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Most serial killers speak solely through the modus operandi of their crimes and their signature. But ZODIAC decided to make a game of his crime spree. He brought in the public, the authorities, and the press by using the newspapers. This gave us 2 voices. They are very different, and this adds a curve to trying to unravel the killer’s identity and actual motive. His publicity game was far more consistent than his modus operandi. His M.O. changed— from shooting to stabbing, from couples to a single cab driver.
The ZODIAC’s game was, in fact, executed much more ingeniously than his crimes. He used cryptograms, so that we were all intrigued. Nothing occupies the human mind more than a puzzle. He made himself the hunted and he essentially made us all potential pawns in his murder game. His quick, clumsy drive-by killings were enough to convince the whole Bay Area he was capable of doing everything he claimed in his letters. Naturally, we paid attention. A little obscure man
became the center of all the Bay Area as a result.
Please Gian J. Quasar’s book HorrorScope for the details of his investigation and solution.
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