The killer originated the name in a series of taunting letters and cards sent to the san francisco bay area press.

Zodiac killer history teacher. Arthur leigh allen s known school related employment history. Some dates are approximate 1951 1952 the plunge vallejo high school vallejo calif. He liked to go shooting at the location of the first official victims lover s lane in benicia california he wore a zodiac brand watch and he was a pedophile who may have. Killers usually go to great lengths to avoid the police and media attention but the self proclaimed zodiac who terrorized the bay area in the late 1960s and early 1970s was an exception.

Soon after the zodiac killer began terrorizing the san francisco bay area killing young people and writing letters to the newspapers threatening school children. The soon to be notorious zodiac a serial killer who terrorized northern california in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a combination of grisly murders and bizarre public letters. His identity remains unknown.

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