The Zodiac Killer
He went on to the crime story due to a series of homicides that he bragged about through calls to the police and letters to the press. A serial killer that swells the list of unresolved crimes.Although not all serial killers crave their public moment of glory, the California Zodiac Killer certainly did. He took advantage of the publicity because he knew that homicides were the culminating point of the human drama and they supposed an excellent sale in the media.
In fact, there are key parallels between the short reign of the Zodiac Assassin and his distant Victorian blood brother, Jack the Ripper. Both cases have remained unsolved and are two of the serial killers most repeated in the annals of the crime history. They have given rise to numerous conspiracy theories and many suspects, and both maniacs sought the press to make their voices heard. When the Zodiac spoke, everyone listened. Such was his power and dominion. He got what he wanted and laughed in the face of the policemen in charge of following his trail. "The Zodiac speaks to them" became a headline as chilling as the address given by Jack in red ink in the letter sent to the head of the Surveillance Committee, George Lusk: "From Hell".
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