Zodiac

         The thirteen symbols on page 144 of the 1997 Zodiac paperback edition is almost too good to be true. You have to expect perhaps one or more of the characters to be invalid and to be thrown out for a true identification of the killer. Anything less than that would be highly unlikely.

         I think that we have mentioned and also these paperbacks have mentioned the true Zodiac killer many times over and over again. They say that the Zodiac was overweight and walked with a limp of a sort. This could be put on display very easily and would throw sleuths off the track right from the start. The fact that he had his face covered tells us that he would otherwise would be recognized very easily and we can guess that it's quite possible he's from the Vallejo, Ca. area.

         Darlene Ferrin plays a huge role in the start of the murders and must never be discounted. She is the key to unlocking the identity of the man,or boy, who is the real culprit. Terry's Restaurant is also a large factor in solving the case. We must remember that a woman doesn't start running around with just anyone with her husband aware of this and expect him not to mind and pass it off with, "Oh she is just a very gregarious person and she has to get it out of her system."

         The killer is mentioned early in the 1997 paperback, (his real name), and several times afterwards. His name fits just right in the thirteen symbol key leaving out the three 8's and the K and the middle M. Don't make the cipher too complicated because it isn't. He's mentioned on pgs. 22, 28 and 41. Don't be thrown off course by his size because many tricks have been used throughout the years.

         There are only two general motives for murder. Love and money. And in this case of the Zodiac money is not the motive.
        
         Good luck!

         Don't forget Ricardo Gomez's website mk-zodiac.com. or mine zodiaccodesolved.blogspot.com

Zodiac

         It is interesting to note that there are conflicting views on the DVD discs about the Zodiac's personality. The one lady, I believe her name is Hagan or something close to that, is a slim blonde woman who is a criminal profiler. She says that the Zodiac was not a sadistic person and that his crimes were done fast and without much emotion such as the Lake Berryessa murder of  Cecelia Shepard and stabbing of Brian Hartnell. You can see her on the second disc walking with Brian Hartnell and going into a building where the door from Brian's car, the Carman-Ghia, had the Zodiac's death tally written in blood on the passenger door. She is very emphatic about the Zodiac being passive and non emotional in committing his crimes.

         On the other hand, Robert Graysmith describes the murder of Cheri Jo Bates in Riverside in 1966 as very drawn-out, sadistic, and gruesome. The Zodiac is also shown to be enjoying the fight that Cheri Jo Bates put up before he finished the job and almost cut her head off. Also the writing on the desktop about the blood dripping and dripping was anything but non-emotional.

         It is very hard for a layman to see how the actions of the Zodiac can be anything but sadistic because if he were doing this in a non-emotional way he would more than likely have stopped long ago. He continued his murders because he enjoyed this type of performance and like a drug, he needed more and more of this type of action. Seeing his victims suffer only added to his pleasure and he stated this in his writings.