The Zodiac - Timeline
Please Note: This is a work in progress. I realize there are items missing from this list. Please bear with me as I work to complete the updates..
10.30.66 - Murder of Cheri Jo Bates - Riverside City College
12.21.68 - Vallejo Times Herald - Vallejo Teenagers Are Shot To Death Near Lake Herman
12.21.68 - Petaluma Argus Courier - Page 1 - Vallejo Teen-Age Couple Murdered
12.22.68 - The Sunday Times Herald - Investigators Lacking Clues In 2 Slayings
12.23.68 - The News Chronicle - Jealousy Motive Checked
12.23.68 - Fairfield Daily Republic - Solid Clues Lacking In Twin Killing
12.23.68 - David Faraday is cremated at Tulocay Crematory, Tulocay Cemetery, Napa CA
12.24.68 - The News Chronicle - Check Leads In Slayings
12.24.68 - Fairfield Daily Republic - 'Nothing In Slaying
12.26.68 - The News Chronicle - Appeal Is Made For Help
12.26.68 - Benicia Herald - Former Benicia girl, boyfriend murdered
01.02.69 - Benicia Herald - No clues in double murders
01.12.69 - Sunday Times-Herald - Reward Offered For Killer Of Two
01.16.69 - Benicia Herald - Offer reward in two killings
03.30.69 - Sunday Times-Herald - Teenagers' Slayer Still At Large
07.04.69 - Attack on Darelene Ferrin and Michael Mageau
07.05.69 - Crime Report, Vallejo Police Department (Lynch, Rust)
07.05.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - Two Victims Found Lying Beside Road
07.06.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - Badly Wounded Youth Holds Key to Gun Mystery
07.07.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - Gunshot Victim Fails to Indentify Victim
07.07.69 - The News Chronicle - Vallejo Slayings Linked
07.07.69 - Fairfield Daily Republic - Husband Cleared In Vallejo Murder
07.08.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - Police Still Hunt For Shooting Clues
08.01.69 - The News Chronicle - Note Tells Of Killing In Vallejo
08.02.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - "Mystery Ciphers Not Decoded Yet"
08.03.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - Police Lack Clue On Cryptogram
08.04.69 - The News Chronicle - Vallejo Times Herald - Cryptograms
08.04.69 - The News Chronicle - Amateur Progresses On Coding
08.04.69 - Fairfield Daily Republic - No News of 'Cipher-Man' Identity
08.05.69 - The News Chronicle - Astrology Pursued In Cipher
08.05.69 - The News Chronicle - Police Seek Slaying Aid
08.06.69 - The News Chronicle - Ciphers Yield A Name
08.09.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - Appeal Is Made for Publics Help
08.10.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - Zodiac Murderer 'Links' Tightened
08.13.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - Salinas Teacher Doubtful Of Name Picked From Note
08.13.69 - The News Chronicle - Switchboard Girl Tells Of Killer's Call
09.12.69 - The News Chronicle - Is 'Robert Emmet' In Cipher?
09.27.69 - The News Chronicle - Fresh Clue Offered To Killer Name
09.28.69 - Sunday Times Herald - Young Couple Bound, Stabbed At Berryessa/Vallejo Murderer May Be Attacker; Victims Critical
09.29.69 - Napa Valley Register - pages 1 and 2 - Two Students Brutally Stabbed
09.29.69 - The News Chronicle - New Police Details In Stabbings
09.30.69 - San Francisco Examiner - Page 1 - Police Dare Cipher Killer (Car Door Message Revealed Part of Note Still a Secret)
09.30.69 - The News Chronicle - Survivor's Condition Improving
09.30.69 - The Times - Page 11 - Track Clues To Berryessa Mad Killer
10.01.69 - The News Chronicle - Vallejo Checking Out Suspect For Napa Authorities
10.02.69 - The News Chronicle - Scores Of Tips Are Checked Out (Napa Slaying)
10.02.69 - Napa Valley Register - Page 1 - Officials Sifting Clues In Hunt For Murderer
10.03.69 - The News Chronicle - Deluge Of Tips In Hunt
10.11.69 - Paul Stine Murder
10.15.69 - The News Chronicle - Script Similarity Offers Good Link
10.16.69 - The News Chronicle - Death Lust Of 'Zodiac' Increasing
10.17.69 - The News Chronicle - 'Zodiac' Murderer Now Wants To Hit School Bus Kids
10.18.69 - Birmingham Evening Mail (Birmingham, West Midlands, England) - U.S. Police search for 'Zodiac killer' -
10.20.69 - The News Chronicle - Police Pool Data On Zodiac Killer
10.20.69 - Napa Valley Register - Page 1 - Meet To Review Facts On Killer
10.21.69 - Vallejo Times Herald - Page 1 - Zodiac Suspect Being Questioned In Ukiah
10.21.69 - The News Chronicle - Suspect In Ukiah Cleared As Zodiac Search Is Pressed
10.22.69 - The News Chronicle - Zodiac TV Caller Fails To Keep Secret Meeting In SF
10.22.69 - San Francisco Examiner - Page 1 - An Invitation To Zodiac -- 'Come Get Me'
10.22.69 - San Francisco Examiner - Page 1 - 'Zodiac', Belli Hold TV Talk
10.23.69 - The News Chronicle - Blizzard Of Calls On Zodiac Manhunt
10.24.69 - The News Chronicle - Sketches In Conflict Over Zodiac's Looks
10.27.69 - Vallejo News-Chronicle - Radios Requested To Combat Zodiac School Bus Threat
10.31.69 - The News Chronicle - SF Cabbie Lived To Tell About Trip With Zodiac Fare
01.06.70 - The News Chronicle - Cryptogram Expert Belittles Zodiac Code
02.05.70 - The News Chronicle - New Telephone Call By 'Zodiac'
03.22.70 - Kathleen Johns abduction incident
03.23.70 - San Francisco Examiner - Page 4 - Rode With Zodiac, Woman Claims
11.16.70 - The Press Democrat - Page 1 - Zodiac Link To Riverside Coed Murder
03.27.71 - Desert Dispatch - Zodiac Killer Hits Barstow
1.11.74 - San Francisco Chronicle - Page 1 - Weird Goings-On At the Movies (a Paul Avery article)* (* article references the movie, The Exorcist, which Zodiac wrote about in his 01.29.74 letter sent to the San Francisco Chronicle)
01.31.74 - Los Angeles Times - Page 3 - Zodiac Killer Surfaces Again With Letter; Hints Toll Is 37
05.04.74 - Albuquerque Journal - Page 2 - 'Jane Doe' Has Police Hunting Zodiac Killer (a Jim Dawson article)
04.06.81 - The Daily Dispatch, Moline, Illinois (page 17) - Murderer of hikers could be Zodiac killer
01.06.88 - The Albuquerque Tribune - Page A3 - Has the Zodiac killer returned?
06.01.88 - The Escalon Times - Page A1 - Escalon police officer believes he knows who Zodiac killer is
03.18.01 - The Advocate-Messenger - Page 35 - Can you tell which writing is from the infamous Zodiac Killer?
03.18.01 - The Times (Munster, Indiana) -.page D5 - Differences between the Zodiac Killer and imposter (a Michelle Dresbold article)
09.29.03 - Napa Valley Register - page 1 - Still chasing the Zodiac (Amateur sleuths gather to reflect on years of fright) (a Carlos Villatoro article)
01.2007 - Dr. Kim Rossmo PhD prepares "Geographic Profile Zodiac Serial Murders San Francisco Police Department"
02.22.07 - San Francisco Examiner - SFPD not thrilled about spotlight on Zodiac
03.02.07 - San Francisco Examiner - A look at the Zodiac Killer's deadly timeline
03.02.07 - San Francisco Examiner - Examiner readers remember Zodiac Killer
03.02.07 - San Francisco Examiner - Police to re-examine Zodiac Killer evidence
03.02.07 - San Francisco Examiner - Author believes he knows Zodiac Killer's identity
03.07.07 - The Times and Democrat - Page 22 - Zodiac killer case still fascinates police and public
08.08.08 - Great Falls Tribune - page 25 - Great Falls man decodes Zodiac Killer's ciphered letters in search of his identity (an Andi Murphy article)
05.16.12 - The Windsor Star - Page 32 - Ex-cop says he knows Zodiac Killer's identity
05.22.12 - Fort McMurray Today - Former cop says he knows Zodiac Killer's identity - but he's not saying who it is WHODUNNIT (a Thane Burnett article)
06.02.13 - Benicia Herald - Citizens Police Academy: Signs of the Zodiac
10.02.14 - Daily World - Page 6 - Book describes man's search for his father
08.16.15 - San Francisco Examiner- Page A8 - Ultimate puzzle : the world of zodiology
05.02.18 - The Modesto Bee - Page A1 - Can DNA detective work identify Zodiac Killer suspect? (an Anita Chabria and Ryan Sabalow article)
05.03.18 - The Sacramento Bee - Vallejo police have sent Zodiac Killer DNA to a lab. Results could come in weeks (an Anita Chabria article)
05.03.18 Napa Valley Register - Page A3 - Can DNA detective work identify Zodiac Killer suspect? (an Anita Chabria and Ryan Sabalow article)
05.03.18 - The Billings Gazette - Page A3 - Can DNA detective work identify Zodiac Killer suspect? (an Anita Chabria and Ryan Sabalow article)
05.03.18 - The Florida Times-Union - DNA match sought to Zodiac Killer after break in other case
05.03.18 - DailyMail (United Kingdom) - Investigators could be just WEEKS away from cracking Zodiac Killer case with results from the same DNA tests used to identify the Golden State Killer expected soon
05.04.18 - Arizona Daily Star - Page A006 - DNA match is sought to solve 50-year-old Zodiac Killer case
05.08.18 - Benicia Herald - Vallejo police submit DNA evidence in Zodiac case
09.09.21 - Times-Herald Online (Letters to the Editor, Opinion) - Michael Rodelli: Taxpayers deserve answers on Zodiac DNA questions
10.04.21 - The Times-News (The Bruin News) - Page K5 - Top 3 Unsolved Mysteries
10.06.21 - GoodDay KMAX 31 - Independent Cold Case Group Claims They Have Identified The Zodiac Killer
01.19.22 - Benicia Herald - The ZODIAC case (WILL ZODIAC EVER BE SOLVED) (Bethany A. Monk article)
05.20.23 - Marca - Zodiac Killer's identity has been reportedly revealed, DNA points to an Air Force Veteran
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