Darlene Ferrin was dead on arrival at 12:38 A. M. At exactly 12:40 the Zodiac placed a call through an operator from a pay phone to the Vallejo Police Department switchboard operator Nancy Slover. "I want to report a double murder, " the Zodiac said. There was no trace of an accent in the voice and it seemed to Slover that the man was reading what he was saying, or had rehearsed it. " If you go one mile east on Columbus Parkway to the public park, you will find kids in a brown car." The Zodiac's voice was even and consistent, soft but forceful. Nancy tried to interrupt him to get more information but he just talked louder, talking over her voice. He continued until he finished his statement. "They were shot with a 9-millimeter Luger. I also killed those kids last year. "G o o d- b y e." When he said "g o o d- b y e' " the man's voice was taunting and it deepened. Nancy Slover heard the Zodiac hang up and then all she heard was the dial tone.
After he hung up' the killer must have stood for a minute in the lighted phone booth. Suddenly the phone began to ring. A middle aged black man in shabby clothes who was passing by looked over and saw the stocky Zodiac in the booth. Turning away, the killer opened the door of the phone booth, turning off the light. To stop the phone from ringing he unhooked it and let it hang down. He then walked quickly off into the night.
As a side note, Nancy Slover participated in some of the field trips that were held in the Zodiac case in recent years. She died of cancer some time ago.
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