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    on who the Zodiac Killer was. Many people have been accused of being the Zodiac Killer however his identity is still a mystery. One of the main suspects is Arthur Leigh Allen. He is the main suspect because there is a lot of evidence the police have linking him to the crimes. His former friend Don Cheney was the first person the alert the police that Allen could be the Zodiac Killer because Allen would tell Cheney that he wanted to kill couples at random and he want to be called Zodiac. Cheney also

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    was the Zodiac Killer. Now I didn’t really see much truth in it being that the time frames of the murders and Ted Cruz’s life didn’t seem to match up; but my generation, being the generation that we are, didn’t seem to care about that fact but took the theory and internet into our own hands on that matter. But there are plenty of other theories that may have people believing one thing or

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    Serial killers walk among us every day; they can walk past us without us even knowing. Murderers have been around for years. There are many people who have heard of some famous ones, such as: Jack the Ripper, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, and The Zodiac Killer. Serial killers each have a different motivation and a different backstory. Jeffrey Dahmer is a good example. Dahmer, over the course of thirteen years, killed a total of seventeen men that he found in gay bars, bus stops, and

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    Psychopaths have been around for more than a century, and have found themselves to be able to make the public fear them. Belle Gunness, the Zodiac Killer, and John Wayne Gacy are all examples for the character traits compatible with psychopathy and have been able to provide more reason to the research of psychopaths. Statistically, psychopathy is found in three percent of the male population and in one percent of one percent of the female population. A psychopath’s behavior of exploitation, lying

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    Each clique tries to discredit each others reputation, so that they themselves look better in comparison. After all, what American would associate themselves with a man who may or may not be the Zodiac Killer? A dastardly Marco Rubio started a rumor that Donald Trump has small hands and of course “you know what they say about guys with small hands,” quickly spread throughout all the hallways between the classrooms of Capital Hill (NBC News). Of course

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    was found that “38% of Florida voters think it's possible that Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer. 10% say he for sure is, and another 28% say that they are just not sure. Cruz is exonerated from being a toddler serial killer by 62% of the Sunshine State populace” (Public Policy Polling). The meme has gone so far as to the point where Heidi Cruz, Ted Cruz’s wife, had to respond to the people who call Cruz the Zodiac Killer. Heidi said, “Well, it’s amazing how a lot of people are swayed by it… Part of

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    draw out the film to a nearly unbearable length. However, Zodiac director, David Fincher, was able to maintain the sense of mystery throughout the entire film through color choice, odd character development, and shot inserts. Color scheme of the entire set plays a huge role in conveying a message in films. Bright, warm colors are usually associated with happy times, but cool, dark colors are melancholy. The entire tonal color scheme of Zodiac is muted. The colors are almost never vibrant. Even outdoor

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    Myranda Elkin Dr. V. Hunt ENC1102 13 November 2016 Righteous Degenerate What do Adolf Hitler, The Zodiac Killer and, The Misfit all have in common? They are psychopathic murderers. Psychopaths do not feel therefore they cannot have morals in the same way normal people do. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor the character known as the Misfit loses the battle with his conscience and is proven to be immoral. According to the Oxford Dictionary, morality is, “a particular system

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    I hope you have lots of fun trying to catch me. A serial killer by the name of the Zodiac Killer had left that note for the police taunting them as his identity was unknown. He was infamous through the 1960s and was most known for the ciphers he left for the police. Also the number of victims he claimed through his spree as the police tried to gather evidence of who it was. The zodiac killer case gives us insight into how these cases affect society and how they are investigated. Though his motives

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    The Zodiac Killer was a murderer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960's and 1970's. Nobody was ever safe, he would just kill people at random. He never left his name. He left more than 20 letters the whole time he was killing people and terrorizing the city. One suspect is, “Allen wore a Zodiac-brand watch, owned the same caliber gun used in one Zodiac shooting and told police the bloody knives in his car were used for killing chickens” (Beck). The mystery of the Zodiac killer is surrounded

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