I hope to explain that the case of the Zodiac is very special, and this movie is very faithful to the facts in reality. There is no fictional element, and all links are real in reality. Yes, the actor in this movie is the author who investigated and wrote the original in real life, so it is definitely helpful to familiarize yourself with the case in advance.
Zodiac killer (Zodiac killer, also translated as Zodiac Killer, Zodiac Killer, hereinafter referred to as Zodiac Killer) is a serial murderer who committed multiple murders in Northern California in the late 1960s. Until 1974, he sent many provocative letters to the media and signed them. The letter contains four passwords or encrypted content, and there are still three passwords that have not been unlocked. Known zodiac killers killed four men and three women between the ages of 16 and 29 in Benesia, Vallejo, Lake Boyesa, and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. In addition, there are some other homicides that may have been committed by zodiac killers, but there is no conclusive evidence. The San Francisco Police Department once marked the investigation as "inactive" in April 2004, and then reopened the case at some point before March 2007. The case is still open for investigation.
Confirmation of the list
Although the zodiac killer claimed to have killed 37 people in a letter sent to the media, according to the investigation results, he only killed 7 people, of which 2 survived. The victims were:
David Arthur Faraday (David Arthur Faraday, 17 years old) and Betty Lou Jensen (Betty Lou Jensen, 16 years old), were shot dead on December 20, 1968, and the crime was committed. The location is on Lake Herman Road (Lake Herman Road) in Bennesia.
Michael Renault Mageau (19 years old) and Darlene Elizabeth Ferrin (22 years old) at the Blue Rock Springs Golf Course in Warrijo on July 4, 1969 The parking lot was shot; Delaney died (DOA) before being sent to the Caesar Foundation Hospital, and Michael was lucky to survive.
Bryan Calvin Hartnell (20 years old) and Cecelia Ann Shepard (22 years old) in Napa County on September 27, 1969 Lake Berryessa (Lake Berryessa) was assassinated, the site is also known today as "Zodiac Island" (Zodiac Island); Hartner survived after being stabbed seven times in the back, but Shepard was in the hospital. Tianhou was seriously injured and died at Valley Hospital in Napa County[1].
Paul Lee Stine (29 years old) was shot to death in San Francisco's Presidio Heights on October 11, 1969.
As the number one suspect in the "Zodiac serial homicide case", Arthur Ray Allen’s main experience includes the following:
1. Born on December 18, 1933
2. Growing up in Vallejo County, Graduated from Vallejo High School (David Arthur Fadell, the victim in the Lover’s Path Murder case, also studied at Vallejo High School)
3. From 1948 to 1951, studied at Vallejo University, majoring in literature, And received the first bachelor's degree.
4. From 1951 to 1953, worked part-time job in Vallejo and once worked as a security guard.
5. From 1954 to 1960, he studied at California Institute of Technology, majoring in elementary education, and obtained his second bachelor's degree.
6. 1957: Joined the U.S. Navy and stationed on the west coast of the United States.
7. On June 15, 1958, he was arrested by Vallejo Police Station on charges of disturbing public order. But on July 8, the accusation was dropped.
8. In December 1958, he was expelled from the US Navy.
9. From 1959 to 1965, he was qualified as a teacher and taught in many elementary schools in California. During this period, he was dismissed from the school for illegally carrying weapons, and he was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident.
10. From 1966 to 1968, he returned to Vallejo and taught at a local elementary school, but was dismissed from the school because of sexual harassment of a student. He returned to his parents’ home in Vallejo and lived with them.
11. In December 1968, his mother gave him a Swiss brand watch, the Zodiac watch, as a Christmas gift (but according to his brother, the Zodiac watch was given by his mother in December 1967 To him.)
12. In January 1969, he declared to his friend Don Cheney: He wanted to randomly shoot couples who were dating with a pistol; he wanted to send a letter to the police afterwards, describing himself in detail in the letter He wanted to draw the trademark of his Zodiak watch (a pattern of overlapping circles and crosses) on the letter; he wanted to call himself "Zodiac"; he wanted to use a made disguise Change his appearance; he wants to tie a flashlight to a pistol and use it to shoot at night; he wants to use the tire problem as an excuse to trick women driving cars into parking in remote places, and then kidnap them.
13. In April 1969, I was working at a gas station, but was dismissed by the employer after working for 6 months. The employer dismissed him on the grounds that he was heavily dependent on alcohol. But he claimed that it was because he was too interested in little girls.
14. From 1969 to 1970, was hired as a janitor at an elementary school in Vallejo.
15. From 1970 to 1974, he studied at the University of California at Sonoma, majoring in biochemistry, and completed all of them in 1974. However, it was not until July 1981 that the corresponding bachelor's degree was obtained. (During this period, it happened to be the time when the killer of the zodiac disappeared, but a mysterious serial murder occurred at Sonoma Campus)
16. On May 17, 1971, his father passed away at the age of 67. (This day was actually the birthday of Darlene Elizabeth Ferryn, one of the victims of the Blue Rock Springs murder.)
17, September 27, 1974, was arrested by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office for molesting a young child.
18. On March 14, 1975, he was found guilty, and since then he has been detained and treated at the California State Hospital in Atascadero City.
19. On August 31, 1977, he was released after serving his sentence. Since then, he has been doing odd jobs for a living.
20. In July 1992, one of the victims of the Blue Rock Springs murder. The surviving Mike Reynolds Matthew identified Arthur Ray Allen as the suspect in the Blue Rock Springs murder, and the San Francisco police restarted accordingly. Arthur Ray Allen was identified as the number one suspect in the investigation of the "serial homicide case of the zodiac." However, the investigation did not take long. By August 26 of that year, 58-year-old Arthur Ray Allen died of complications from diabetes, and the investigation came to nothing.
(2) Suspicious performance in a specific period of time
Arthur Ray Allen has many doubts in his experience, and his behavior also existed before and after the four officially confirmed "serial zodiac murders". Many suspicious places.
1. Lover’s Trail Murder (also known as the Herman Lake Road Murder)
In 1968, Arthur Ray Allen returned to his parents’ home in Vallejo and lived with them because of unemployment. However, according to his friends, he was not happy living with his parents. On the one hand, he hated his mother. On the other hand, he felt inferior when facing his father, a successful soldier. Because he was dismissed from the elementary school where he was employed for sexually harassing a student, he was in an embarrassing position at home and his relationship with his family became very alienated. During this period, he began to drink heavily, his weight began to increase, and his temper became more fierce. The place where he lives is only a 7-minute drive from the murder scene on Herman Lake Road. He is also very familiar with the remote locations along Herman Lake Road.
2. Murder in Lanyanquan
The murder scene at Blue Rock Springs where Arthur Ray Allen lived was only a 4-minute drive away. According to one of the victims of the Lanyanquan murder, the surviving Mike Reynolds Matthew recalled afterwards that the murderer was driving a brown car, probably with the brand Cowell. And Arthur Ray Allen has a friend, Mingjiao Philip, who is preparing to sell his brown Cowell. Arthur Ray Allen often borrowed this car from Philip to use it. The restaurant where Darlene Elizabeth Ferryn, one of the victims of the Blue Rock Springs murder, worked is less than 1∕10 miles from Arthur Ray Allen. Arthur once declared to his friend Don Cheney that he was interested in a waitress in that restaurant. According to an investigation by the Vallejo Police Department, before the case, a man with the nickname "Lee" often wanted to date Darlene, and Arthur Ray Allen’s middle name "Lei" happened to be the nickname "plum".
3. The Murder of Belisan Lake
Arthur Ray Allen was very familiar with the Belisan Lake area, and even when he was questioned by the police on October 6, 1969, he told the police that on the day of the murder, he Originally I was going to play in the Belisan Lake area, but then I went to the beach. On the day of the Lake Belisan murder, someone saw a blood-stained knife in Arthur Ray Allen’s car, and Arthur Ray Allen explained that he just used the knife Kill the chicken. According to one of the victims of the Lake Belisan murder, the surviving Brian Kelvin Hartnell recognized that Arthur Ray Allen’s voice was very similar to that of the murderer.
4. Washington—Cherry Street Murder
Washington-The murder on Cherry Street was found very close to a camp where Arthur Ray Allen was stationed when he was in the Navy. After the case happened, the person who claimed to be "Zodiak" once wrote to the newspaper, claiming to be responsible for the case and issued death threats to the children who went to school. In the letter, "Zodiak" also provided a structural diagram of the bomb used to murder children going to school, and the raw materials needed to make the bomb. When the Vallejo police searched the residence of Arthur Ray Allen, they found a form with the same materials used to make the bomb as mentioned by "Zodiac" in the letter. The police also found an order form filled out by Arthur Ray Allen, ordering bombs, guns and other items.
After reading the above report, did you shout: Isn't Ray Allen the murderer?
But this guy's handwriting was passed, in 2004, DNA testing was ruled out suspects
this movie not to make you look look at cops and robbers shootout see fun battle of wits, it is faithful to the reality
in reality, almost all of the evidence They all point to Li Allen, but in the comparison of key fingerprints and handwriting, he does not match the evidence left at the crime scene, and the handwriting is not similar, so he cannot be convicted. Many scholars insist that Allen is the murderer and believe that his The DNA discrepancy is because Allen is a very clever killer, and it is impossible for him to deliberately leave evidence such as saliva or fingerprints. But this case is still going on.
This is what the film intends to present to the audience, the real helplessness and legal loopholes in reality.
Obviously everyone knew that Lei Allen was the murderer, but he was stuck in dissimilar handwritings and fingerprints. Without evidence, he could not be convicted; the police officers in the film withdrew from the investigation over time, leaving only the male protagonist alone. one persistent investigation, and this is another of want to express frustration
and the only one who saw the last face of the zodiac to testify Li Ailun, the prisoner died of a heart attack, the DNA does not match, people feel fall short
but All of this is a real thing that happened. It
is not a hot scene, not a cat and a mouse, the police and the robber, this movie just faithfully narrates what happened.
PS: Recent blockbuster news-A man in Massachusetts claimed that he had cracked the Zodiac code. The 27-year-old Starip spent nine hours studying these characters, which he called a project. "Quite time-consuming work." He told the Patch.com reporter: "This thing excites me, because I can actually understand what he means, and no one has been able to do this in the past 40 years. The
result is as follows.
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Starliper considered one of the 'Lee Allen' is Allen. Although the handwriting and DNA identification ruled out Allen's suspicion. There are still many writers and scholars who firmly believe that Allen is the murderer. They thought Allen deliberately changed his handwriting, and with his usual caution, he would not leave his own saliva on the envelope. Although there was no DNA technology in the 1970s, he should understand that he already had the ability to judge blood types based on saliva.
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