ZODIAC KILLER PAGES
THE CORNER OF CHERRY AND WASHINGTON STREETS WAS THE SITE OF THE NEXT AND FINAL VERIFIED KILLING BY ZODIAC.
PRESIDO HEIGHTS,A SUBURB OF SAN FRANCISCO WAS NOT WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTED AS A ZODIAC 'LOCATION' TO KILL SO THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME COMPELLING REASON HE BROKE WITH HIS SET OF KILLING GUIDELINES TO FATALLY SHOOT PAUL STINE.
HAILED BY THE ZODIAC,TAXI DRIVER PAUL STINE DROVE  TO WITHIN 1 BLOCK OF  THE DESTINATION HE WAS GIVEN ACCORDING TO HIS LOG BOOK  WHEN HE WAS SUDDENLY STRUCK DOWN BY A SINGLE SHOT FROM A 9 MM AUTOMATIC (BUT NOT THE SAME WEAPON AS WAS USED IN THE FERRIN MURDER) TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD, FATALLY WOUNDING HIM.
ASSUMING THE ZODIAC WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, THIS WOULD CONFIRM TO US THAT THE ZODIAC WAS RIGHT HANDED.
3 WITNESSES 60 FEET AWAY OBSERVED HIM CASUALLY TEAR OFF A PIECE OF MR. STINE'S BLOODY SHIRT AND CAREFULLY WIPE THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR.
THEN HE SIMPLY STROLLED AWAY, WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT 2 PATROLMEN MIGHT HAVE SEEN HIM BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE POLICE BROADCAST INDICATED THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A BLACK MAN AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SNATCH THE ZODIAC.."RED-HANDED" SLIPPED AWAY.
2 DAYS LATER A PHONE CALL FROM THE ZODIAC CLAIMED THAT HE HAD EVEN TALKED TO THE OFFICERS BUT THIS WAS DENIED BY THE 2 PATROLMEN.
IF THIS HAD, IN FACT HAPPENED, AS IT CERTAINLY MIGHT HAVE, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE POLICE WOULD STRONGLY DENY IT AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN YET ONE MORE NAIL IN THEIR PUBLIC RELATIONS COFFIN.
IN ANY CASE, HE WAS AS GOOD AS HIS WORD AND SENT THE BLOODY SHIRT PIECE OF PAUL STINE'S SHIRT 2 DAYS LATER TO THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE.
ONCE AGAIN, MUCH HAS BEEN MADE OF THE PATROLMEN'S DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN THEY SAW WHILE LITTLE HAS BEEN PAID TO THE DESCRIPTION THE 3 WITNESSES GAVE.
WHAT THE 3 WITNESSES AGREED TO WERE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS....
1. WHITE
2. MALE
3. 25-30 YEARS OF AGE
4. STOCKY BUILD
5. 5' 8"-5'9"
6. REDISH BROWN HAIR IN A CREW CUT..(DARE I SUGGEST A 'MILITARY' CUT?)
7. HEAVY RIMMED GLASSES
8. DARK CLOTHING
....DOES ALL THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
BUT ONCE AGAIN WE HEAR OF THE POLICE DESCRIPTION WHICH MIGHT BE THE ZODIAC...HOWEVER WE KNOW THE OTHER ONE IS THE ZODIAC SO IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICTING DESCRIPTIONS LET US GO WITH THE ONE WE KNOW IS THE ZODIAC AND NOT JUST SOME INNOCENT BYSTANDER WHO HAPPENED TO BE PASSING BY.
EVEN THE POLICE DESCRIPTION INITIALLY AGREES SOMEWHAT.....5 FOOT 10 INCHES..WHITE...HEAVY...GLASSES AND ONLY LATER DO THEY CHANGE IT TO 6 FEET IN HEIGHT.
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