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The Citizen Letter, Sent on May 8, 1974

Anonymous letter sent to the San Francisco Chronicle, believed to be from the Zodiac, signed Citizen.

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Rick Marshall

One of the top Zodiac suspects.

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Arthur Leigh Allen’s Watch

Zodiac Sea Wolf Watch belonging to Arthur Leigh Allen, which bears the same symbol used by the Zodiac

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Listening to “Sam’s” Voice

On October 22, 1969, a man claiming to be the Zodiac killer called a live Jim Dunbar's television show. The guest on the show was famed attorney Melvin Belli. Mr. Dunbar's operator patched the caller through so the entire Bay Area could hear "Zodiac's" voice. It was suggested the caller be referred to as "Sam" during the conversation.

Later that day, the only three people to hear the real Zodiac's voice - Nancy Slover, David Slaight and Bryan Hartnell -- were brought to the studios of KGO-TV to see if they could recognize the caller's voice.

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Pam Ferrin Huckaby

Darlene Ferrin’s Sister

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I Am Not Avery Pin

Paul Avery reported on the Zodiac case for the San Francisco Chronicle.

For a long time, it was thought that the Zodiac's activities were limited to the Bay Area, but Avery discovered a 1966 murder in Riverside that he linked to the Zodiac.

The Zodiac soon wrote Avery (misspelled by the Zodiac as "Averly") a Halloween card, warning, "You are doomed." The front of the card read, "From your secret pal: I feel it in my bones/you ache to know my name/and so I'll clue you in..." Then inside: "But why spoil the game?"

Just as quickly as the threat was made public, a fellow journalist made up hundreds of campaign-style buttons, worn by nearly everyone on Chronicle staff, including Avery, that said, "I Am Not Paul Avery." It was at this time that Avery began carrying a .38 caliber revolver.

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The Button Letter, sent on June 26, 1970

The Button letter was mailed to the San Francisco Chronicle on June 26th 1970, with the Zodiac stating he was not pleased that the citizens of San Francisco had not adorned "some nice" Zodiac buttons. He acknowledged that he had promised to punish them if they didn't comply by annihilating a full school bus. However, because school was out for the summer, he had instead "shot a man sitting in a parked car with a .38".

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The Dragon Card

Sent to The San Francisco Chronicle on April 28, 1970

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Sgt. Richard Radetich

The Button letter was mailed to the San Francisco Chronicle on June 26th 1970, with the Zodiac stating he was not pleased that the citizens of San Francisco had not adorned "some nice" Zodiac buttons. He acknowledged that he had promised to punish them if they didn't comply by annihilating a full school bus. However, because school was out for the summer, he had instead "shot a man sitting in a parked car with a .38".

The only event that tallied with the Zodiac's claim was the murder of police officer Sgt Richard P. Radetich (25) on June 19th at 5:25 am, who was gunned down by three shots from a .38 caliber revolver at point blank range through the driver side window of his vehicle while in the process of serving a parking ticket. He was sat in his police car near 643 Waller Street, San Francisco in the Lower Haight District, resulting in devastating injuries that claimed his life approximately 15 hours later. Local residents heard a vehicle speeding away from the scene, but the number of assailants involved is unknown.

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The Mikado

The first section of the Little List letter pulls lines from the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, The Mikado (A more humane Mikado), where the author uses the words billiard along with crooked cues and twisted shoes. This correspondence goes on to paraphrase Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado Act One Part 5a As some day it may happen, performed by Ko-Ko, as did the future correspondence of the Exorcist Letter in 1974, when reciting Tit-Willow from Ko-Ko's On a tree by a river, part of Act Two.

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Halloween Card

Three months after the Little List letter, on October 27th 1970, the Zodiac Killer mailed the Halloween card to the San Francisco Chronicle. The main focus of the correspondence appeared to be directed towards Paul Avery, a reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle and came in the form of a Halloween card depicting two skeletons.

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George Bawart

One of Vallejo Police Department’s lead investigators in the latter stages of the Zodiac case.

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Donna Lass

Donna Ann Lass disappeared at the age of 25 at Lake Tahoe, California and was one of the possible victims of the famous Zodiac Killer. She was last seen at approximately 2:00 a.m. on September 6, 1970. Since that time, no trace of Donna Lass has been found.

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Sgt. Leslie Lundblad

Solano County Sheriff’s lead detective on the double murder of David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen on Lake Herman Road.

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Pierre Bidou

Officer Pierre Bidou responded pretty quickly to the crime scene and was one of first responding officers at the Lake Herman Road turnout.

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Donald Fouke and Eric Zelms

The two officers that spotted the unknown white male, yet had subsequently failed to stop and question him, just minutes after the Paul Stine murder in San Francisco.

Donald Fouke's description of the likely Zodiac Killer was a "WMA, 35-45 yrs, about 5'10", 180-200 lbs, medium heavy build, barrel chested, medium complexion, light colored hair possibly graying in rear, crew cut, wearing glasses. Dressed in dark blue waist length zipper type jacket (Navy or royal blue). Elastic cuffs and waist band zipped part way up. Brown wool pants pleated type baggy in rear (Rust brown). "

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Washington and Cherry Street, SF

Location of Paul Stine killing. This was the Robbins’ house where their teenage children saw the killer get out of the cab and wipe it down before he walked off. They were the ones who called the police and reported the incident. (Original drop off location was supposed to be Washington & Maple)