![]() ![]() 'In the last year of her childcare, witnessed his callousness and violence towards his wife – a wife that only slept on a couch,' according to the Case Breakers. The woman, who gave her name only as Gwen, Poste taught her how to shoot, sometimes going into the woods for target practice five days a week. In February 2016, The Union-Democrat reported that Poste was arrested on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse.Ī California woman who lived next door to Poste and his wife, and who had been babysat by the couple as a child in the 1970s and 80s, told Fox News she now believes her neighbor was the Zodiac killer. Little is known about Poste's life beyond the fact that he was married, had a son and worked as a painter after retiring from the military. He was never charged with any offenses related to the Zodiac killings. Poste died at age 80 in Groveland, California, on August 14, 2018. The members of The Case Breakers believe that the Zodiac Killer was linked to the murder of Cheri Jo Bates in 1966, two years before the killing spree had began Case Breakers note that Poste spent 40 years working as a house painter.Īdditionally, a heelprint found in the dirt at the scene of the stabbing was said to have been from a 'military-style boot' consistent with the style and size of footprints found at three known Zodiac crime scene, and also of Poste. She was stabbed 42 times and nearly decapitated on October 31, 1966, in Riverside, more than 400 miles south of San Francisco and two years before the Zodiac's first known killing.Ĭase Breakers say that around the time of Bates' murder, Poste was getting a check-up at a hospital located just 15 minutes away from the crime scene.Ī wristwatch splattered with paint and believed to have been worn by the killer was found near Bates' body. August 23, 2018), an Air Force veteran, was first named as a suspect by cold case investigators in October 2021.Īn organization, including ex-FBI agents, called Case Breakers fingered Poste for the killing of co-ed Cheri Jo Bates, 18. On October 11, 1969, in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, Stine unknowingly picked the killer up as a passenger Who are the suspects? The Zodiac's final known victim was taxi driver Paul Stine (pictured). Hartnell told cops the killer initially struck up a conversation before tying them up and stabbing them with the 12-inch blade. He survived the attack, while Cecelia succumbed to her injuries two days later. Shepard was stabbed ten times while Hartnell was stabbed six times in the back. Ferrin died instantly, succumbing to multiple gunshot wounds, while Mageau was gravely wounded but survived the attack.Ĭecelia Ann Shepard, 22, and Bryan Calvin Hartnell, 20Ĭecelia Ann Shepard, 22, and Bryan Calvin Hartnell, 20, were relaxing on a blanket at a remote location by Lake Berryessa in Napa County on September 27, 1969. Darlene Ferrin and her companion, Michael Mageau, were sitting in a parked car when the killer approached and opened fire. The assailant shot Faraday in the head, killing him instantly, before turning his gun on Jensen, who was also fatally shot.īetti Lou Jensen (left), David Faraday (center), and Darlene Ferrin (right) are three of the Zodiac killer's victimsĭarlene Ferrin, 22, and Michael Mageau, 19Īround seven months later, on July 4, 1969, the Zodiac attacked again, this time at Lake Herman Road near Benicia. The couple was parked in a secluded area of Benicia, California, when they were ambushed. On December 20, 1968, the Zodiac Killer struck for the first time, taking the lives of high school sweethearts David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen. Who was murdered?Īlthough the Zodiac claimed in letters to newspapers to have committed almost 40 murders, investigators agree on seven confirmed victims, five who were killed and two who survived.īetty Lou Jensen, 16, and David Faraday, 17 ![]() Here looks at the Zodiac case: Who was murdered and who are the suspects. The Republican Senator yesterday played up to the internet meme as he retweeted 's article about the new suspect, saying: 'This is absolutely true'. Ted Cruz has even been the subject of facetious claims that he is the murderer. Such is the fame of the case as it has become a fixture of popular culture. Other suspects include Lawrence Kane, who was picked out of a photo line-up by a woman who claimed she was abducted by the Zodiac Ross Sullivan, who bore a striking resemblance to the killer's police sketch and Richard Gaikowski, who was said to have a similar voice. ![]() Pictured: A photocopy of the cryptogram sent to the San Francisco Chronicle in 1969 by the Zodiac Killer
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