 01:53:46,072 Better start with Vallejo, Jack Mulanax. 1847 01:53:46,986 --> 01:53:49,396 l understand what you're trying to do. 1848 01:53:49,489 --> 01:53:51,699 But this is an open police investigation. 1849 01:53:51,783 --> 01:53:53,913 l'm a friend of Dave Toschi's. 1850 01:53:53,993 --> 01:53:57,293 And he said that you might be able to help. 1851 01:53:57,372 --> 01:54:00,292 l mean, the case is dead. Zodiac's long gone. 1852 01:54:01,209 --> 01:54:03,419 He's yesterday's news, right? 1853 01:54:04,420 --> 01:54:06,260 That's what they say. 1854 01:54:07,131 --> 01:54:09,011 So, what's the harm? 1855 01:54:09,092 --> 01:54:10,552 No pens, no paper. 1856 01:54:11,094 --> 01:54:13,764 Anything that you see that's relevant, you got to remember in your head. 1857 01:54:13,847 --> 01:54:14,927 Okay. 1858 01:54:17,141 --> 01:54:18,481 Okay, here we go. 1859 01:54:18,560 --> 01:54:20,640 -Which one? -All of them. 1860 01:54:20,728 --> 01:54:23,438 And there's more in the next room. They're all marked with these numbers. 1861 01:54:23,523 --> 01:54:24,733 243-146. 1862 01:54:24,816 --> 01:54:26,686 You don't smoke, do you? 1863 01:54:26,776 --> 01:54:28,896 Once. ln high school. 1864 01:54:32,282 --> 01:54:33,662 What's this? 1865 01:54:34,576 --> 01:54:35,906 Thank you. 1866 01:55:04,147 --> 01:55:06,147 Man, you really creeped us out. 1867 01:55:12,155 --> 01:55:13,655 "Nine millimeter. 1868 01:55:15,575 --> 01:55:18,155 "Said nothing and began firing." 1869 01:55:26,920 --> 01:55:28,250 "Most Dangerous Game. 1870 01:55:28,338 --> 01:55:31,088 "Do not eliminate this suspect because of handwriting. 1871 01:55:31,174 --> 01:55:33,344 "Not because of handwriting. 1872 01:55:33,843 --> 01:55:35,843 "Darlene's sister, Linda. 1873 01:55:35,929 --> 01:55:38,639 "lt was all just deep breathing. George. 1874 01:55:39,223 --> 01:55:42,023 "lt was a strange man. George. Strange man." 1875 01:55:42,977 --> 01:55:44,647 Thank you so much. 1876 01:55:46,522 --> 01:55:48,522 Oh, briefcase. Oh, thanks. 1877 01:55:51,194 --> 01:55:53,784 -Hey, Jack. -Hey, Bawart. 1878 01:55:53,863 --> 01:55:55,703 -Who's that? -That's Graysmith. 1879 01:55:55,782 --> 01:55:59,082 Some cartoonist. Thinks he's gonna solve the Zodiac. 1880 01:56:00,745 --> 01:56:02,075 Well, good for him. 1881 01:56:32,527 --> 01:56:34,817 -Thank you for meeting me, lnspector. -No. We're not meeting, Robert. 1882 01:56:34,904 --> 01:56:36,454 We're just two guys who happen to be sitting 1883 01:56:36,531 --> 01:56:37,701 on the same bench at the same time. 1884 01:56:37,782 --> 01:56:40,202 l've got five minutes. l've got to get back to the Hall. 1885 01:56:40,284 --> 01:56:43,044 Okay. As far as you know, did anyone ever get in touch 1886 01:56:43,121 --> 01:56:44,831 with Mike Mageau during your investigation 1887 01:56:44,914 --> 01:56:47,424 -and show him suspect photos? -Why? 1888 01:56:47,500 --> 01:56:49,960 Well, he's the only surviving victim who ever saw Zodiac without a mask. 1889 01:56:50,044 --> 01:56:51,384 No, l mean, why are you asking me? 1890 01:56:51,462 --> 01:56:53,342 Mageau and Darlene, that's Vallejo's case. 1891 01:56:53,423 --> 01:56:56,223 Paul Stine is mine. You've got four minutes now. 1892 01:56:56,300 --> 01:56:58,640 Darlene Ferrin was being followed. 1893 01:56:58,720 --> 01:57:00,510 Now, l know Mulanax says that they already found this guy, 1894 01:57:00,596 --> 01:57:01,596 a George Waters? 1895 01:57:01,681 --> 01:57:03,521 But he also said that she had a lot of admirers 1896 01:57:03,599 --> 01:57:05,229 who would come to the restaurant where she worked. 1897 01:57:05,309 --> 01:57:06,939 -She was popular. -Very. 1898 01:57:07,020 --> 01:57:08,690 Yeah. So... 1899 01:57:08,771 --> 01:57:10,691 She and her husband, they move into their new house, 1900 01:57:10,773 --> 01:57:12,443 and one night they throw this painting party. 1901 01:57:12,525 --> 01:57:13,645 And what's a painting party? 1902 01:57:13,735 --> 01:57:15,685 lt's a party where people come and help you paint. 1903 01:57:15,778 --> 01:57:16,898 Sounds like a terrible party. 1904 01:57:16,988 --> 01:57:20,778 Well, supposedly, somebody who's not Waters shows up. 1905 01:57:20,867 --> 01:57:22,737 And Darlene is terrified of him. 1906 01:57:22,827 --> 01:57:24,577 So you think that Darlene knew Zodiac? 1907 01:57:24,662 --> 01:57:29,172 And if Zodiac knew Darlene, then maybe Mageau knows Zodiac. 1908 01:57:29,250 --> 01:57:31,080 Maybe. But Mageau's gone. 1909 01:57:31,169 --> 01:57:32,789 So ifyou wanna connect Darlene to Zodiac, 1910 01:57:32,879 --> 01:57:34,299 you're gonna have to find anotherway. 1911 01:57:34,380 --> 01:57:35,710 l have anotherway. 1912 01:57:35,798 --> 01:57:37,418 Phone calls the night of Darlene's murder. 1913 01:57:37,508 --> 01:57:40,638 -Yeah, Zodiac called the police. -No, Dave, there were four other calls. 1914 01:57:40,720 --> 01:57:43,060 There were two to Darlene's house, one to Darlene's brother-in-law, 1915 01:57:43,139 --> 01:57:45,429 and one to Darlene's father-in-law. Just heavy breathing. 1916 01:57:45,516 --> 01:57:47,386 They started around 1 :30 a.m., 1917 01:57:47,477 --> 01:57:51,147 and this was before anyone in the family knew that Darlene had been shot. 1918 01:57:51,230 --> 01:57:53,360 -This was in the Vallejo files? -Yeah. 1919 01:57:53,441 --> 01:57:54,481 God damn it. 1920 01:57:54,567 --> 01:57:56,317 lt's got to be more than just a coincidence, right? 1921 01:57:56,402 --> 01:57:59,282 l mean, somebody doesn'tjust randomly prank phone call a victim's entire family 1922 01:57:59,363 --> 01:58:01,413 90 minutes after they were shot. 1923 01:58:01,491 --> 01:58:03,581 So, either Zodiac shoots a random couple, 1924 01:58:03,659 --> 01:58:05,199 then he recognizes Darlene... 1925 01:58:05,286 --> 01:58:07,286 Or Darlene was shot on purpose. 1926 01:58:07,371 --> 01:58:10,621 Eitherway, Zodiac had to have known Darlene. 1927 01:58:12,502 --> 01:58:14,252 That's good, Robert. 1928 01:58:14,712 --> 01:58:17,922 So, l can't find Mageau, so maybe l can find Darlene's sister. 1929 01:58:18,007 --> 01:58:19,927 And maybe she can tell me who this mystery man is. 1930 01:58:20,009 --> 01:58:22,839 Try that. l've got to go. She's very cute. 1931 01:58:26,724 --> 01:58:28,274 You know, 1932 01:58:28,351 --> 01:58:31,731 it's interesting that you should mention Zodiac calling people at home. 1933 01:58:31,813 --> 01:58:33,273 He did that in San Francisco once. 1934 01:58:33,356 --> 01:58:34,856 What? Who did he call? 1935 01:58:34,941 --> 01:58:38,031 l can't tell you. That's privileged information. 1936 01:58:38,653 --> 01:58:40,863 But maybe Melvin Belli could. 1937 01:58:43,491 --> 01:58:45,031 Melvin Belli. 1938 01:58:45,952 --> 01:58:48,252 How do l get to Melvin Belli? 1939 01:58:48,329 --> 01:58:51,329 -He should be along soon. -Oh, that's all right. 1940 01:58:51,415 --> 01:58:53,785 l've really... l've only been waiting two hours, so... 1941 01:58:53,876 --> 01:58:55,746 He's usually not this late. 1942 01:58:55,837 --> 01:58:58,627 Oh, cookies. Thank you. These look great. 1943 01:58:59,423 --> 01:59:03,343 -You are here on business? -l'm writing a book about the Zodiac. 1944 01:59:03,427 --> 01:59:06,387 l remember that. l spoke to him. 1945 01:59:06,472 --> 01:59:11,102 -You mean to Mr. Belli about the case? -No, to the Zodiac when he called. 1946 01:59:11,185 --> 01:59:14,475 He said he had to kill because it was his birthday. 1947 01:59:14,564 --> 01:59:17,824 He said it... Wait. He said it was his birthday? 1948 01:59:17,900 --> 01:59:20,490 Yes. You want something to drink? 1949 01:59:21,487 --> 01:59:25,527 -When was this? -Oh, so many years ago. 1950 01:59:27,201 --> 01:59:29,791 Mr. Belli was away for Christmas. 1951 01:59:29,871 --> 01:59:31,121 Gone for a week. 1952 01:59:31,205 --> 01:59:33,535 The Zodiac called, wanting to talk to him. 1953 01:59:33,624 --> 01:59:35,334 l said, "He is not here." 1954 01:59:35,418 --> 01:59:38,338 He said, "l have to kill. Today is my birthday." 1955 01:59:38,421 --> 01:59:40,381 And then he hangs up. 1956 01:59:40,464 --> 01:59:42,014 Then the letter arrived. 1957 01:59:42,091 --> 01:59:46,141 So, the call came before the letter of December 20th. 1958 01:59:46,220 --> 01:59:48,180 Mr. Belli was gone for a week? 1959 01:59:48,264 --> 01:59:52,024 He came back on Christmas. Not a good day to work. 1960 01:59:52,101 --> 01:59:54,061 So, he left on the 18th. 1961 01:59:55,229 --> 01:59:56,689 ls that helpful? 1962 01:59:56,772 --> 01:59:58,232 She said it was his birthday. 1963 01:59:58,316 --> 02:00:02,146 Well, you'd have to confirm that, now wouldn't you? 1964 02:00:02,236 --> 02:00:03,646 How? 1965 02:00:03,738 --> 02:00:06,868 Well, I never spoke to her, but maybe my partner did. 1966 02:00:06,949 --> 02:00:09,779 -How do l get a hold of him? -You don't. Bill wanted out ofthis. 1967 02:00:09,869 --> 02:00:12,159 As far as I'm concerned, he should stay out. 1968 02:00:12,246 --> 02:00:13,536 How do l confirm it? 1969 02:00:13,623 --> 02:00:16,173 Well, if my partner did talk to someone from Justice, 1970 02:00:16,250 --> 02:00:17,830 then they would've had to put that in a report. 1971 02:00:17,919 --> 02:00:20,209 That's standard procedure. 1972 02:00:20,296 --> 02:00:22,376 -Okay. -Mel Nicolai. 1973 02:00:22,465 --> 02:00:24,415 -Thank you. -Goodbye. 1974 02:00:24,508 --> 02:00:26,718 l just need to confirm a date. 1975 02:00:26,802 --> 02:00:28,142 -Mr. Graysmith... -l've narrowed it down 1976 02:00:28,221 --> 02:00:30,511 between the 18th and the 20th of December, and l just need... 1977 02:00:30,598 --> 02:00:33,888 Okay, l'll play. Let's say this phone call did take place. 1978 02:00:33,976 --> 02:00:35,436 Let's say it really was Zodiac. 1979 02:00:35,519 --> 02:00:38,309 Why would he volunteer the day he was born? 1980 02:00:38,397 --> 02:00:40,567 Plus, nobody died on December 18th, 1981 02:00:40,650 --> 02:00:43,440 just like nobody died over the weekend when he was gonna kill a dozen people, 1982 02:00:43,527 --> 02:00:45,897 orwhen he was gonna shoot school kids or blow up buses. 1983 02:00:45,988 --> 02:00:47,358 He's a liar, Mr. Graysmith. 1984 02:00:47,448 --> 02:00:49,118 What if he made a mistake? 1985 02:00:49,200 --> 02:00:51,240 What if he wasn't lying? What if it was him on the phone? 1986 02:00:51,327 --> 02:00:53,747 He didn't expect to pick it up, a nice person to pick up. 1987 02:00:53,829 --> 02:00:55,159 What if? What if? What if? 1988 02:00:55,248 --> 02:00:58,578 Look, off the record, Bill Armstrong checked this out. 1989 02:00:58,668 --> 02:01:01,288 We took this very seriously. 1990 02:01:01,379 --> 02:01:04,629 None of the suspects had the same birthday as this phantom caller. 1991 02:01:04,715 --> 02:01:06,925 Bill Armstrong. 1992 02:01:12,473 --> 02:01:14,433 Can l give you a piece of advice? 1993 02:01:14,517 --> 02:01:16,097 You're looking in the wrong place. 1994 02:01:16,185 --> 02:01:19,265 Handwriting, fingerprints, that's what this whole thing's about. 1995 02:01:19,355 --> 02:01:20,685 Stick to the evidence. 1996 02:01:21,732 --> 02:01:22,822 Hi. 1997 02:01:31,075 --> 02:01:34,235 -Hey. Howwas your day? -Long. 1998 02:01:39,667 --> 02:01:41,077 Who's Sherwood Morrill? 1999 02:01:41,168 --> 02:01:43,958 He's a handwriting expert in Sacramento. 2000 02:01:44,046 --> 02:01:45,126 He called. 2001 02:01:45,214 --> 02:01:47,344 He said he can meet you tomorrow morning at 7:00. 2002 02:01:47,425 --> 02:01:48,715 Oh, great. 2003 02:01:48,801 --> 02:01:51,681 -So you're taking offwork? -Just an hour. 2004 02:01:53,431 --> 02:01:55,561 Sacramento's two hours away. 2005 02:01:56,684 --> 02:01:58,314 -Really? -Yes. 2006 02:01:59,061 --> 02:02:00,601 What's this? 2007 02:02:00,688 --> 02:02:03,318 Oh, that's that article. 2008 02:02:03,399 --> 02:02:06,989 "Robert Graysmith has quietly been shopping his book about the Zodiac." 2009 02:02:07,069 --> 02:02:08,189 Yeah. 2010 02:02:08,279 --> 02:02:10,949 lt talks all about you researching Zodiac. 2011 02:02:11,032 --> 02:02:12,452 Well, that's what the article's about. 2012 02:02:12,533 --> 02:02:14,993 l'm not so sure that's something we want people to know about. 2013 02:02:15,077 --> 02:02:16,157 Why? Are you embarrassed? 2014 02:02:16,245 --> 02:02:19,405 Robert, what's the one thing we know about Zodiac? 2015 02:02:20,082 --> 02:02:21,292 He reads the Chronicle. 2016 02:02:21,375 --> 02:02:23,915 Yeah, but he's never gonna read Herb Caen. 2017 02:02:28,549 --> 02:02:30,839 -Hello. -Mr. Graysmith? 2018 02:02:30,926 --> 02:02:33,506 The Robert Graysmith mentioned in the papertoday? 2019 02:02:33,596 --> 02:02:36,766 -Yeah? -I can tell you who the Zodiac is. 2020 02:02:40,519 --> 02:02:41,559 Who is this? 2021 02:02:41,645 --> 02:02:43,805 The Zodiac Killer is obsessed with movies. 2022 02:02:43,898 --> 02:02:46,608 He recorded his murders on film. 2023 02:02:46,692 --> 02:02:50,072 I tried to tell the police, but they wouldn't follow through on it. 2024 02:02:50,154 --> 02:02:53,114 There's a man you need to find. His name is Bob Vaughn. 2025 02:02:53,199 --> 02:02:55,739 -Pen, pen. -V-A-U-G-H-N. 2026 02:02:55,826 --> 02:02:57,986 He's a friend ofthe Zodiac's. 2027 02:02:58,079 --> 02:03:00,209 Mr. Vaughn does not know his friend is a killer, 2028 02:03:00,289 --> 02:03:02,919 and he is storing some film canisters for him. 2029 02:03:03,000 --> 02:03:04,710 In these canisters is the evidence. 2030 02:03:04,794 --> 02:03:08,214 Okay, yeah, friend? Who is this friend? 2031 02:03:08,297 --> 02:03:09,917 You have quite enough to get started. 2032 02:03:10,007 --> 02:03:11,757 Oh, please. 2033 02:03:11,842 --> 02:03:15,182 The Zodiac's name is Rick Marshall. 2034 02:03:19,016 --> 02:03:20,886 Your toast is burning. 2035 02:03:21,894 --> 02:03:26,944 We choose at some point in our lives how to physically construct each letter. 2036 02:03:27,691 --> 02:03:29,901 Once we lock that into our brains, 2037 02:03:29,985 --> 02:03:32,315 our handwriting may change over the years, 2038 02:03:32,405 --> 02:03:35,065 but the moves themselves remain unaltered. 2039 02:03:35,157 --> 02:03:36,697 -Understand? -Yes. 2040 02:03:38,285 --> 02:03:40,245 Except Zodiac's doesn't. 2041 02:03:41,831 --> 02:03:43,791 Specifically with his "K." 2042 02:03:45,000 --> 02:03:47,920 ln his first letters, he executed the "K" with two strokes. 2043 02:03:48,003 --> 02:03:49,463 Later letters, he did them with three. 2044 02:03:49,547 --> 02:03:51,837 -Why? -We don't know. 2045 02:03:51,924 --> 02:03:53,884 Excuse me, l've got to spray this. 2046 02:03:53,968 --> 02:03:57,098 How many suspects were cleared through handwriting? 2047 02:03:57,179 --> 02:03:58,639 All of them. 2048 02:03:58,722 --> 02:04:02,232 Also the print in the cab. No match was ever found. 2049 02:04:02,309 --> 02:04:06,349 ls there any way that someone could beat a handwriting test? 2050 02:04:06,439 --> 02:04:07,439 No. 2051 02:04:07,523 --> 02:04:10,733 Whoever the Zodiac is, he's not someone l cleared. 2052 02:04:11,652 --> 02:04:15,112 About a month ago, a man showed up on my doorstep very distraught. 2053 02:04:15,197 --> 02:04:17,317 His name was Wallace Penny. 2054 02:04:18,200 --> 02:04:20,490 He said he knewwho the Zodiac was. 2055 02:04:20,578 --> 02:04:22,618 Gave me a name. 2056 02:04:22,705 --> 02:04:24,955 Rick. Rick somebody. 2057 02:04:25,040 --> 02:04:27,460 -Rick Marshall? -Yeah. 2058 02:04:27,543 --> 02:04:30,093 l think that the man who you talked to called me, too. 2059 02:04:30,171 --> 02:04:32,801 After he left, then l checked my files. 2060 02:04:32,882 --> 02:04:34,592 l never cleared a Rick Marshall. 2061 02:04:41,849 --> 02:04:43,019 Hello? 2062 02:04:48,147 --> 02:04:49,897 Hello? Who is this? 2063 02:05:00,034 --> 02:05:01,954 lt's the wrong number. 2064 02:05:07,917 --> 02:05:11,087 Does the name Rick Marshall mean anything to you? 2065 02:05:12,087 --> 02:05:14,127 What are you after? 2066 02:05:14,215 --> 02:05:15,295 What do you got? 2067 02:05:15,382 --> 02:05:19,642 Hypothetically, you just named my favorite suspect in the whole case. 2068 02:05:20,763 --> 02:05:22,263 This is off the record. 2069 02:05:22,348 --> 02:05:24,678 Couple years back, l was trying to get Marshall's prints. 2070 02:05:24,767 --> 02:05:26,517 l handed him a photo. 2071 02:05:26,602 --> 02:05:29,022 He looks at it. He's about to give it back and he stops and he says, 2072 02:05:29,104 --> 02:05:31,524 "My goodness, l got fingerprints all over this." 2073 02:05:31,607 --> 02:05:33,477 And he wipes them off. 2074 02:05:34,193 --> 02:05:35,903 Why didn't you test him for handwriting? 2075 02:05:35,986 --> 02:05:38,656 Because when they finally did run his prints, 2076 02:05:38,739 --> 02:05:41,029 they cleared him against the one in Stine's cab. 2077 02:05:41,116 --> 02:05:43,196 -So, then, it's not him. -Maybe yes, maybe no. 2078 02:05:43,285 --> 02:05:45,365 No. What do you mean? 2079 02:05:45,454 --> 02:05:47,834 Zodiac left gloves behind at the scene. 2080 02:05:47,915 --> 02:05:49,955 lf he had the foresight to bring gloves with him, 2081 02:05:50,042 --> 02:05:52,042 how the hell's he gonna accidentally leave a print behind? 2082 02:05:52,127 --> 02:05:54,167 But it was in the victim's blood. 2083 02:05:54,255 --> 02:05:55,585 Could have been one of the bystanders, 2084 02:05:55,673 --> 02:05:58,053 or a cop just reaches out, boom, false print. 2085 02:05:58,133 --> 02:06:00,553 Yeah, but that print disqualified 2,500 suspects. 2086 02:06:00,636 --> 02:06:01,926 Which is why we also used handwriting. 2087 02:06:02,012 --> 02:06:03,352 But not for Rick Marshall. 2088 02:06:03,430 --> 02:06:06,520 SFPD saw a handwritten sign in the window of his house. 2089 02:06:06,600 --> 02:06:10,440 Decided it looked nothing like the Z letters, so theyjust moved on. 2090 02:06:10,521 --> 02:06:12,771 How do they know that Rick Marshall wrote the sign? 2091 02:06:12,856 --> 02:06:14,146 My thoughts exactly. 2092 02:06:15,150 --> 02:06:18,820 Rick Marshall was a Navy man. He received code training. 2093 02:06:18,904 --> 02:06:21,364 He was also a projectionist at a silent film theater. 2094 02:06:21,448 --> 02:06:23,578 Well, then, how do l get copies of Rick Marshall's handwriting? 2095 02:06:23,659 --> 02:06:27,539 Three ways. One, get a warrant, which you can't. 2096 02:06:27,621 --> 02:06:29,751 Two, get him to volunteer, which he won't. 2097 02:06:29,832 --> 02:06:31,752 Yeah, and three? 2098 02:06:31,834 --> 02:06:33,504 Get creative. 2099 02:06:33,586 --> 02:06:36,336 I don't know what to tell you. You get it, I'll analyze it. 2100 02:06:36,422 --> 02:06:37,802 Beyond that, you're on your own. 2101 02:06:37,881 --> 02:06:40,341 Okay, what about the guy who came to see you, 2102 02:06:40,426 --> 02:06:41,836 the one who called me? 2103 02:06:41,927 --> 02:06:44,427 You mean Wallace Penny? 2104 02:06:44,513 --> 02:06:46,643 Yeah. Did he leave a number? 2105 02:06:55,941 --> 02:06:59,241 -Hello? -Hi, this is Robert Graysmith. 2106 02:06:59,320 --> 02:07:00,320 How did you find me? 2107 02:07:00,404 --> 02:07:02,454 l need a sample of Rick Marshall's handwriting. 2108 02:07:02,531 --> 02:07:03,871 I told you. Vaughn is who... 2109 02:07:03,949 --> 02:07:06,949 Mr. Penny, if Rick Marshall is the Zodiac, 2110 02:07:07,036 --> 02:07:09,496 l need a sample of his handwriting to confirm it. 2111 02:07:09,580 --> 02:07:11,210 Can you help me or not? 2112 02:07:12,875 --> 02:07:17,585 Rick used to draw movie posters forthe theater Vaughn worked at. 2113 02:07:17,671 --> 02:07:19,591 -I'll send one down. -Thank you. 2114 02:07:29,558 --> 02:07:31,978 -l'll need to see more samples. -Yeah, but is it... 2115 02:07:32,061 --> 02:07:34,601 lt's as close as l've ever seen. We have to tread lightly here. 2116 02:07:34,688 --> 02:07:37,148 We're talking about implicating this man as the Zodiac. 2117 02:07:37,232 --> 02:07:40,232 l can get more. l'll just find Vaughn and l'll track down Linda. 2118 02:07:40,319 --> 02:07:42,319 l mean, Linda is Darlene's sister. 2119 02:07:42,404 --> 02:07:45,114 l've been to the DMV, and l talked to her parents, 2120 02:07:45,199 --> 02:07:48,329 but still, nobody knows where to find her. 2121 02:07:48,410 --> 02:07:52,870 Mr. Graysmith, most of the writing matches the exemplar. 2122 02:07:52,956 --> 02:07:55,996 ln a way, though, it's the part that doesn't match that scares me the most. 2123 02:07:56,085 --> 02:07:58,495 -What do you mean? -Well, on the poster, 2124 02:07:58,587 --> 02:08:01,707 the one letter that absolutely, positively does not match 2125 02:08:01,799 --> 02:08:03,419 is the letter "K." 2126 02:08:05,386 --> 02:08:09,256 You wouldn't happen to have any animal crackers in there, would you? 2127 02:08:09,348 --> 02:08:12,928 Unit Five. Toschi needs to call in on a landline. 2128 02:08:24,947 --> 02:08:27,317 -Dispatch. -Hey. Dave Toschi. 2129 02:08:27,408 --> 02:08:29,028 I'll connect you. 2130 02:08:29,952 --> 02:08:31,372 -Dave? -Yeah. What's up? 2131 02:08:31,453 --> 02:08:33,873 Jennings here from the Chronicle. 2132 02:08:33,956 --> 02:08:35,786 lt came in this morning and you need to see it right now. 2133 02:08:35,874 --> 02:08:36,964 See what? 2134 02:08:37,042 --> 02:08:39,792 The new Zodiac letter. And it mentions you. 2135 02:08:39,878 --> 02:08:40,958 Okay, okay. 2136 02:08:43,257 --> 02:08:45,547 Shit. All right, come on. 2137 02:08:45,634 --> 02:08:47,554 Hall of Justice! 2138 02:08:47,636 --> 02:08:50,756 Now! Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on! 2139 02:08:57,062 --> 02:08:58,152 Dave! 2140 02:08:59,273 --> 02:09:01,233 Do you have it with you? 2141 02:09:04,486 --> 02:09:06,696 "This is the Zodiac speaking. l'm back with you. 2142 02:09:06,780 --> 02:09:09,870 "Tell Herb Caen l am here, l have always been here. 2143 02:09:09,950 --> 02:09:12,990 "That city pig Toschi is good, but l am smarter and better. 2144 02:09:13,078 --> 02:09:15,958 "He will get tired, then leave me alone. 2145 02:09:16,039 --> 02:09:19,379 "l'm waiting for a good movie about me. Who will play me? 2146 02:09:19,460 --> 02:09:21,590 "l'm now in control of all things." 2147 02:09:21,670 --> 02:09:24,340 These guys are from lnternal Affairs. 2148 02:09:26,175 --> 02:09:27,755 We need to talk. 2149 02:09:27,843 --> 02:09:29,643 Good evening. Ourtop story tonight, 2150 02:09:29,720 --> 02:09:32,260 the San Francisco Police Department has confirmed 2151 02:09:32,347 --> 02:09:34,847 that the man who calls himselfthe Zodiac 2152 02:09:34,933 --> 02:09:39,313 and terrorized the Bay Area has broken his silence of 51 months. 2153 02:09:39,396 --> 02:09:42,056 In a letter claiming, "I am back with you," 2154 02:09:42,149 --> 02:09:45,779 the Zodiac makes no overt threats against the citizenry, 2155 02:09:45,861 --> 02:09:48,741 and muses that his life and times would make the best movie script yet. 2156 02:09:48,822 --> 02:09:50,322 These carrots are perfect. 2157 02:09:50,407 --> 02:09:51,777 The terse 66 word message also manages... 2158 02:09:51,867 --> 02:09:52,947 Just go. 2159 02:09:53,035 --> 02:09:55,995 ...to mention San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen 2160 02:09:56,079 --> 02:09:59,039 and the Department's own David Toschi by name. 2161 02:09:59,124 --> 02:10:00,754 -May l be excused? -Are they targets? 2162 02:10:00,834 --> 02:10:01,834 Fine, but you have to come back 2163 02:10:01,919 --> 02:10:03,589 and finish at least half ofwhat's on that plate. 2164 02:10:03,670 --> 02:10:04,800 More team coverage on the cipher slayer's return... 2165 02:10:04,880 --> 02:10:05,880 -Okay? -Okay. 2166 02:10:05,964 --> 02:10:08,474 ...begins as Alan Freeman has more. 2167 02:10:08,550 --> 02:10:09,680 Thank you, Eric. 2168 02:10:09,760 --> 02:10:12,260 San Francisco Chronicle columnist Armistead Maupin says 2169 02:10:12,346 --> 02:10:14,966 that he thinks not only is this new letter a forgery, 2170 02:10:15,057 --> 02:10:16,967 but it was written by the very man 2171 02:10:17,059 --> 02:10:20,809 trusted to hunt down this killer, David Toschi. 2172 02:10:20,896 --> 02:10:24,606 Maupin, a very well-respected author, has gone on record saying 2173 02:10:24,691 --> 02:10:29,321 that he believes Toschi wrote the letter to drum up publicity for himself. 2174 02:10:29,404 --> 02:10:32,494 Maupin used David as a character in his column. 2175 02:10:32,574 --> 02:10:34,494 David got a kick out of it 2176 02:10:34,576 --> 02:10:36,576 and so he wrote a couple of anonymous letters 2177 02:10:36,662 --> 02:10:38,582 asking for the character to be brought back. 2178 02:10:38,664 --> 02:10:41,674 It was like writing fan mail to himself. That's all. 2179 02:10:41,750 --> 02:10:44,000 But David did not write that letter. 2180 02:10:44,086 --> 02:10:47,206 No, l'm sure that he didn't. And l'm sure that this will all blow over. 2181 02:10:47,297 --> 02:10:48,667 Blow over? 2182 02:10:48,757 --> 02:10:50,967 They kicked him out of Homicide. 2183 02:10:51,051 --> 02:10:54,351 They made him give his handwriting like some common criminal. 2184 02:10:54,429 --> 02:10:56,759 -May l talk to him? -No. 2185 02:10:57,808 --> 02:10:59,018 Okay, can you just ask him 2186 02:10:59,101 --> 02:11:01,481 if he ever investigated a man named Rick Marshall? 2187 02:11:01,562 --> 02:11:03,352 ls that all you can think about? 2188 02:11:03,438 --> 02:11:06,858 Mr. Graysmith, Maupin works at your paper. We trust... 2189 02:11:12,614 --> 02:11:14,034 This girl, she wants music lessons? 2190 02:11:14,116 --> 02:11:15,616 Dave! Dave! 2191 02:11:18,078 --> 02:11:20,288 l'll catch up to you. 2192 02:11:20,372 --> 02:11:22,582 You stop calling my house. Do you understand me? 2193 02:11:22,666 --> 02:11:24,376 l just need your help to find Linda. 2194 02:11:24,459 --> 02:11:26,539 -Jesus. -Look, two seconds. 2195 02:11:28,463 --> 02:11:30,883 Look, we've been running handwriting samples. 2196 02:11:30,966 --> 02:11:33,216 -Who's we? -Sherwood and l. 2197 02:11:33,302 --> 02:11:34,432 Sherwood? 2198 02:11:34,511 --> 02:11:36,641 Sherwood who was fired from Questioned Documents? 2199 02:11:36,722 --> 02:11:38,312 Sherwood who drinks like Paul Avery now? 2200 02:11:38,390 --> 02:11:40,890 -He retired. -ls that what he told you? 2201 02:11:40,976 --> 02:11:45,186 -What, are you saying he's wrong? -l'm saying stop calling my house. 2202 02:11:45,772 --> 02:11:47,322 -We ran them on Rick Marshall. -No, Robert. 2203 02:11:47,399 --> 02:11:48,729 No, l know you don't think it's him. 2204 02:11:48,817 --> 02:11:50,227 l mean, no, l am not having this conversation. 2205 02:11:50,319 --> 02:11:53,199 But l think that Marshall knew Darlene, and l can't talk to Mageau or Linda, 2206 02:11:53,280 --> 02:11:54,280 so l'm gonna talk to Bob Vaughn. 2207 02:11:54,364 --> 02:11:55,624 -Robert. Robert, stop it! -What? 2208 02:11:55,699 --> 02:11:57,949 Okay, the Rick Marshalls of this world will suck you dry. 2209 02:11:58,035 --> 02:11:59,035 They're blind alleys. 2210 02:11:59,119 --> 02:12:01,579 But he said he wasn't gonna announce his murders anymore, Dave. 2211 02:12:01,663 --> 02:12:02,753 He was just gonna do them. 2212 02:12:02,831 --> 02:12:05,791 Do you knowwhat the chances of us arresting someone are now? 2213 02:12:05,876 --> 02:12:09,996 Too much time has gone by, okay? Too much of the evidence is lost. 2214 02:12:10,088 --> 02:12:13,258 People get old, Robert. They forget. 2215 02:12:13,342 --> 02:12:17,512 Now, l have been a cop for 25 years. Murder police for 12. 2216 02:12:17,596 --> 02:12:19,926 -What do you do for a living? -You knowwhat l do for a living. 2217 02:12:20,015 --> 02:12:22,265 -You're a cartoonist. -So what are you saying? 2218 02:12:22,351 --> 02:12:25,521 l am saying Zodiac was myjob. lt is not yours. 2219 02:12:28,690 --> 02:12:31,070 -He's still out there, Dave. -No, Robert. l am through with this. 2220 02:12:31,151 --> 02:12:33,031 l am through with you. 2221 02:12:39,368 --> 02:12:41,868 What about September 26, 1970? 2222 02:12:41,954 --> 02:12:45,544 -Okay, which one was that? -The Lake Tahoe nurse goes missing. 2223 02:12:48,502 --> 02:12:49,842 One day before the vernal equinox. 2224 02:12:49,920 --> 02:12:51,840 -Dad? -Yeah. Mark that. 2225 02:12:51,922 --> 02:12:55,592 Got another one. June 19th, 1971 . 2226 02:12:55,676 --> 02:12:58,466 That's got to be near the summer solstice. 2227 02:13:00,806 --> 02:13:02,096 Oh, guys. 2228 02:13:02,182 --> 02:13:05,232 Don't tell Mom about our special project, okay? 2229 02:13:05,727 --> 02:13:09,397 How come you and Mom don't sleep in the same bed anymore? 2230 02:13:12,901 --> 02:13:13,901 Hello. 2231 02:13:13,986 --> 02:13:16,066 Mr. Graysmith, it's Ken Narlow from Napa. 2232 02:13:16,154 --> 02:13:20,454 Oh, Captain Narlow. Thank you for calling me back. 2233 02:13:20,534 --> 02:13:22,414 Yeah. How can I help? 2234 02:13:22,494 --> 02:13:25,164 l called you because we've been cross-referencing lunar cycles 2235 02:13:25,247 --> 02:13:26,957 with the Zodiac's timeline. 2236 02:13:27,040 --> 02:13:31,250 More often than not, each cycle since '69 corresponds with an attack 2237 02:13:31,336 --> 02:13:34,206 orwith one of the letters, or an unsolved homicide. 2238 02:13:34,297 --> 02:13:37,167 -Who's working with you on this? -Some colleagues. 2239 02:13:37,259 --> 02:13:38,299 Dad? 2240 02:13:39,594 --> 02:13:42,054 -Ken, can you hold on one second? -Dad? 2241 02:13:42,139 --> 02:13:44,179 -What is it? -What's this? 2242 02:13:48,020 --> 02:13:51,110 In the decade since the Zodiac's last cipherwas received, 2243 02:13:51,189 --> 02:13:54,689 every federal agency has taken a crack at decoding it. 2244 02:13:54,776 --> 02:13:57,526 But today, where those agencies had failed, 2245 02:13:57,612 --> 02:14:00,282 a cartoonist has succeeded. 2246 02:14:00,365 --> 02:14:01,905 How did you do it? 2247 02:14:01,992 --> 02:14:07,462 Oh, just a lot of books from the library, and I love puzzles, so I just... 2248 02:14:09,499 --> 02:14:11,709 Yeah. The fucking library. 2249 02:14:11,793 --> 02:14:14,963 I believe that you can accomplish anything that you put your mind... 2250 02:14:17,841 --> 02:14:20,631 That's a "J"? Okay. Honor Camp? 2251 02:14:22,262 --> 02:14:23,932 Thank you so much. 2252 02:14:25,891 --> 02:14:28,141 Hey, we found Linda. She's in jail. lsn't that great? 2253 02:14:28,226 --> 02:14:29,386 Why'd you do it? 2254 02:14:29,478 --> 02:14:30,898 Because she'll be able to identify Rick... 2255 02:14:30,979 --> 02:14:33,729 -What are you talking about? -You went on TV. 2256 02:14:34,316 --> 02:14:35,976 You put yourself out there for him to see. 2257 02:14:36,068 --> 02:14:37,568 Oh, hon, you're being paranoid. 2258 02:14:37,652 --> 02:14:39,702 Then who's been calling our house in the middle of the night 2259 02:14:39,780 --> 02:14:40,780 at least once a week? 2260 02:14:40,864 --> 02:14:42,074 Nobody. 2261 02:14:44,034 --> 02:14:45,744 What's it gonna take for you to be done with this? 2262 02:14:45,827 --> 02:14:48,747 l can't talk about this now. l have to go see Bob Vaughn. 2263 02:14:48,830 --> 02:14:52,170 Well, that's too bad, because we're gonna talk about this. 2264 02:14:52,250 --> 02:14:54,590 And when is it gonna be finished? 2265 02:14:54,669 --> 02:14:56,549 When you catch him? When you arrest him? 2266 02:14:56,630 --> 02:14:58,840 -Be serious. -l am serious. 2267 02:15:00,675 --> 02:15:04,135 l need to knowwho he is. 2268 02:15:04,221 --> 02:15:07,391 l need to stand there, 2269 02:15:07,474 --> 02:15:11,394 l need to look him in the eye and l need to know that it's him. 2270 02:15:13,271 --> 02:15:15,561 ls that more important than your family's safety? 2271 02:15:15,649 --> 02:15:17,149 Of course not. 2272 02:15:19,111 --> 02:15:21,531 Why? Why do you need to do this? 2273 02:15:23,365 --> 02:15:24,485 Why? 2274 02:15:26,451 --> 02:15:28,451 Because nobody else will. 2275 02:15:28,537 --> 02:15:30,447 That's not good enough. 2276 02:15:30,539 --> 02:15:32,459 Are you done? Can l go? 2277 02:15:47,722 --> 02:15:49,812 -Mr. Vaughn? -Mr. Graysmith? 2278 02:15:49,891 --> 02:15:50,931 -Yes. -Hi. 2279 02:15:51,017 --> 02:15:52,347 You needed to speak to me? 2280 02:15:52,435 --> 02:15:54,845 Yes. There's a coffee shop right on the corner. 2281 02:15:54,938 --> 02:15:58,018 -Why don't we just go to my home? -Oh, l don't wanna put you out. 2282 02:15:58,108 --> 02:16:00,028 lt's no trouble at all. 2283 02:16:00,110 --> 02:16:02,610 -Where are you parked? -Just right there. 2284 02:16:02,696 --> 02:16:06,066 -You can follow me. -Oh. Okay. 2285 02:16:24,759 --> 02:16:26,339 Watch your step. 2286 02:16:27,804 --> 02:16:29,514 Come in. 2287 02:16:30,932 --> 02:16:34,022 -Very nice house. -Oh, thank you. 2288 02:16:34,102 --> 02:16:35,982 lt's very rustic. 2289 02:16:36,062 --> 02:16:39,232 -Can l take yourjacket? -No, thank you, l'm fine. 2290 02:16:39,316 --> 02:16:41,316 Okay. This way, please. 2291 02:16:44,112 --> 02:16:45,862 -Have a seat. -Thank you. 2292 02:16:45,947 --> 02:16:48,487 -How about some tea? -Oh, no, l'm all right. 2293 02:16:48,575 --> 02:16:50,025 -You sure? -Yes. 2294 02:16:50,911 --> 02:16:54,661 l wanted to ask you about a film that the Avenue may have played 2295 02:16:54,748 --> 02:16:56,668 while you were the organist there. 2296 02:16:56,750 --> 02:16:59,040 The Most Dangerous Game? 2297 02:16:59,127 --> 02:17:02,457 Oh, it's a classic. RKO. 1932. 2298 02:17:02,547 --> 02:17:07,257 Fay Wray, Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks. We've run that picture many times. 2299 02:17:07,344 --> 02:17:08,894 ln '68, '69? 2300 02:17:10,472 --> 02:17:12,722 l'd have to check my records. Why? 2301 02:17:12,807 --> 02:17:14,887 Do you remember the Zodiac? 2302 02:17:17,103 --> 02:17:19,403 This is about Rick Marshall, isn't it? 2303 02:17:19,481 --> 02:17:22,901 -He was a projectionist there, right? -For a time, yes. 2304 02:17:22,984 --> 02:17:27,034 But l have no occasion to correspond with him these days. 2305 02:17:27,113 --> 02:17:29,573 Okay. Well, there is a connection 2306 02:17:29,658 --> 02:17:32,448 between one of the Zodiac attacks and that film. 2307 02:17:32,535 --> 02:17:34,325 You mean the symbol? 2308 02:17:35,538 --> 02:17:36,788 Hold on. 2309 02:17:37,332 --> 02:17:41,462 The Zodiac symbol on film. lt's on the countdown. 2310 02:17:45,340 --> 02:17:47,930 lt's trimmed off each reel before it's shown, 2311 02:17:48,009 --> 02:17:50,589 but it always arrives with it. 2312 02:17:50,679 --> 02:17:52,049 Right there. 2313 02:17:52,681 --> 02:17:56,351 The first time l saw it in the papers, l thought about that. 2314 02:17:57,185 --> 02:17:58,765 We got a tip 2315 02:17:58,853 --> 02:18:02,823 that Rick left a film canister here that he told you never to open. 2316 02:18:02,899 --> 02:18:06,029 A tip about a mysterious film canister? 2317 02:18:06,861 --> 02:18:08,241 ls it true? 2318 02:18:10,156 --> 02:18:11,366 Yes. 2319 02:18:12,033 --> 02:18:14,333 -Did you open it? -No. 2320 02:18:14,411 --> 02:18:18,711 -May l see it? -Rick took it back in 1972. 2321 02:18:20,417 --> 02:18:25,207 This tip is how you got it in your head that Rick is the Zodiac? 2322 02:18:25,297 --> 02:18:26,957 That and the poster. 2323 02:18:27,048 --> 02:18:28,418 The poster? 2324 02:18:30,385 --> 02:18:32,135 The poster that Rick drew. 2325 02:18:32,220 --> 02:18:35,470 The handwriting is the closest that we have ever come to a match. 2326 02:18:35,557 --> 02:18:38,807 -Rick didn't draw any posters. -No, he drew this one. 2327 02:18:38,893 --> 02:18:42,403 Mr. Graysmith, l do the posters myself. 2328 02:18:43,732 --> 02:18:45,612 That's my handwriting. 2329 02:18:53,867 --> 02:18:56,737 l won't take any more ofyour time. 2330 02:18:56,828 --> 02:19:02,208 Why don't l just go and find out when we played that film? 2331 02:19:02,292 --> 02:19:03,792 Oh, that's all right. 2332 02:19:03,877 --> 02:19:07,297 lt's not a problem. They're just down in the basement. 2333 02:19:09,090 --> 02:19:12,050 Not many people have basements in California. 2334 02:19:14,721 --> 02:19:15,801 l do. 2335 02:19:17,974 --> 02:19:19,984 You coming, Mr. Graysmith? 2336 02:19:31,279 --> 02:19:34,949 The original studio one-sheets, l always kept for myself. 2337 02:19:36,826 --> 02:19:39,366 The cheapo knock-offs like you brought today 2338 02:19:39,454 --> 02:19:42,624 l end up tossing into the back alley. 2339 02:19:57,097 --> 02:19:58,637 '69. 2340 02:20:04,312 --> 02:20:05,562 You live alone? 2341 02:20:05,647 --> 02:20:11,397 Most Dangerous Game ran in May '69. 2342 02:20:11,486 --> 02:20:13,986 So, that would be about 2343 02:20:14,864 --> 02:20:18,164 nine weeks before the first Zodiac letter, correct? 2344 02:20:21,079 --> 02:20:22,159 Yeah. 2345 02:20:26,668 --> 02:20:30,958 Do you think he saw the film in our theater and was inspired? 2346 02:20:37,011 --> 02:20:39,931 Are you sure there's nobody else in the house? 2347 02:20:41,516 --> 02:20:44,226 Would you like to go upstairs and check? 2348 02:20:44,936 --> 02:20:45,976 No. 2349 02:20:49,065 --> 02:20:51,645 Thank you. Thanks for everything. 2350 02:20:52,485 --> 02:20:53,985 You're welcome. 2351 02:21:15,216 --> 02:21:16,626 lt's locked. 2352 02:21:27,479 --> 02:21:28,809 Thank you. 2353 02:21:31,900 --> 02:21:33,940 Good night, Mr. Graysmith! 2354 02:21:53,880 --> 02:21:57,590 Two killers. Got to be two killers. One has the... 2355 02:22:05,433 --> 02:22:06,603 Guys? 2356 02:22:40,134 --> 02:22:42,144 You've got five minutes. 2357 02:22:50,270 --> 02:22:51,440 Linda? 2358 02:22:52,564 --> 02:22:54,064 Hi, l'm Robert. 2359 02:22:57,986 --> 02:22:59,776 Did you get my note? 2360 02:23:00,697 --> 02:23:02,697 -What's this about? -Zodiac. 2361 02:23:04,242 --> 02:23:05,492 Figures. 2362 02:23:06,828 --> 02:23:09,578 -You got the look. -What look? 2363 02:23:09,664 --> 02:23:11,674 l didn't mean anything. 2364 02:23:12,917 --> 02:23:15,337 Tell me about this painting party. 2365 02:23:16,504 --> 02:23:19,134 l told the cops about that so long ago. 2366 02:23:22,552 --> 02:23:24,342 Darlene always had a lot of boys around, 2367 02:23:24,429 --> 02:23:26,389 even though she was married. 2368 02:23:26,472 --> 02:23:28,472 And this one guy was weird, though. 2369 02:23:28,558 --> 02:23:31,938 He used to bring her presents from Tijuana and... 2370 02:23:33,146 --> 02:23:35,766 l don't knowwhy she was friends with him. 2371 02:23:35,857 --> 02:23:38,317 She once told me he'd killed somebody. 2372 02:23:38,401 --> 02:23:39,991 Really? 2373 02:23:40,069 --> 02:23:42,279 Yeah, l think maybe when he was in the service. 2374 02:23:42,363 --> 02:23:44,363 -Navy? -l think so. 2375 02:23:44,449 --> 02:23:46,619 Was he into movies? Was he a movie buff? 2376 02:23:46,701 --> 02:23:49,621 l can tell you that he was not into people. 2377 02:23:49,704 --> 02:23:51,084 The party Darlene threw, 2378 02:23:51,164 --> 02:23:54,084 people were supposed to just show up and drink beer, help paint. 2379 02:23:54,167 --> 02:23:56,417 But this guy showed up in a suit, 2380 02:23:56,502 --> 02:23:59,462 and just sat in a chair all by himself all night long. 2381 02:23:59,547 --> 02:24:00,957 Didn't talk to anyone. 2382 02:24:01,049 --> 02:24:02,919 And Darlene told me to stay away from him. 2383 02:24:03,009 --> 02:24:04,889 She was scared of him. 2384 02:24:07,096 --> 02:24:09,596 And a couple ofweeks later, she was dead. 2385 02:24:09,682 --> 02:24:12,182 l'm sorry. Do you remember his name? 2386 02:24:13,144 --> 02:24:17,024 l mean, it was short, like a nickname, like Stan. 2387 02:24:17,106 --> 02:24:19,436 -Rick? -No, l don't think so. 2388 02:24:20,318 --> 02:24:22,528 -Are you sure? -Yeah. 2389 02:24:22,612 --> 02:24:25,162 How can you be sure? lt was a long time ago. Think hard. 2390 02:24:25,239 --> 02:24:27,319 l am thinking hard. 2391 02:24:27,408 --> 02:24:28,778 lt was Rick. 2392 02:24:29,786 --> 02:24:30,906 No, it wasn't. 2393 02:24:30,995 --> 02:24:33,365 -lt was Rick. lt was Rick Marshall. -No. 2394 02:24:33,456 --> 02:24:35,166 Just say it! 2395 02:24:35,249 --> 02:24:37,129 lt wasn't Rick. 2396 02:24:49,889 --> 02:24:51,259 lt was Leigh. 2397 02:24:54,394 --> 02:24:56,944 -Leigh? -Yeah, Leigh. 2398 02:24:58,272 --> 02:24:59,612 Sounds right. 2399 02:25:04,404 --> 02:25:07,244 Officer! l need you to let me in. 2400 02:25:07,323 --> 02:25:09,493 -ls this an emergency? -No, l just need to see one file. 2401 02:25:09,575 --> 02:25:11,195 No, you need to come back tomorrow morning. 2402 02:25:11,285 --> 02:25:13,535 -One file, just for one second. -8:00 a.m., when we're open. 2403 02:25:13,621 --> 02:25:15,251 Sergeant! Sergeant Mulanax! 2404 02:25:15,331 --> 02:25:17,791 Sergeant, l just need to see one file! 2405 02:25:17,875 --> 02:25:21,285 Just give me five minutes. l know exactly where it is. 2406 02:25:22,296 --> 02:25:23,456 Please! 2407 02:25:36,811 --> 02:25:38,521 l shouldn't be talking to you. 2408 02:25:38,604 --> 02:25:40,654 -You got five minutes. -Okay. 2409 02:25:42,859 --> 02:25:44,109 Here. Here. 2410 02:25:44,193 --> 02:25:47,993 Linda states that some of Darlene's closest friends are Leigh, 2411 02:25:48,072 --> 02:25:51,072 who used to bring Darlene presents from Tijuana. 2412 02:25:51,159 --> 02:25:53,079 -So what? -He knew her. 2413 02:25:53,161 --> 02:25:54,871 Linda said Leigh. This is Leigh. 2414 02:25:54,954 --> 02:25:57,414 No. That's just one name in a file that contains hundreds. 2415 02:25:57,498 --> 02:25:58,958 lt's nothing. 2416 02:25:59,667 --> 02:26:01,877 -Dave Toschi... -Agrees with me. 2417 02:26:02,378 --> 02:26:05,298 Our investigation into this subject is over. 2418 02:26:08,259 --> 02:26:09,549 l'm sorry. 2419 02:26:18,686 --> 02:26:19,846 Hello. 2420 02:26:35,036 --> 02:26:36,446 Who's there? 2421 02:26:39,874 --> 02:26:43,424 -You didn't return my calls. -Oh, l've been kind of busy. 2422 02:26:43,503 --> 02:26:45,383 Yeah. l can see that. 2423 02:26:47,548 --> 02:26:49,418 How's the book coming? 2424 02:26:52,470 --> 02:26:54,510 l tried to send you these. 2425 02:26:55,556 --> 02:26:57,346 l called the Chron. 2426 02:26:57,433 --> 02:27:00,233 Well, l'm not a cartoonist anymore, so... 2427 02:27:01,771 --> 02:27:03,021 l heard. 2428 02:27:08,152 --> 02:27:10,782 When's the last time you ate something? 2429 02:27:13,282 --> 02:27:15,412 Nothing makes sense anymore. 2430 02:27:18,079 --> 02:27:20,409 -Did it ever? -Yeah, it did. 2431 02:27:21,874 --> 02:27:24,794 Robert, it was just the date that didn't end. 2432 02:27:25,253 --> 02:27:27,093 You don't mean that. 2433 02:27:28,464 --> 02:27:29,714 A little. 2434 02:27:32,552 --> 02:27:34,342 The kids miss you. 2435 02:27:34,428 --> 02:27:37,598 -l can't have them see me like this. -Neither can l. 2436 02:27:38,307 --> 02:27:40,427 So, do whatever you have to, 2437 02:27:41,394 --> 02:27:42,944 but finish this. 2438 02:28:10,464 --> 02:28:11,594 Dave! 2439 02:28:12,425 --> 02:28:14,085 Dave! lt's Robert! 2440 02:28:16,220 --> 02:28:17,890 -Dave! -ls he actually here? 2441 02:28:17,972 --> 02:28:19,682 l'm gonna kill him. 2442 02:28:20,016 --> 02:28:22,636 l'm calling SFPD. Where's my gun? 2443 02:28:25,187 --> 02:28:26,347 Dave! 2444 02:28:26,439 --> 02:28:28,189 Robert! Go away! 2445 02:28:28,274 --> 02:28:30,234 Dave! He made a mistake! 2446 02:28:30,318 --> 02:28:32,318 -Get away from the window. -l'll meet you around front. 2447 02:28:32,403 --> 02:28:33,903 No, you won't. 2448 02:28:35,031 --> 02:28:37,241 -You have to hear this! -No, l don't, Robert! 2449 02:28:37,325 --> 02:28:39,825 The birthday was the one time that he was weak! 2450 02:28:39,911 --> 02:28:41,751 The one time that he gave something away! 2451 02:28:41,829 --> 02:28:45,169 -Robert, l am calling the police. -lt's Arthur Leigh Allen! 2452 02:28:50,171 --> 02:28:52,421 Where did you get that name? 2453 02:28:52,506 --> 02:28:54,086 He called the Bellis' house. 2454 02:28:54,175 --> 02:28:56,425 December '69. "l need to kill. Today's my birthday." 2455 02:28:56,510 --> 02:28:58,470 lt was his birthday. 2456 02:28:58,554 --> 02:29:01,514 Arthur Leigh Allen was born on December 18th. 2457 02:29:04,518 --> 02:29:05,938 Get in here. 2458 02:29:08,022 --> 02:29:10,232 -Here you go. -Thanks. 2459 02:29:13,194 --> 02:29:15,034 He wrote me, you know? 2460 02:29:15,696 --> 02:29:16,856 2,500 suspects, 2461 02:29:16,948 --> 02:29:20,528 the only one who everwrote me a letterwas Leigh Allen. 2462 02:29:21,452 --> 02:29:23,162 They like to help, you know, sometimes. 2463 02:29:23,245 --> 02:29:25,035 Yes, Robert, l know. 2464 02:29:26,165 --> 02:29:28,875 He was arrested January 1975 for molestation. 2465 02:29:28,960 --> 02:29:30,880 He sent me that when he got out. 2466 02:29:30,962 --> 02:29:33,712 "Dear Dave, if l can ever be of any help to you, just let me know. 2467 02:29:33,798 --> 02:29:35,628 "l'm sorry l wasn't your man." 2468 02:29:35,716 --> 02:29:37,296 And it's typewritten. 2469 02:29:37,385 --> 02:29:39,795 Using a typewriter is not a crime. 2470 02:29:41,222 --> 02:29:43,062 And he knew Darlene. 2471 02:29:44,392 --> 02:29:46,432 lt's in the Vallejo files. 2472 02:29:51,607 --> 02:29:54,987 Mulanax said that he was your favorite suspect. 2473 02:29:55,069 --> 02:29:59,069 That you spent two years on him, and that nobody ever came close. 2474 02:30:02,076 --> 02:30:04,076 All the evidence said no. 2475 02:30:05,371 --> 02:30:07,621 Sherwood disqualified his handwriting. 2476 02:30:07,707 --> 02:30:10,877 The same Sherwood that drinks like Paul Avery now? 2477 02:30:11,752 --> 02:30:13,672 Yes, you have Sherwood Morrill in writing saying, 2478 02:30:13,754 --> 02:30:14,844 "l'm sorry, this just won't work." 2479 02:30:14,922 --> 02:30:16,672 -But you also have Terry Pascoe... -His protégé. 2480 02:30:16,757 --> 02:30:17,837 Yeah, fine, it's his protégé, 2481 02:30:17,925 --> 02:30:19,755 but he's a handwriting expert nonetheless, and he's saying, 2482 02:30:19,844 --> 02:30:22,554 "Do not disqualify this suspect on the basis of handwriting." 2483 02:30:22,638 --> 02:30:24,598 -So the two cancel each other out. -No, they don't. 2484 02:30:24,682 --> 02:30:26,022 lt was Sherwood's case. 2485 02:30:26,100 --> 02:30:27,560 He was the head of Questioned Documents. 2486 02:30:27,643 --> 02:30:29,023 lf it went to trial, 2487 02:30:29,103 --> 02:30:32,063 all the defense would have to do is call Sherwood to the stand. 2488 02:30:32,148 --> 02:30:34,818 And there was no way of getting Allen into court in the first place, 2489 02:30:34,900 --> 02:30:36,150 because there was no evidence, Robert. 2490 02:30:36,235 --> 02:30:37,395 What do you mean, there's no evidence? 2491 02:30:37,486 --> 02:30:38,606 You have him seen with the ciphers. 2492 02:30:38,696 --> 02:30:40,946 The military boot prints. The same size shoes and gloves. 2493 02:30:41,032 --> 02:30:43,242 The Most Dangerous Game. The Zodiac watch. 2494 02:30:43,325 --> 02:30:44,525 The background with school children. 2495 02:30:44,618 --> 02:30:46,488 The misspellings of Christ-mass. The bloody knives. 2496 02:30:46,579 --> 02:30:48,459 All circumstantial. 2497 02:30:48,539 --> 02:30:51,289 Paul Stine's shirt, his wallet, his keys. 2498 02:30:51,375 --> 02:30:53,165 We should have found one of those things in that trailer. 2499 02:30:53,252 --> 02:30:54,962 -We didn't. -That's... 2500 02:30:57,381 --> 02:30:59,381 Okay. Catherine Allen states that 2501 02:30:59,467 --> 02:31:01,627 "Leigh cleaned out his trailer on Friday afterwork 2502 02:31:01,719 --> 02:31:05,389 "and moved it to Santa Rosa on Saturday, August 7th, 1971 ." 2503 02:31:05,473 --> 02:31:07,523 You interviewed him at the refinery on August 4th. 2504 02:31:07,600 --> 02:31:09,140 -Yeah. -So, he's cleaning out his trailer, 2505 02:31:09,226 --> 02:31:13,096 he's moving into a different county 48 hours after you interviewed him? 2506 02:31:14,648 --> 02:31:17,688 Okay. Okay. Look at the stuff side by side, Dave. 2507 02:31:17,777 --> 02:31:18,897 All right. 2508 02:31:18,986 --> 02:31:21,736 Okay, Arthur Leigh Allen and the Zodiac, their timelines. 2509 02:31:21,822 --> 02:31:24,572 -When was the first murder in Vallejo? -Christmas, 1968. 2510 02:31:24,658 --> 02:31:27,238 Eight months before that, Allen is fired for molesting his students 2511 02:31:27,328 --> 02:31:29,448 and his family discovers that he's a pedophile. 2512 02:31:29,538 --> 02:31:31,868 -Now, when do the letters begin? -July, '69. 2513 02:31:31,957 --> 02:31:33,627 After the murder of Darlene Ferrin. 2514 02:31:33,709 --> 02:31:36,799 And they continue until you go to see him at work. 2515 02:31:36,879 --> 02:31:40,129 Now, after that, do any of the letters contain swatches of Paul Stine's shirt? 2516 02:31:40,216 --> 02:31:42,046 No. Because he dumped them, because he got scared. 2517 02:31:42,134 --> 02:31:43,894 Because he knew that you were on to him. 2518 02:31:43,969 --> 02:31:47,719 -So, when's the next letter from Zodiac? -Not until January of 1974. 2519 02:31:47,807 --> 02:31:49,217 He is silent for three years. 2520 02:31:49,308 --> 02:31:51,098 Then, in '74, he feels comfortable again 2521 02:31:51,185 --> 02:31:53,095 because everybody's moved off Allen as a suspect. 2522 02:31:53,187 --> 02:31:54,187 And what do we get? 2523 02:31:54,271 --> 02:31:58,271 Three new letters from Zodiac in January, May, and July in '74. 2524 02:31:58,359 --> 02:32:01,529 -But then the letters stop. -What happens to Allen? 2525 02:32:05,032 --> 02:32:06,532 He's arrested. 2526 02:32:07,409 --> 02:32:10,789 January, 1975, they send him to Atascadero. 2527 02:32:10,871 --> 02:32:13,791 We don't get another letter from Zodiac the entire time he's there. 2528 02:32:13,874 --> 02:32:16,504 -When is he released? -August, '77. 2529 02:32:16,585 --> 02:32:20,335 Allen gets out. He types you an apology, and then what? 2530 02:32:20,422 --> 02:32:23,632 We get our first new Zodiac letter in four years. 2531 02:32:29,223 --> 02:32:32,643 Okay. Zodiac had to have known Darlene Ferrin, right? 2532 02:32:32,726 --> 02:32:34,976 Yes, because of the phone calls on the night of her murder. 2533 02:32:35,062 --> 02:32:37,862 Because of the Vallejo file, 2534 02:32:37,940 --> 02:32:39,980 we know that Darlene knew a man named Leigh? 2535 02:32:40,067 --> 02:32:41,067 Yes. 2536 02:32:41,152 --> 02:32:42,942 So, all coincidence aside, Robert, 2537 02:32:43,028 --> 02:32:45,818 how can you be sure that Leigh Allen is the Leigh from this file? 2538 02:32:45,906 --> 02:32:48,406 Now, Vallejo is a small town, but it's not that small. 2539 02:32:48,492 --> 02:32:49,832 How do you put the two of them together? 2540 02:32:49,910 --> 02:32:53,080 This is a case that's covered both Northern and Southern California, 2541 02:32:53,164 --> 02:32:55,544 with victims and suspects spread over hundreds of miles. 2542 02:32:55,624 --> 02:32:57,424 -Would you agree? -Yes. 2543 02:32:58,627 --> 02:33:01,457 Darlene Ferrin worked at the Vallejo House of Pancakes 2544 02:33:01,547 --> 02:33:04,087 on the corner of Tennessee and Caroll. 2545 02:33:06,886 --> 02:33:11,636 Arthur Leigh Allen lived in his mother's basement on Fresno Street. 2546 02:33:13,350 --> 02:33:16,770 Door to door, that is less than 50 yards. 2547 02:33:20,149 --> 02:33:21,649 ls that true? 2548 02:33:22,651 --> 02:33:24,191 l've walked it. 2549 02:33:27,990 --> 02:33:29,450 Jesus Christ. 2550 02:33:36,123 --> 02:33:37,173 So? 2551 02:33:41,086 --> 02:33:42,666 The prints, the handwriting... 2552 02:33:42,755 --> 02:33:45,755 -l'm not asking you as a cop. -But l am a cop. 2553 02:33:48,594 --> 02:33:50,644 l can't prove this. 2554 02:33:50,721 --> 02:33:53,681 Just because you can't prove it, doesn't mean it's not true. 2555 02:33:53,766 --> 02:33:55,426 Easy, Dirty Harry. 2556 02:33:58,979 --> 02:34:00,559 Finish the book. 2557 02:34:09,490 --> 02:34:11,990 Thank you. Thank you for breakfast. 2558 02:35:20,227 --> 02:35:21,727 Can l help you? 2559 02:35:23,397 --> 02:35:24,397 No. 2560 02:36:45,771 --> 02:36:47,151 Mr. Mageau. 2561 02:36:47,815 --> 02:36:50,105 Thanks for coming to see me. 2562 02:36:50,192 --> 02:36:51,572 You're the one l talked to on the phone? 2563 02:36:51,652 --> 02:36:55,202 l'm George Bawart. Vallejo PD. l took over for Jack Mulanax. 2564 02:36:56,198 --> 02:36:59,198 lt's been 22 years. l don't know how l can help you. 2565 02:36:59,284 --> 02:37:00,454 Well, this is just a formality. 2566 02:37:00,536 --> 02:37:01,946 l'm gonna show you a group of photographs. 2567 02:37:02,037 --> 02:37:03,907 Now, the person that shot you may or may not be 2568 02:37:03,997 --> 02:37:06,077 among these photographs. 2569 02:37:06,166 --> 02:37:07,376 You don't have to pick anybody out 2570 02:37:07,459 --> 02:37:09,629 just because l'm showing you these pictures, you understand? 2571 02:37:09,711 --> 02:37:11,301 Yes, sir, l do. 2572 02:37:12,172 --> 02:37:13,512 All right. 2573 02:37:14,508 --> 02:37:16,048 Take your time. 2574 02:37:16,510 --> 02:37:19,350 lfyou don't recognize anyone, that's okay. 2575 02:37:30,816 --> 02:37:32,186 That's him. 2576 02:37:33,652 --> 02:37:35,612 How sure are you? 2577 02:37:35,696 --> 02:37:37,526 Yeah, l'm pretty sure. 2578 02:37:40,200 --> 02:37:41,370 He had a round face like this guy. 2579 02:37:41,452 --> 02:37:42,662 Wait. Am l to understand 2580 02:37:42,744 --> 02:37:44,544 that you're now identifying the second photograph? 2581 02:37:44,621 --> 02:37:47,711 No, no. Just that he had a round face like that. 2582 02:37:49,751 --> 02:37:51,251 lt's this man. 2583 02:37:52,171 --> 02:37:53,501 All right. 2584 02:37:55,299 --> 02:37:58,379 Now, on a scale of one to 10, 10 being positive, 2585 02:38:02,473 --> 02:38:04,103 how sure are you? 2586 02:38:07,853 --> 02:38:09,523 At least an eight. 2587 02:38:12,274 --> 02:38:16,154 The last time l saw this face was July 4th, 1969. 2588 02:38:19,406 --> 02:38:22,116 l am very sure that's the man who shot me.