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The Zodiac Killer Vol. 1

by: KCRA TV

Publication date: 1968 - 1969

Topics: KCRA TV, Zodiac Killer -- Zodiac -- Serial Killer -- Lake Berryessa Stabbings -- Napa (Calif.)

Language: English

Description: An eighteen-minute film containing original footage about the Zodiac killer who terrorized the San Francisco bay area in the late 1960's and early 70's. The film features detectives at work, press conferences where sections of the Zodiac's letters are read and shown, a school bus driver discussing the killer's threat to children, and an interview with an officer at the scene of the Lake Berryessa stabbings. Some segments are AUDIO ONLY or may be silent.

The Zodiac Killer or Zodiac was a serial killer who operated in Northern California from the late 1960's to the early 1970's. The killer's identity remains unknown. The Zodiac murdered people in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa, and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969.

Source: original 16mm film elements

Accession number: 1983/131; VAM 090/91

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