Zodiac Killer Research Paper

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To What Extent Could the Solving of the Zodiac Murders Have Been Assisted with Modern Forensic Technology?
Grace Malcolm

The Implications of Advancing Technology for Unsolved Crimes
Ozark High School
May 2015 The 20th century played host to many crimes that remain unsolved. However, perhaps the greatest unsolved mystery of the era belongs to a man whose true identity remains unknown though his crimes were committed more than thirty years ago. A man called the Zodiac. Striking terror into residents of Northern California, the Zodiac Killer conundrum was hardly an instance of lack of evidence. Prints were found, a witness description of the criminal was obtained and the killer claimed to have talked to two police officers at the scene …show more content…
Upon arrest, criminals’ exemplar fingerprints were collected. Each of their ten fingers were first rolled in ink, then onto the corresponding square of the fingerprinting card. Fingers were rolled from one edge of the nail to the other, allowing a whole and clear print to be produced. In addition, plain prints of each thumb and slap prints of the four fingers were taken. In order for these fingerprints to be matched to those collected at a crime scene, the fingerprints were compared under a magnifying glass by an expert who would match distinctive characteristics of one print to another. Some of these comparisons would take up to several months to process a single submission.
It was in the mid-1960’s that developments in fingerprint technology began to make huge leaps. Since this time, a compound called ninhydrin has been used most heavily in the field of chemical fingerprint detection. Despite this development, between 1960 and 1980, many different techniques were experimented with, including metal deposition and fuming; though none of these techniques ever truly caught on due to their limited

Zodiac Killer Research Paper

happened to the Zodiac Killer's first victims. In the late 1960’s, in Northern California, a famous and anonymous serial killer by the name of ‘Zodiac Killer’ despised couples and would often go on “killing sprees”. There are many different theories about this Zodiac Killer that goes from multiple murders to finding suspects with DNA results which reveal a big mystery. This first theory states that there were multiple killers who were working for the Zodiac Killer. The Zodiac Killer would send notes…

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Zodiac Killer Research Paper

Zodiac Killer Imagine going on a date with your significant other, and as you walk you see somebody following you. Then you turn to look at them, your significant other, they are dead on the ground. Imagine the fear of the future. This is the reality of many people in California. The Zodiac killer is a popular serial killer that targeted victims in California in the late 1960s and between December 1968 and October 1969 he targeted young couples and a lone male cab driver.Theories attempt to explain…

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Zodiac Killer Research Paper

The Zodiac Killer is one of the most known yet unidentified serial killers in the later 1960s to the early 70s. The Zodiac Killer’s murders mostly took place in the northern California area and is accused of a number direct murders. The victims and murders took place in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa, and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969.The name “Zodiac” was given when the murder sent letter to the Bay Area press that included four “cryptograms”. However, of the four, only…

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Zodiac Killer Research Paper

Wintrow 10 April 2015 Zodiac Killer A serial killer is someone that has killed three or more people. Serial killers have terrorized people for decades all over the world. They get a sexual pleasure from torturing, and killing their victims. Almost all serial killers are very intelligent, but something went wrong in their life to make them the way they are. One of the most significant serial killers in the history of the United States is The Zodiac Killer. The Zodiac Killer is notorious for many…

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Original Serial Killer: H. Holmes

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