<![CDATA[Zodiac Killer]]>https://www.sfzode.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cxc5!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2d79366-1189-4550-90f3-31c722234ee6_1024x1024.pngZodiac Killerhttps://www.sfzode.comSubstackFri, 17 Apr 2026 01:08:31 GMT<![CDATA[Zodiac At The Movies has been published]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/zodiac-at-the-movies-has-been-publishedhttps://www.sfzode.com/p/zodiac-at-the-movies-has-been-publishedFri, 26 Dec 2025 03:12:11 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[The Doerr Files has been published.]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/the-doerr-files-has-been-publishedhttps://www.sfzode.com/p/the-doerr-files-has-been-publishedFri, 15 Aug 2025 10:37:17 GMTThe Doerr Files

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]]><![CDATA[Where was Richard?]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/where-was-richardhttps://www.sfzode.com/p/where-was-richardFri, 25 Jul 2025 10:27:42 GMTThere is intense debate in the Zodiac Killer community regarding the whereabouts of Richard Gaikowski around the time of the Lake Herman Road murders. Much of the debate revolves around whether or not Mr. Gaikowski was in Europe at the time of the attack.

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]]><![CDATA[What’s in a Death?]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/whats-in-a-deathhttps://www.sfzode.com/p/whats-in-a-deathThu, 24 Jul 2025 11:12:08 GMTOn August 26th 1992, Arthur Leigh Allen was found dead in his home by his tenant, Sharon Roths. After she called 911, the Vallejo Fire Department responded and pronounced Allen dead on scene. The Vallejo Police Department and Solano County Coroner were subsequently notified of his death. George Bawart and other officers were present when Coroner James E. O’Brien arrived.

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]]><![CDATA[Two Women, San Francisco, and a Creep]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/two-women-san-francisco-and-a-creephttps://www.sfzode.com/p/two-women-san-francisco-and-a-creepMon, 30 Jun 2025 12:55:47 GMTIn 1972, two young women were traveling through California. The trip included a few days in San Francisco.

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]]><![CDATA[Washington & Maple Streets]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/washington-and-maple-streetshttps://www.sfzode.com/p/washington-and-maple-streetsMon, 30 Jun 2025 01:32:59 GMTOne of the questions that has puzzled researchers is why Zodiac chose to kill Paul Stine in the Presidio Heights neighborhood. The secluded nature of the area could have been a motivating factor. Other streets would have been equally beneficial for that purpose though. It turns out that Melvin Belli’s office at 722 Montgomery St. was between Washington …

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]]><![CDATA[Analyzing the Views From 3899 Washington St.]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/a-view-from-3899-washington-sthttps://www.sfzode.com/p/a-view-from-3899-washington-stSun, 29 Jun 2025 11:15:34 GMTAs you can see, the front door of the house is inset from the front of the house.

The front door of the house measured a distance of about 68 feet from the cab of Paul Stine.

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]]><![CDATA[The Projector Theory Meets Lake Berryessa]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/the-projector-theory-meets-lake-berryessahttps://www.sfzode.com/p/the-projector-theory-meets-lake-berryessaSat, 28 Jun 2025 13:17:54 GMTThere is a belief that the Zodiac Killer couldn’t have used a projector to alter his handwriting because a projector wasn’t used to write on the door of Bryan Hartnell’s car. Here is an algorithm for indirectly pulling that off.

  • Project letters onto heavy paper

  • Trace the letters with a pen

  • Cut out the letters with an X-Acto knife

  • Apply the heavy paper on th…

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]]><![CDATA[Where Are They Now?]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/where-are-they-nowhttps://www.sfzode.com/p/where-are-they-nowSat, 28 Jun 2025 13:05:54 GMT

  • Officer Eric Zelms (died 1970)

  • Sgt. Les Lundblad (died 1977)

  • Ross Sullivan (died 1977)

  • Arthur Leigh Allen (died 1992)

  • Insp. Robert Dagitz (died 1997)

  • Sgt. Jack Mulanax (died 1997)

  • Frank Peda (died 1998)

  • Paul Avery (died 2000)

  • Bob Vaughn (died 2002)

  • Richard Gaikowski (died 2004)

  • Dr. Donald Lunde (died 2007)

  • Insp. Mike Maloney (died 2007)

  • Special Agent Jim Silver (died 2007)

  • Rick Marshall (died 2008)

  • Don Cheney (died 2009)

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    ]]>    <![CDATA[Military Histories of Various Suspects]]>https://www.sfzode.com/p/military-histories-of-various-suspectshttps://www.sfzode.com/p/military-histories-of-various-suspectsSat, 28 Jun 2025 11:07:03 GMTArthur Leigh Allen enlisted in the Navy in 1951 and served until his honorable discharge in 1959. In 1957, he lost his submarine designator. He experienced more trouble the following year. After being found to be absent from post, he faced a form of non-judicial punishment known as a Captain’s Mast. Minor restrictions were imposed on Allen.

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