Zodiac Unmasked: The Identity of America's Most Elusive Serial Killer Revealed
by Robert Graysmith
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Author: Robert GraysmithEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-02
ISBN: 0425212734
Number of pages: 560
Publisher: Berkley
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Robert Graysmith has spent much of his professional life in the quest to convict Arthur Leigh Allen of the Zodiac killings. Well, convict is probably too reasoned a description. Libel, suggest without facts, accuse without merit would probably be closer to the truth. There is a problem of course. That being that in 40 years of "investigating" Graysmith has not produced one shred of physical evidence that ties Allen to the crimes. He has established that Leigh Allen was strange cat, but that doesn't really distinguish him much in California does it? Graysmith weaves a florid yarn of distortions, half-truths and downright lies to convince the reader that there is a case here where frankly none exists. The author soft-pedals the unpleasant reality that neither the partial dna, finger or palm prints collected through the letters from Zodiac and the crime scenes match his suspect. In addition, Allen's handwriting (right or left-hand) does match any known Zodiac sample. Police tossed Allen's trailer, cab and home on more than one occasion without finding any articles linking Allen to the crimes. This despite the fact that Zodiac was known to have taken "trophies" from his crimes. Undeterred, Graysmith proceeds to insinuate that Allen committed most of the unsolved murders in California during the last 30 years in addition to the five known Zodiac murders. Does the man have no shame? Ask yourself why Graysmith did not disclose the name of the Zodiac until after Leigh Allen's death. Well the question answers itself. Leigh Allen was very disturbed man by all accounts. Hell, he may be the Zodiac for all I know, but there is absolutely no evidence, other than pure circumstance, that would establish this.
At the risk of piling on here, this is also one of the most poorly written books of the last century. Any self-respecting high school english teacher would give this a C- for effort and the number of words used. How an editor let this get to press is the only mystery involved in the Zodiac unmasked.
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Summary of Zodiac Unmasked: The Identity of America's Most Elusive Serial Killer Revealed
The San Francisco Chronicle hailed Robert Graysmith's Zodiac as "provocative...the taut narrative brings the horror back jolt upon jolt."And that wasn't even the whole story.
When the Zodiac killings began in 1968, Robert Graysmith, employed at the San Francisco Chronicle, became fascinated with the case. Before the murder spree was over, Zodiac claimed 37 victims. His mocking notes to authorities dared them to catch him. They never did. Now after following the clues for thirty years, Graysmith provides the final chapter-with hundreds of never-before-published photos and the only complete reproduction of the Zodiac letters.
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