Steely Dan Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 Linkage "The identity of the Zodiac Killer is Jack Tarrance. He's my stepfather," said Dennis Kaufman. ________________________________________________________________ "This a handwriting comparison I did," Kaufman said, showing handwriting samples he claims to be his father's and the Zodiac Killer's, which are strikingly similar. Kaufman said it's no coincidence. "The composite is a dead ringer," Kaufman said, showing composite sketch of the killer next to his stepfather's -- a resemblance that is undeniable between pictures of Jack Tarrance and descriptions of the zodiac. ________________________________________________________________ Jack also left behind rolls of undeveloped film. Kaufman plans to hand over the film to the FBI. There were numerous gruesome images on a roll he did develop. "[it] appeared to be people who were murdered," he explained. ________________________________________________________________ The FBI confirmed they are running DNA tests on items that Kaufman gave them. Kaufman said there are postage stamps sent to him by his stepfather, and authorities are trying to get DNA profile of Jack Tarrance to compare to the Zodiac Killer. The FBI told CBS13 they could get those results back any day. It looks like it's a very strong case. It would be cool to finally find out who he really was. For the youngins that don't know about the Zodiac Killer here's a primer.
Wacka Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 This is local to me. I saw a show about it and have driven past the site of the first killings before.
Steely Dan Posted September 2, 2008 Author Posted September 2, 2008 An updated article Were you living there during the attacks?
Wacka Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 No. I moved to the Bay Area in 1994. I am old enough to remember seeing it on the news when they happened. In the show I saw a year or two agp (when the movie came out) They gav the locations. I have driven by the first place in broad daylight and it gave ne the willies.
The Tomcat Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 I am your brothers, cousins, sisters, nephews former roomate. Whats that make us? Absolutely nothing! I did read the book on the Zodiac Murders, there were many encrypted messages sent to the police. They could never figure out any of them. Interesting though....stay tuned
I'm Spartacus Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 I am Spartacus I am not the Zodiak Killer. I am Scorpio, the killer from Dirty Harry.....please get your facts straight!
macdaddy Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 I am Spartacus Do you wear women's clothing and hang around in bars? Or is that a lumberjack?
/dev/null Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 Do you wear women's clothing and hang around in bars? Or is that a lumberjack? I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay
Indy Dave Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 No, no, no. Jack Tarrance is the guy who killed Scatman Crothers at the Overlook Hotel.
Beerball Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 No, no, no. Jack Tarrance was the guy who killed Scatman Crothers at the Overlook Hotel. Scatman Crothers is dead?
Fan in San Diego Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 I am your brothers, cousins, sisters, nephews former roomate.Whats that make us? Absolutely nothing! I did read the book on the Zodiac Murders, there were many encrypted messages sent to the police. They could never figure out any of them. Interesting though....stay tuned There is a movie called Zodiac on the movie channels this past month of August and they showed the cryptic messages as being solved and all the evidence pointed to one guy although they never could prove it. His name was Lee something. I'd have to watch the last two minutes of the movie again, they had all these facts about that guy that made it seem like he was the killer. Pretty good movie as well.
buffaloboyinATL Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 Scatman Crothers is dead? All work and no play made Jack a dull boy...
ieatcrayonz Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 I don't know much about this dude. Did he kill hippies? It was San Francisco and hippies believe in stupid things like the zodiac so 'm guessing he killed hippies. Did any of the recovered items smell really bad?
Steely Dan Posted September 3, 2008 Author Posted September 3, 2008 There is a movie called Zodiac on the movie channels this past month of August and they showed the cryptic messages as being solved and all the evidence pointed to one guy although they never could prove it. His name was Lee something. I'd have to watch the last two minutes of the movie again, they had all these facts about that guy that made it seem like he was the killer. Pretty good movie as well. That guy had a lot pointing to him when they were looking for the Zodiac killer intensively. The guy was Arthur Leigh Allen. When he was called in to be interviewed by the cops he was wearing a watch with the Zodiac killers cross over a circle. However, when he died the police compared the DNA on the envelopes with his DNA and they excluded him from being the killer. He was the only guy to ever have a warrant served to look in his house and they never found anything.
Fan in San Diego Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 That guy had a lot pointing to him when they were looking for the Zodiac killer intensively. The guy was Arthur Leigh Allen. When he was called in to be interviewed by the cops he was wearing a watch with the Zodiac killers cross over a circle. However, when he died the police compared the DNA on the envelopes with his DNA and they excluded him from being the killer. He was the only guy to ever have a warrant served to look in his house and they never found anything. Many other pieces of evidence matched him perfectly. He got his neighbor to lick the envelope, I wouldn't rule him out because of that.
Steely Dan Posted September 3, 2008 Author Posted September 3, 2008 Many other pieces of evidence matched him perfectly. He got his neighbor to lick the envelope, I wouldn't rule him out because of that. Where did you hear that? If everything this guy says and if the evidence is real, like the hood and bloody knife, then I'd say there is more to believe this guy is the killer than the other guy even without the DNA yet.
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