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