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  Inspector William Armstrong, Affidavit for Search Warrant, Santa Rosa, 6 pages, September 14, 1972, 12:00 P.M.

  Jack Mulanax Officer’s Reports, July 28, 1971, August 3, 1971, August 9-12, 1971, personal interviews with the author.

  Mulanax and William Garlington: July 29, 1971: Exemplars for Arthur Leigh Allen, report from A. L. Coffey, Chief of the Bureau.

  Manhattan Beach Police Department: “Information: Possible Zodiac Suspect,” July 19, 1971, Chief Charles W. Crumly.

  Riverside Report, October 20, 1969.

  John Lynch, Vallejo P.D. Report on Arthur Leigh Allen, 4:05 P.M. October 6, 1969.

  SFPD Report. Two pages: Suspected Zodiac Correspondence and DNA Testing.

  San Francisco Police Department, Vallejo Police Department, Napa Sheriff’s Department, Benicia Police Department, Vallejo Sheriff’s Department, Santa Rosa Police Department, and Riverside Police Department incident reports and files. Included in these reports are ballistics and crime lab results, autopsy reports, fingerprint comparisons, and suspect files.

  Personal Interviews by author with Vallejo Detective George Bawart, Detective Sergeant John Lynch, Detective Jack Mulanax, Captain Ken Narlow of Napa Sheriff’s Department, Homicide Inspector David Toschi (Toschi’s interviews ran to almost three hundred hours over a thirty-year period), Detective William Baker, Lieutenant Tom Bruton, and Inspectors Vince Repetto and Rich Adkins. Police investigators’ personal case notes and reports, including rough drafts of local and state reports.

  Psychiatric studies of Arthur Leigh Allen.

  Unpublished crime scene photographs and maps.

  Unreproduced Zodiac letters and potentially authentic typewritten letters from the killer. Photos of the killer’s shoes, watch, and actual samples of the prime suspect’s handprinting. All newspaper and television accounts of the Zodiac case, including computer files and unpublished stories.

  Various stories, internal memos, and unpublished notes for stories including personal observations by reporter Paul Avery to the author between 1969-1976.

  Cablegrams and reports by phone from Melvin Belli from Rome and Munich, December 1969.

  San Francisco State Zodiac Conference: Attended by author, Captain Roy Conway, Detective George Bawart, and Rita Williams. Author worked from his handwritten record of the meeting and a tape recording that he made. Follow-up questions were asked of Conway, Bawart, and Williams after the meeting, and in the weeks following. Additional detailed interviews with Williams by phone and in person were conducted by the author in 2000 and 2001.

  The original tip letters received at the San Francisco Chronicle 1969-1983.

  Letters and phone calls from readers to the author 1969-2001.

  Employment records, phone logs, and academic files of some suspects.

  Hypnotic interviews conducted with witnesses and suspects.

  Suspect’s letters from Atascadero State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.

  California Department of Motor Vehicles and some insurance records.

  CI&I Handwriting reports and numerous interviews with the State Questioned Documents chief.

  Discarded files on the case.

  Xerox photocopies made from the originals of all of the Zodiac letters.

  Interviews with Donald Lee Cheney, January, February, May 2001.

  Interview with Sandy Panzarella. The full story of Cheney and Panzarella’s tip to police is also enclosed in the 1991-92 requests for search warrants for Allen’s home. These court documents are now on file at the County Courthouse.

  January 29, 1981, interview with Darlene’s close friend, Bobbie Ramos.

  Interview with Linda Del Buono on November 8, 1980, January 29, 1981.

  Bobbie Oxnam, a close friend of Darlene’s, interview, June 15, 1981.

  Interview with Mary Pilker, Donna Lass’s sister, April 7, 2001, July 7, 2001.

  South Lake Tahoe Police File, Case #70-6436-Donna Lass, RN.

  Douglas County Sheriff File, Case #70-3120-Donna Lass, RN.

  Sonoma County Probation File No. 62892, Court No. 7588-C.

  Technical advice: Dave Toschi, Mary Ontano, Wendy Manning.

  Penny Donaly, Sonoma County Coroner’s Office.

  Santa Rosa Sergeant Steve Brown, August 2001.

  Newspapers and Periodicals

  Blum, Walter. “Zodiac.” San Francisco Examiner, November, 1968.

  Clark, Mark. “Dangerous Games.” Scarlet Street Magazine, No. 27, April 1998, pp. 33-37.

  Dorn, Norman K. “Putting the Right Sound into Silent Movies.” San Francisco Chronicle, January 4, 1972.

  Ginley, Jacqueline. “Local Attorney Claims to Know Zodiac.” Vallejo Times-Herald, October 30, 1991, p. A-1.

  Hackler, Timothy. “Can We Blame It on the Moon?” San Francisco Examiner, December 13, 1978, p. 24.

  Hedger, Matthew. “Was the Zodiac Killer a Local Teacher?” Calaveras County Ledger Dispatch, June 2, 2001.

  Holt, Tim. “The Men Who Stalk the Zodiac Killer.” San Francisco Magazine , April 1974, pp. 34-36.

  Jennings, Duffy. “Step by Step with Two Detectives.” San Francisco Chronicle, April 1, 1974, p. 4.

  Lieber, Dr. Arnold L. “The Lunar Effect and Dade County.” Report culled by Dr. Arnold from Florida Homicide Records, 1955-70.

  Lyons, Corey. “Zodiac.” Contra Costa Times, December 3, 2000.

  Martin, Harry V. “Zodiac.” Napa Sentinel, December 17, 1991.

  McCockran, Robert. “Suspect’s Death Won’t Halt Zodiac Investigation.” Vallejo Times-Herald, September 3, 1992.

  O’Flaherty, Terrence. “The Police: Reel vs. Real.” San Francisco Chronicle , August 21, 1975, p. 46.

  Peterson, Dave. “Zodiac Link to Santa Barbara Murders.” Vallejo News-Chronicle , 1969.

  Starr, Kevin. “The City’s Supercop.” San Francisco Examiner, August 13, 1977, p. 11.

  Silverman, Gene. “Zodiac.” Vallejo Times-Herald, “January 19, 1986, p. 1.

  Stark, John. “The Man We Loved to Hate.” San Francisco Examiner, January 20, 1980, Scene Section, p. 1.

  Stienstra, Tom. “Zodiac.” San Francisco Examiner, March 17, 2000.

  Weir, Tom. “The Cop Who Hunts Zodiac.” Oakland Tribune, July 13, 1976.

  Zellerbach, Merla. “My Fair City.” San Francisco Chronicle, September 11, 1968.

  Sources for the New York Zodiac [Zodiac II]

  Associated Press. “Attacks by ‘Zodiac’ Gunman Linked to Book.” July 1, 1990.

  Celona, Larry, and Bowles, Pete. “Shooter Foils ‘Zodiac’ Author’s Intent.” New York Newsday, June 24, 1990, p. 1.

  Bunch, William, and Gordy, Molly. “Trying to Chart a Gunman’s Moves.” Newsday, June 22, 1990.

  Crowley, Kieran. “Breaks Zodiac Code.” New York Post, August 8, 1994, p. 5.

  Crowley, Kieran. Sleep My Little Dead. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1997.

  Frankel, Bruce. “Zodiac Killer Stalks NYC.” USA Today, June 27, 1990, p. 3A.

  George, Tara, Breen, Virginia, and Mooney, Mark. “He’s Nailed.” New York Daily News, June 19, 1996.

  Lyons, Richard D. “Zodiac Detectives Turn to Computers and Stars.” New York Times, June 28, 1990.

  Marzulli, John. “Zodiac Knew Signs of Victims.” New York Daily News, p. 3.

  McNamara, Joseph. “New York Zodiac Copies S.F. Killer.” New York Daily News, June 24, 1990.

  McNamara, Joseph. “Frisco Killer Unrelated to Stalker.” San Francisco Examiner, June 24, 1990, p. 43.

  McNamara, Joseph. “Zodiac Fires on 4th Man.” New York Daily News, June 22, 1990, p. 7.

  McAlary, Mike. “Cop’s Net for Maniac.” New York Daily News, June 28, 1990, p. 34.

  McAlary, Mike. “Following the Stars.” New York Daily News, June 24, 1990, p. 2.

  McQuillan, Alice, Marzulli, John, and Siemaszko, Corky. “Gunman Admits Serial Shootings.” AP, June 19, 1996, p. 30.

  Miller, Alan. “Killer May Be Copycat.” USA Today, June 27, 1990, p. 5A.

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�Zodiac II—the New York Gunman.” New York Times, June 23, 1990.

  “Zodiac.” New York Times, August 13, 1994.

  Rashbaum, William K. “Confession of Murderous Terror Spree.” UPI, June 20, 1996, p. 34. Source for first-person confession of Zodiac II.

  Shain, Michael. “Subway Trap for Zodiac.” New York Daily News. July 12, 1990, p. 5.

  Smith, Greg B. “Son of Zodiac Creates Climate of Fear in New York.” San Francisco Examiner, July 2, 1990, p. A-6.

  Weiss, Murry. “He Warned Police Before First Attack.” New York Post, June 22, 1990, p. 5.

  selected references

  Belli, Melvin, and Kaiser, Robert Blair. My Life on Trial. New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1976.

  Douglas, John, and Olshaker, Mark. The Cases That Haunt Us. New York: Scribner, 2000.

  Fallis, Greg. A Murder. New York: M. Evans and Company, Inc., 1999.

  Gardner, Earle Stanley. The Court of Last Resort Handbook. Privately published.

  Gilliam, Harold. San Francisco Bay. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1957.

  Goldner, Orville, and Turner, George E. The Making of King Kong. Ballantine Books, New York, 1975.

  Hanke, Ken. Charlie Chan at the Movies. McFarland & Co. Inc.

  Huffman, Rob. “Camping with the Zodiac.” 1997, 2000.

  Kessler, Robert. The FBI. New York: Pocket Books, 1993.

  Lunde, Donald T., M.D. Murder and Madness. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1979.

  Time-Life, editors. Serial Killers. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1992.

  Zinman, David. Saturday Afternoon at the Bijou. New York: Arlington House, 1973.

  Map of Vallejo Showing Prime Suspect’s Close Proximity to the Victims, Witnesses and Crime Scenes.

  index

  Abduction and abduction attempts

  Adkins, Rich

  Alioto, Mayor Joe

  Allen, Arthur Leigh:

  ambidexterity

  and animals. See also Animal torture

  arrests

  prior

  in Santa Rosa, Sept. 27, 1974

  in Vallejo, Jan. 23, 1975

  background information . See also Cheney, Donald Lee

  birthday

  clothing worn by

  computer files

  connection with victims’ names n.

  cross-examination of Aug. 4, 1971

  death and cremation

  education and degrees . See also California Polytechnic State University; Sonoma State College

  finances

  First Aid certification

  fondness for rhymes

  gait

  health

  I.Q.

  left-handedness

  link to Zodiac

  in the Bawart Report

  the big tip

  positive identification by Mageau

  in the media

  Fairfield Daily Republic interview

  KPIX interview

  KTVU interview

  San Francisco Chronicle interview

  Vallejo Times-Herald interview

  voice

  parole. See also Pelle, Bruce R.

  physical description

  as police groupie

  polygraph test

  in prison. See Atascadero State Hospital for the Criminally Insane

  questioning by San Francisco P.D.

  questioning by Vallejo P.D.

  relationship with brother

  relationship with father

  Allen, Arthur Leigh (cont.)

  relationship with mother

  Santa Rosa trailer

  sexuality. See also Child molestation

  six reasons for hating the police

  special skills

  trailers owned by. See Trailers

  Vallejo home

  will

  Allen, Bernice (mother)

  Allen, Ethan Warren (father)

  Allen, Karen (sister-in-law)

  Allen, Kim Wendy

  Allen, Ronald Gene (brother):

  apologizing for Arthur’s child molestation

  on Cheney

  choking incident

  college

  cooperation with police

  decision to go to the police

  and Ferrin

  in Leigh’s will

  personality

  trip to Mexico

  Alongis, Ronald

  A. M.

  Ambidexterity, of suspects

  Amos, Richard

  “Andrews,”

  Animal torture

  Ankron, Larry

  Anstey, Marie

  Antioch Police Department

  “Armchair,”

  Armstrong, Bill. See also San Francisco Police Department

  during Allen cross-examination

  investigation

  of the Allen home

  and Belli

  interview with Cheney and Panzarella

  interview with family

  search of Santa Rosa property

  work with Mulanax

  link for “similars,”

  retirement

  transfer from Homicide

  Arson

  Ashman, Charles

  Astrology:

  Allen’s sign

  horoscopes

  symbols used in

  syzygy

  and timing of murders

  Tropical Zodiac analysis

  Atascadero State Hospital for the Criminally Insane

  Automobiles. See Cars

  Avery, Paul

  health

  meeting with Riverside P.D.

  retirement

  suggestion for information clearinghouse

  theft of Zodiac files from

  theories on Zodiac

  threats to

  witness to stabbing

  Ayers, Sue

  Badlands

  Baker, Detective

  Baker, William

  Baldino, Steve

  Balmer, Thomas D.

  Barca, Charles

  Basement. See Allen, Arthur Leigh, Vallejo home

  Bates, Cheri Jo:

  and Allen

  evidence

  murder

  surveillance at burial

  Zodiac letters about

  Bates, Joseph

  Bawart, George:

  case summary

  and death of Zodiac

  during DNA analysis

  and Emmett

  on Ferrin

  interviews

  investigation

  Bawart, George (cont.)

  on jurisdiction issues

  on polygraph test by Allen

  re-opening Zodiac investigation

  Report of 1992

  retirement

  Beeman, William Steadman

  Behavioral Science Unit

  Belli, Melvin

  Benecia, Calif.

  Benecia Police Department

  Bennallack, Nancy M.

  Berkeley, Calif.

  Berkowitz, David (Son of Sam)

  Berryessa. See Lake Berryessa

  Betts, Sandy

  Bianchi, Kenneth

  Bidou, Pierre

  Black hood. See Hood and executioner’s costume

  Blocker, Dan

  Bloodlustn.

  Blood tests

  Blue/black felt tip pens. See Letters, blue/black felt tip pens used

  “Blue Meannies,”

  “Blue pigs,”

  Blue Rock Springs murder/shooting. See also Ferrin, Darlene; Mageau, Mike

  and Allen

  and Andrews

  investigation

  timing of

  Boasts to police. See Zodiac, boasts

  Boats, owned by Allenn.

  Bobbie (first love; mother of Karen Harris)

  Bodega Bay, Calif.

  Bodies:

  positioning of

  strategy for hiding

  Bombs:

  engineering diagrams

 
of New York Zodiac

  in plan to escape Atascadero

  supplies in Allen home

  supplies in New York

  threats in letters to Belli

  threats to children. See School bus attack threats

  by the Unabomber

  Bonine, Dave

  Borges, Stella

  Borrelli, Joseph

  Bow and arrow

  Box, gray metal

  Brandon. E.

  Bronstein, Phil

  Brooklyn, N.Y. See New York Zodiac

  Brothers, Joyce

  Brown, Earl

  Brown, Lee

  Brown, Steve

  Bruton, Tom

  Bryant, George R.

  Bullets

  Bundy, Ted

  Burke, John

  Butterbach (officer)

  Cabdriver murders. See also Stine, Paul Lee

  Caen, Herb

  Cahill, Tom

  California Department of Fish and Game

  California Department of Justice (DOJ)

  California Polytechnic State University

  Cannibalism

  Capital punishment

  Cardimone, Andy

  Carlstedt, Butch

  Carney, Jack

  Carpenter, David

  Cars:

  Bates murder

  Blue Rock Springs murder/shooting

  Ferrin murder

  Lake Berryessa murders

  Lake Herman Road murders

  owned by Allen

  white Chevrolet seen by witnesses

  Case summaries

  Caulfield, Jim

  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

  Cheney, Ann

  Cheney, Donald Lee:

  Allen on

  Allen’s visit to

  Cheney, Donald Lee (cont.)

  and Armstrong

  conversation with Voigt

  daughter and Allen

  handprinting from Allen, attempt

  handprinting of

  polygraph test

  testimony and opinions

  Child molestation:

  by Allen

  and Cheney’s daughter

  loss of jobs due to

  notes in gray metal box

  psychology of pedophiles

  sister-in-law on Allen

  Children. See School bus attack threats

  Choppelas, George T.

  Ciphers, symbols, and cryptograms:

  Allen showed to friend as Zodiac’s

  crossed circle. See Crossed circle symbol

  in gray metal box

  in letters