In December of 1968, a brutal murderer was orchestrating a campaign of terror in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not satisfied with the act of killing, he taunted law enforcement and the public by writing a series of bizarre and threatening letters to local newspapers. Through often cryptic and baffling content — including ciphers, some of which have never been solved — the psychopath played his twisted game. Reporters initially dubbed the man the "Cipher Killer," but the murderer chose a different name for himself - The Zodiac. While law enforcement were only able to account for five, The Zodiac would eventually claim to have murdered thirty-seven people.
By 1971, authenticated communication with The Zodiac had ceased. Then, three years later, the elusive fugitive resurfaced one last time, sending a small number of communiqués, before disappearing for good. What had begun with shocking abruptness slowly dissolved into mysterious uncertainty. To this day, The Zodiac’s true identity remains one of the twentieth century’s greatest unsolved true crime mysteries…
Author Michael Cole, computer engineer and true crime researcher, learned of the story years ago and like so many others, soon became fascinated, finding out all he could about the tragic, yet gripping tale of a twisted mind bent on murder - and deception. Webmaster of the popular and thought-provoking website, zodiacrevisited.com, Cole recently finished work on a three volume book set, titled, The Zodiac Revisited, recounting the story of The Zodiac in detail and offering insights into the possible motives of the man who claimed that law enforcement would never catch him. Cole also discusses evidence which he believes points to other, earlier murders that should be considered as possible attacks by The Zodiac.
Tune in to the Undoing Evil podcast to listen to my interview with author Michael Cole, as we discuss his research, his website (zodiacrevisited.com) and why he spent the better part of fifteen years writing about one of the most baffling serial murder cases of all time. Only on Undoing Evil!
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