Zodiac Research Paper

The late 1960’s and early 1970’s were a time of great change in America. The Vietnam War, the civil rights movement and the sexual revolution were just some of the issues on the evening news in American households. For citizens of the San Francisco Bay area, as well as the rest of California, the late 60’s early 70’represented terror, fear and death. “The bizarre and theatrical and still unresolved serial murders by real-life ghoul who called himself Zodiac, who claimed in letters to have killed 37 people (though police have focused on five homicides and two attempted murders in the greater Bay Area in 1968 and 1969” (Booth,2) have intrigued people for nearly four decades. How has Zodiac remained so elusive? What

Gardner’s Grendel is a novel containing twelve chapters which is parallel to the battle between Grendel and Hrothgar, the signs of the zodiac and the months of the year. These astrology references emphasize life’s cynical nature along with the inevitability of life.

Due to the nature of Zodiac's letters and from witnesses police have a good idea of what Zodiac is like even though he remains at large. Given what is known about

     Two days after Paul Stine's murder, Zodiac began a new era in his criminal career. For about 8 years, he would write to the San Francisco Chronicle-and occasionally others- off and on. From October 1969 until March 1971, the majority of Zodiac letters were filled with angry threats and bragging. At first he worked hard to prove his murders with information

Death is the sixth highest fear in the US. The idea of death is very prominent in our society, as around 6,775 people die a day, in the US alone. Serial killers are the monsters of the real world and should be feared the most. Villains in comic books or movies are fake, and can only bring us entertainment or the sense of being afraid. Serial killers bring true fear into people’s lives. The Zodiac uses this knowledge of fear and implements it into his own style of killing mass amounts of people, and not be caught. The Zodiac Killer’s intelligence is used to get away from the police, with killing many people of all statuses, age, and gender, by using ciphers and encrypted messages slowly giving the police hints. These hints are used so that

Lucas Kelleher/ Street Law 10/3/08 The Zodiac Killer The Zodiac Killer is a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s. His identity to this day still remains unknown. The Zodiac coined his name in a series of taunting letters he sent to the press. His letters included four cryptograms (or ciphers), three of which have yet to be solved. The Zodiac murdered five known victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa, and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. Four men and three women between the ages of 16 and 29 were targeted. Others have also been suspected to be Zodiac victims, but they have been ruled inconclusive. The lack of consensus about the number of victims, the inability of law enforcement

The Zodiac Killer...Who is he? Was he ever caught? How many individuals did he murder? The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer in northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He still remains unknown. He has five confirmed deaths, possibly 20-28 total deaths, and two injured. They do not know when he was born, and any criminal penalties. They do not know who he is but some may believe they have an identity.

Other than the former three topics, the Renaissance also influenced more abstract subjects such as, human anatomy. In the year 1512, a German Astronomer named, Johann Regiomontanus created a woodcut called “Zodiac Man” (Document D). This woodcut depicted a man seemingly cut open to reveal various internal organs hanging in a string-like structure. Around the man are 10 circles, each containing an image of a different creature from the zodiac. Regiomontanus believed that every muscle in our body was controlled by a creature of the zodiac. For instance the ram would control our head, while the scorpion controls our chest. Of course, following the pattern of the previous three documents, in the year 1543, a Belgian physician by the name of, Andreas

Almost two years passed after the Bates murder, when in December of 1968 the Zodiac struck again. This time the Zodiac struck in a park at Vallejo, twenty miles north of San Francisco. David Arthur Faraday and Betty Lou Johnson, had told their parents they were going to a Christmas party, when instead going to a secluded lover’s lane. Several people reported seeing a light colored chevy impala that was raising suspicion by it’s unnatural behavior. This vehicle pulled up beside David Faraday’s vehicle. The driver, based on footprints at the scene, walked up behind the car and began firing. Sixteen year old Betty Lou Jensen ran from the car only to have to Zodiac fire five shots into her back using perfect marksmanship. Autopsy results show the shots were fired from approximately ten feet away. Faraday, on the other hand was killed by a single shot to the head. The killer used a handgun loaded with .22 LR ammunition. After the entire incident was over, Stella Borges drove up the lane, passing the Chevy Impala as it drove away, and found the

The Zodiac Killer was an infamous murderer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960’s and 1970’s. He killed with zero remorse and even stated in one of his letters that “I like killing people because it’s so much fun” (“Zodiac Killer”). Between December 1968 and October 1969 had killed a total of five people and severely injured two others. He made his first appearance on December 20, 1968, when he shot and killed 17-year-old David Faraday and his 16-year-old girlfriend Betty Lou Jensen. The police were unable to determine the motive for the crime or a suspect. However, on August 1, 1969, the zodiac sent letters to the San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle, and Vallejo Times Herald. Each letter started the same “Dear Editor:

With the estimated 200 victims of Holmes 9 confirmed and 27 confessed, we could have pin pointed exactly if he was their murder and this would have eased so many families minds who wondered what had happened to their loved ones. In the late 1800s when identifying a body, family members would have to recollect on features such as, teeth or hair, if it was still available. For example, long black hair was used to describe Nellie Pietzal. In cases now, we use fingerprints to identify bodies and most of the time their killer simply because of evidence left on the victim. It is hard to tell how many people walked into Chicago’s fair daily, but with the help of today’s technology we could pin point every set of prints that were there. In fact, most of Holmes victims were lured from the fair to his very own hotel where the crimes were committed. This alone could have aided in the incarceration of H. H Holmes

What has the Zodiac done. The Zodiac left his fingerprints in the cab in which paul Stein was murdered in his own taxi. The Zodiac Killer is known for trickery that's why he is on their top ten unsolved murders of all time. The Zodiac was a mysterious killer that was never caught. The Zodiac said “I like killing people because people can fight back.” There's a lot we don’t know about the Zodiac Killer because we don’t know his identity. The Zodiac operated in Northern California. The Zodiac Killer is a killer that killed five people in California. The victims of The Zodiac Killer were killed in Benicia, ValleJo Lake, Berryessa, and San Francisco. He was never caught after forty-five years. Recently Jory Starliper solved one of the 340 ciphers.

Egypt, Henry Salt, was not very pleased with this. Despite chasing the zodiac as it was transporting down the Nile, Salt was unable to stop them, and the zodiac made its way to the Louvre for the price of 150,000 francs. The Louvre certainly had to have been aware of the circumstances surrounding the acquisition of the Dendera zodiac, but still chose to pay for a stolen artifact. They rewarded reckless behavior that endangered the knowledge they claimed only France could protect. The Ottoman rulers at the time, after the British demanded intervention, stated France had not really broken any laws, a point that causes problems today, as will be discussed later.

When I was little, I really didn’t know what astrology was or what your zodiac sign was. When I was growing up, I finally figured out what it all meant and how it worked. From that point on I was instantly clicked. I loved reading my horoscope and when ever I did read it, nine out of ten times it would be right, and that’s why I loved reading my horoscope. It was just something I did every morning, and then I would go throughout my day. Then at night when I would be back on the computer, i would reread them, and realize that most of the time those things did happen, or I did feel that type of emotion.

Everyone has a monster, no matter how big or small it is, they still have one. You learn how to tame your monster and progress with it and some even know how to overcome their inner monster. My monster is that I second guess and over think many of the decisions I make, no matter how big or small and how significant or insignificant. I also stress over many things. I sometimes think this has to do with my astrological zodiac sign but sometimes think it’s just my nature of life. I was born to be this way. My monster taunts me in my everyday decision from waking up in the morning, to getting dressed, to the work I complete in school, and then coming home, all the way until I go to sleep. Another part of my inner monster is that I get angry or upset if things are done in ways I dislike.