Who is your suspect?
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longcandle — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 11:30 AM)
Yes, people should read John Douglas and Mark Olshaker's,
The Cases That Haunt Us
. Douglas concludes that Graysmith's suspect, "Bob Hall Starr" meets much of the criteria that he, Douglas, former FBI special agent & unit chiefone of the first criminal profilerswould consider for a
prime
suspect.
Now, who was Bob Hall Starr again?
A man once described by San Francisco homicide detective Dave Toschi as a very, very good suspect, and who has been the subject of intense investigation by Robert Graysmith in his research, certainly fits the description I would put together: highly intelligent, IQ estimated around 135; spent much of his adult life living with his mother, with whom he had a difficult relationship at best; educated in chemistry and trained in codes; a hunter who once described man as the most dangerous game to a friend. And he could be placed in the different jurisdictions at the time each of the Zodiac crimes occurred.
John Douglas,
The Cases That Haunt Us
, Chapter Four:
The Zodiac
P.S. (Feb. 20, 2017): R.I.P. IMDb Message Boards &
FAILED
suspect, Ross Sullivan -
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jonafx — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 09:21 AM)
John Douglas wrote about The Zodiac in 'The Cases That Haunt Us'
It's interesting that he believes that Cherri Jo Bates was a Zodiac victim,and that the crime scene indicated it was the killers first murder,due to the disorganised elements of the crime.
He also stated the killer would have either lived,or worked nearby,as is so often the case.
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BlimeyCharlie — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 08:51 AM)
Douglas makes a good point, I reckon.
I've long been in two minds about the Bates murder in regards to the Zodiac case. If Sullivan were ever proven to be the Zodiac, it would certainly tie up lots of loose ends in regards to the murder of poor Cheri Jo. If it were Zodiac/Sullivan's first ever murder, then that certainly would explain why the crime scene and murder were so disorganised. The one thing that does give me pause for thought is a report about the murder I read on Jake Wark's site - it suggested that the Zodiac wasn't the killer of Bates, as the victim had put up such a violent struggle, that the killer must not have been a very large or strong man, which conflicts with what we know about both Zodiac and Sullivan. -
InjunNose — 9 years ago(December 04, 2016 08:40 PM)
I don't have one. No compelling evidence points to any of the most famous suspects, and a few thousand more have been cleared in addition to Allen, Marshall, et al. Back in the days of spirited debate on Tom Voigt's message boards, I thought Larry Kane was interesting.
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ophion1031 — 9 years ago(December 11, 2016 11:59 PM)
I don't really have a suspect, but if I HAD to guess then I would say that Arthur Leigh Allen was responsible for the early murders and then it became a "team" effort with someone else on "Team Zodiac" committing the Stine murder. And I think that Fred Manalli was the one writing the letters. Yep, 2 killers and one "partner" writing the letters. And who knows, it may have even been more than three people.
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Experiment53 — 9 years ago(December 17, 2016 09:53 AM)
Ross sullivan matched the description with the "widows wail" and was in clise proximity to the crime scenes and Also knew the south cal victim worked with her and when that case got tied in with the other ones he stopped. And he died when the killer stopped.
You cant search for evidence regarding one specific suspect (Arthur) you have to let the evidence find the suspect. -
Experiment53 — 9 years ago(December 17, 2016 09:56 AM)
Arthur lee was sadistic and None of the killings had sexual sadism, Arthur lee once Said he was "zodiac" to a friend the zodiac always referred to himself as "the zodiac" and the Palm print didnt match the letter they pulled it from