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Old 25 February 2007, 06:50 AM
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Icon402 Zodiac Killer Case Still Fascinates

The Zodiac killer - he gave himself that moniker in his taunting letters to police and newspapers - is blamed for at least five slayings in 1968 and 1969. He was never caught, though many, including the author of the book on which the movie is based, believe he was Arthur Leigh Allen, a convicted child molester from Vallejo who died in 1992.

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I don't think I believe that is was Arthur Lee Allen, I mean yes he makes a great suspect but I have my doubts.

If you go over to Zodiackiller.com then over to the message boards, a lady claims she knows who the zodiac killer is and that he has been stalking her, she apparently has evidence of this.

Its an ok little site, the message board is not very active though. But the site does go into detail about each suspect.
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There were also people who thought Timothy McVeigh was Zodiac.
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Timothy McVeigh would have been to young.

The Zodiac if he is still alive would be in at least his 70's
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There were also people who thought Timothy McVeigh was Zodiac.
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Timothy McVeigh would have been to young.
8 months old at the time of the first killing. He was only 27 when he bombed the Murtha (sp?) building.

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If he was in his early 20s at the time of the first killing, he'd be in his 60s now.
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8 months old at the time of the first killing. He was only 27 when he bombed the Murtha (sp?) building.



If he was in his early 20s at the time of the first killing, he'd be in his 60s now.

Some theroies state that he was late 20's early 30's, so I used that time range. I tend to beleive that he was more likely mid to late 20's with some military experience or background.

I don't think he just stopped killing either, something had to have happen. Either he got put in jail or he died. While Arthur Leigh Allen look great as a suspect I just don't think it was him, yeah the guy was a creepy person but I somehow don't see him as the killer.
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