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Horrifying. Yeah. So now let's get into part two, which, as most of us know, unfortunately does not end with the capture of this fool. But luckily, the attack at Lake Berryessa produced more evidence than the first two attacks. Because remember, the first two attacks, there was like nothing to go off of, basically. This gave us a little bit more.

Horrifying. Yeah. So now let's get into part two, which, as most of us know, unfortunately does not end with the capture of this fool. But luckily, the attack at Lake Berryessa produced more evidence than the first two attacks. Because remember, the first two attacks, there was like nothing to go off of, basically. This gave us a little bit more.

But not so luckily, detectives had pretty much exhausted any lead that they had within like two weeks. Yeah. Not great. No, not great at all. No, not great at all. The witness descriptions and communications with the killer allowed investigators to get some kind of insight into the person that they were looking for. But funny that I was just talking about profiling.

But not so luckily, detectives had pretty much exhausted any lead that they had within like two weeks. Yeah. Not great. No, not great at all. No, not great at all. The witness descriptions and communications with the killer allowed investigators to get some kind of insight into the person that they were looking for. But funny that I was just talking about profiling.

At that time, psychological profiling was still years away. It wasn't a thing that was really tapped into yet. Yeah. And any kind of profile that they developed at that time was really just speculation. For example, a psychiatrist in Napa, quote, suggested that the killer may be psychotic rather than psychopathic. Thinking that the cipher revealed the Zodiac's delusional thinking.

At that time, psychological profiling was still years away. It wasn't a thing that was really tapped into yet. Yeah. And any kind of profile that they developed at that time was really just speculation. For example, a psychiatrist in Napa, quote, suggested that the killer may be psychotic rather than psychopathic. Thinking that the cipher revealed the Zodiac's delusional thinking.

Now, if you're like me and you found that quote a little bit confusing, according to a quick Google, psychosis, a.k.a. being psychotic, is a symptom of mental illness involving a loss of touch with reality.

Now, if you're like me and you found that quote a little bit confusing, according to a quick Google, psychosis, a.k.a. being psychotic, is a symptom of mental illness involving a loss of touch with reality.

But psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by lack of empathy and remorse. Okay. That's the difference between those two things.

But psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by lack of empathy and remorse. Okay. That's the difference between those two things.

Because when I first read that, I was like, isn't that the same thing? Excuse me? And Google said, no. No. She sang it to me. She said, nor. She said, nor, girl. So within a matter of a few weeks, all the theories from a ton of sources started to merge into kind of one big theory that created a kind of unofficial and obviously, again, highly speculative profile of the killer.

Because when I first read that, I was like, isn't that the same thing? Excuse me? And Google said, no. No. She sang it to me. She said, nor. She said, nor, girl. So within a matter of a few weeks, all the theories from a ton of sources started to merge into kind of one big theory that created a kind of unofficial and obviously, again, highly speculative profile of the killer.

In early October, a reporter from the Sacramento Bee wrote, he's fairly bright, but his spelling and grammar indicate a poor education. This is a quote. He is fat, so he probably does not do too well with girls. In fact, he has unwittingly indicated a sexual inadequacy. Oh, and he is an astrology fan.

In early October, a reporter from the Sacramento Bee wrote, he's fairly bright, but his spelling and grammar indicate a poor education. This is a quote. He is fat, so he probably does not do too well with girls. In fact, he has unwittingly indicated a sexual inadequacy. Oh, and he is an astrology fan.

And when the signs are right, he goes out and finds young boys and girls together who symbolize everything life has denied him. Wow. Oh, the 60s.

And when the signs are right, he goes out and finds young boys and girls together who symbolize everything life has denied him. Wow. Oh, the 60s.

Damn. That was journalism. Yeah, sure was. But like a lot of the theories about the identity and motives of the Zodiac that have come out in, you know, five decades since the first attacks, it's unclear what led reporters and investigators to some of these conclusions and most of them.

Damn. That was journalism. Yeah, sure was. But like a lot of the theories about the identity and motives of the Zodiac that have come out in, you know, five decades since the first attacks, it's unclear what led reporters and investigators to some of these conclusions and most of them.

But while everybody was speculating and piecing together the clues that they did have, the Zodiac was back out on the streets. On the afternoon of October 11th, 29-year-old cab driver Paul Stein got ready to head out for his shift for the night. Paul was a PhD candidate at San Francisco State College, and he was working as a cab driver just to cover the cost of his education.

But while everybody was speculating and piecing together the clues that they did have, the Zodiac was back out on the streets. On the afternoon of October 11th, 29-year-old cab driver Paul Stein got ready to head out for his shift for the night. Paul was a PhD candidate at San Francisco State College, and he was working as a cab driver just to cover the cost of his education.