The ending of david fincher s zodiac reflects the sad truth of a real life crime the evidence simply isn t there to name arthur leigh allen the zodiac killer.

Zodiac killer leigh. Allen became publicly known as a zodiac suspect shortly after the release of zodiac a book authored by robert graysmith. Based on the investigation on the evening of lake berryessa s murder allen told his family that he was going to the lake itself. These letters included four cryptograms or ciphers. The zodiac killer was the nickname of a serial murderer who may have killed dozens of young men and women in northern california in the late 1960s and early 70s.

The most compelling theory was proposed by robert graysmith upon which the 2007 film zodiac is based. It paints arthur leigh allen as the zodiac killer. In late november 1966 two anonymous typewritten bates murder confession letters were mailed to the local police and newspaper. Allen is the number one suspect for being the zodiac killer and the only one to be served with search warrants.

Allen was the most likely suspect on a truly baffling case. Graysmith claimed that police obtained a zodiac dna sample which matched the prime suspect convicted child molester and vallejo resident arthur leigh allen. Arthur leigh allen s connections to the zodiac killer began on oct. Oddly enough he died of a heart attack before he could be charged.

Arthur leigh allen december 18 1933 august 26 1992 was the prime suspect of law enforcement in the case for the zodiac killer. The killer originated the name in a series of taunting letters and cards sent to the san francisco bay area press. Convinced that arthur leigh allen is the zodiac killer robert lays out his findings including everything from the possible relationship that existed between allen and the first ever victim. It all began on october 30 1966 when arthur leigh allen became the prime suspect in the murder of cheri jo bates.

His identity remains unknown. 30 1966 when cheri jo bates was stabbed to death at riverside city college rcc in riverside calif. Arthur leigh allen the prime suspect in the zodiac killer case and the only suspect in the case in vallejo. Graysmith also claimed that sfpd inspector vince repetto then stated that the match was a false positive result.

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