Morgan Absher

And obviously all of these previous letters have been published. So at this point, how are we deciphering? Is this Zodiac or is this someone taunting the press? Right. And he basically just says, yeah, I did it. No other details.

And obviously all of these previous letters have been published. So at this point, how are we deciphering? Is this Zodiac or is this someone taunting the press? Right. And he basically just says, yeah, I did it. No other details.

And obviously all of these previous letters have been published. So at this point, how are we deciphering? Is this Zodiac or is this someone taunting the press? Right. And he basically just says, yeah, I did it. No other details.

And so some do really speculate like this is just another one that he's taking credit for to get more attention or people are starting to toy with the press and kind of the fact that they've enabled all of this by publishing all these letters. And after that, the Zodiac goes quiet for a few months. And then with Halloween approaching, he decides to get a lot more personal.

And so some do really speculate like this is just another one that he's taking credit for to get more attention or people are starting to toy with the press and kind of the fact that they've enabled all of this by publishing all these letters. And after that, the Zodiac goes quiet for a few months. And then with Halloween approaching, he decides to get a lot more personal.

And so some do really speculate like this is just another one that he's taking credit for to get more attention or people are starting to toy with the press and kind of the fact that they've enabled all of this by publishing all these letters. And after that, the Zodiac goes quiet for a few months. And then with Halloween approaching, he decides to get a lot more personal.

He writes to the San Francisco Chronicle's lead reporter, Paul Avery. Avery has covered the Zodiac Killer a lot. But he doesn't exactly seem intimidated by him. In one article from the year before, Avery actually called the Zodiac Killer, quote, a clumsy criminal, a liar, and possibly a latent homosexual.

He writes to the San Francisco Chronicle's lead reporter, Paul Avery. Avery has covered the Zodiac Killer a lot. But he doesn't exactly seem intimidated by him. In one article from the year before, Avery actually called the Zodiac Killer, quote, a clumsy criminal, a liar, and possibly a latent homosexual.

He writes to the San Francisco Chronicle's lead reporter, Paul Avery. Avery has covered the Zodiac Killer a lot. But he doesn't exactly seem intimidated by him. In one article from the year before, Avery actually called the Zodiac Killer, quote, a clumsy criminal, a liar, and possibly a latent homosexual.

Paul, you did this.

Paul, you did this.

Paul, you did this.

No, I would have been wearing one of these buttons, too. And as you said, Avery does start to take him a lot more seriously after this because of this direct threat on his life.

No, I would have been wearing one of these buttons, too. And as you said, Avery does start to take him a lot more seriously after this because of this direct threat on his life.

No, I would have been wearing one of these buttons, too. And as you said, Avery does start to take him a lot more seriously after this because of this direct threat on his life.

This message is printed in the newspaper, and it's picked up all over the country, and it actually leads to a massive development in this case because the story catches the attention of an anonymous reader down in Riverside, California. hundreds of miles away from where the Zodiac has been killing his victims.

This message is printed in the newspaper, and it's picked up all over the country, and it actually leads to a massive development in this case because the story catches the attention of an anonymous reader down in Riverside, California. hundreds of miles away from where the Zodiac has been killing his victims.

This message is printed in the newspaper, and it's picked up all over the country, and it actually leads to a massive development in this case because the story catches the attention of an anonymous reader down in Riverside, California. hundreds of miles away from where the Zodiac has been killing his victims.

And this reader tells Avery to look into a murder, one that happened back in October of 1966, and it's one that he believes was the Zodiac's first real kill.

And this reader tells Avery to look into a murder, one that happened back in October of 1966, and it's one that he believes was the Zodiac's first real kill.