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According to the Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram, a man claiming to be the "Zodiac" slayer who has bragged of seven murders was shot to death by a policeman November 21, 1969. He had threatened to cut his own daughter's throat. At the time, authorities said that they doubted 32 year-old David O. Martin was the man responsible for a series of fatal shootings and knife attacks in the San Francisco Bay Area during the past 11 months. Police said he did not resemble the Zodiac composite. "We can't discount it at this time," a police spokesman said. "We'll launch a thorough investigation.

An unidentified San Mateo man called a telephone operator and said that he was the Zodiac killer. The caller's words were: "I'm the Zodiac. You're next on my list, Operator. The operator kept the line open and the call was traced. A police officer was dispatched to the caller's home and was met at the door by a man wielding a .22 caliber rifle. The man invited the officer inside and hung the gun on a rack. The man explained that he had been asleep. After being questioned, the man admitted making the call, but said he had "only been joking." The investigating officer said he would refer the police report to the district attorney to determine if charges were to be filed.

Bryan Calvin Hartnell, 20, and Cecelia Ann Shepard, 22: Stabbed on September 27, 1969 at Lake Berryessa in Napa County. Hartnell survived six stab wounds to the back, but Shepard died of her injuries two days later.

David Arthur Faraday, 17, and Betty Lou Jensen, 16: Shot and killed on December 20, 1968, on Lake Herman Road just within the city limits of Benicia.

Donna Lass, 25: Last seen September 6, 1970, in South Lake Tahoe. A postcard with an ad from Forest Pines condominiums (near Incline Village at Lake Tahoe) pasted on the back was received at the Chronicle on March 22, 1971, and has been interpreted by some as the Zodiac claiming Lass' disappearance as a victim. However, no evidence has ever been uncovered to connect Donna Lass' disappearance with the Zodiac Killer.

Robert Domingos, 18, and Linda Edwards, 17: Shot and killed on June 4, 1963, at a beach near Lompoc. Edwards and Domingos were named as possible Zodiac victims because of specific similarities between their attack and the Zodiac's attack at Lake Berryessa six years later

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May 8, 1974 Badlands signed "A citizen"

Bus Bomb Date: November 9, 1969 Comments: Text Transcription of letter sent to San Francisco Chronicle.

Dear Channel 9 - May 4, 1978

Halloween Card Date: October 27, 1970

I am back with you. Date: April 24, 1978

I am in control of all things. Date: July 19, 1978

The letter and cipher sent to San Francisco Chronicle from Fairfield, California in 1971. I'll do it because I done it 21 times

The Patricia Hautz Letter Date: November 1, 1967 Comments: Sent to Riverside Press

Received at the San Francisco Chronicle on March 22, 1971. The postcard hinted that Donna Lass was a victim of the Zodiac Killer.

July 8, 1974 one page letter, envelope

School children make nice targets Date: October 13, 1969 Comments: Sent to San Francisco Chronicle. Claims responsibility for Paul Stine's murder. Threatens to kill children.

Tell Herb Caen October 29, 1987

The Pace Isn't Any Slower Date: October 5, 1970

This is the murderer Date: July 31, 1969 Comments: Sent to San Francisco Chronicle. Other handwritten copies were sent to the Vallejo Times Record and San Francisco Examiner. sent with a copy of the below cipher.

To Doreen Gaul November 1969

When I have my blast Date: April 28, 1970

The Zodiac (2005) Starring: Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney Director: Alexander Bulkley

Zodiac - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) (2007)

Three decades after a serial murderer preyed on residents of the San Francisco area, terrorizing a community and taunting frustrated police, the case of the Zodiac Killer remains unsolved. ABC News reports on the investigators who continue to work to identify the madman whose sadistic attacks ended just as mysteriously as they began. Correspondent: John Quinones Airdate: 7/24/2003