Monthly Archives: April 2008

Avery filed a story , then returned promptly to his vehicle. The right vent window of the car had been smashed — the mark of an experienced car booster. Only a few things were missing. His Wells Fargo checkbook, containing … Continue reading →

The Zodiac case was already affecting Chronicle reporter’s Paul Avery’s health. It would eventually destroy it. In the early morning hours he drove his car onto the narrow little Mary street. Mary lay in the shadow behind the Chronicle and … Continue reading →

The “Favorite Pastime of Man is Fooling Himself” , Chan observes. “So far no one has collected ( on the challenge). not even the great Dr. Zodiac”. One bet you could be sure of winning was that the Zodiac killer … Continue reading →

It was said many times and by many authorities that “Zodiac is not an ordinary criminal”. That was certainly an understatement if ever one was said of a criminal , or a criminal residing in the Bay Area of the … Continue reading →

He saw a film about Treasure Island that became a last blueprint for Zodiac – the 1939 20′th Century-Fox film “Charlie Chan at Treasure Island” starring Sidney Toler. In the 1960′s local Bay area TV station KRON-TV screened its 72 … Continue reading →

After the war, Naval Commander Ethan Allen was stationed at the U.S. first stop for Navy men returning at the rate of twelve thousand a day. In 1947 , a fourteen year old Leigh Allen wandered the artificial island where … Continue reading →