Both were bound with rope and shot multiple times with a .22-caliber weapon.
These shared traits fueled speculation that Zodiac had struck years before his recognized spree in Northern California.
Responding officers arrived to find Betty Lou fatally shot in the back five times.
Around midnight, another car entered the lot, left, and then returned minutes later.
The driver exited, shone a light on Ferrin’s Corvair, and opened fire with a 9mm handgun.
Michael was struck in the jaw, shoulder, and leg, while Darlene was hit multiple times.
Investigators found themselves at a loss for viable suspects.
In theExaminersAugust 4 response, the killer identified himself for the first time as “the Zodiac.”
The letter included three lines of coded symbols.
This letter contained a dark reference to Gilbert and SullivansThe Mikado, hinting at potential suicidal thoughts.
In a further escalation, the Zodiac mailed a series of messages to the Chronicle in 1974.
There, she identified the man from a police sketch of the Zodiac killer.
Diablo and claimed it pinpointed a bombs location.
The attacker then scrawled a crossed-circle and details of his previous murders on Bryan’s car door.
After decades of mystery, the Seawater family presents new evidence about the Zodiac Killer, sharing their story and naming the only suspect agreed upon by detectives.
