20-30, 58 to 6, 225-250 lbs, dark brown greasy hair, sloppy dresser, stomach hanging over trousers. For more details, please read our Privacy & Cookie Policy. They sometimes are useful. This island becomes inaccessible between December and February when the level of the lake rises due to increased rainfall. People love the Presidio Heights sketch when it looks like their suspect. At 7:40 PM, the Napa Police Department received a call from a telephone booth at a local car wash. There should be a lot of theoretical "weight" given to the time he arrives at the Napa payphone. I would load in family members and pictures of Peter while I worked on the book, and they would ask for me to name the photos. Somewhere along the way he washed blood off his hands- it's why there was no blood on the car. There were few visitors that day however. In the 2007 movie Zodiac they even used a 65 mustang to recreate the scene with Michael and Darlene. And "No", I am definitely not going to reveal his name here, because I have no proof to link him to the Riverside crime or any other Zodiac crimes. Officials say approximately 10-20 boats, jet skis, houseboats and the dock . They are two miles north of park headquarters. After the attack, the killer travelled more than twenty-five miles and called police to report the crime from a payphone. Personally I see no resemblance between the sketches and Lawrence Kane, but each to their own. While she was studying this stranger and trying to figure out what he was doing, he stepped out of sight and hid behind the tree for a brief moment. Photos of the site and other related images. After a valiant battle for her life, Cecelia died several days later. November 2013 Hartnell and Shepard were taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa by ambulance. Would you answer a question for me? Coordinates: 3833'48"N 12213'54"W Add your comment in english Similar places Nearby places Nearby cities Capell 12 km Center for Land Based Learning Farm on Putah Creek 27 km Seeno Homes 31 km The Commons Apartments 33 km UCD Landfill 37 km Onizuka Flats 40 km Oldtown Davis 42 km Robert Mondavi Institute Vineyard 42 km Dump 47 km "This girl came out from school, I used to go with her two years ago, and she's now going to another school, and she came up to visit some friends and we were having dinner at the school cafeteria and I said 'Well, are you doing anything special this afternoon?' Unfortunately the Berryessa sketch is a bit cartoonish- I may try to make a proper human image while keeping the general look of the sketch. Its dimensions are approximately 25 kilometers by 5 kilometers, with 265 kilometers of shoreline. Nearby Lakes. Are you nervous? It suggested that once he had moved it slightly before 4:30 pm, it remained in that position until he returned later that day- after the attack on Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard with a. Pleated pants dark blue or black. https://www.flickr.com/photos/112412867@N06/12004473385/in/album-72157639874409846/ The words made him psychologically committed to carrying out the misdeed. US Topo Map Quadrants . September 2018 (This is a 46 min drive south from Lake Berryessa, on the way to Vallejo.) Napa County detective Ken Narlow, who was assigned to the case from the outset, worked on solving the crime until his retirement from the department in 1987. Bryan and Cecelia followed the killers instructions because they had been deceived, and the Zodiac relied on this deception to execute his plans. There is nothing to worry about. The Zodiac Killer Map: Part of the Zodiac Killer Enigma by Randall Scott Clemons. ASSAILANT: Now I want you both to lay face down so I can tie up your feet. They may have parked at the North Smittle Creek Trailhead parking lot, which is 2.6 miles north of the A&W root beer stand location (Map). There are very few serial killers behind bars who look identical to the earlier suspect sketches. ASSAILANT: ( excited slightly ) Yes, it is! SFPD photographed all people who attended Cecelia Shepards funeral---- where are these photos? A: (excited slightly) Yes, it is! A: I killed a couple of guards getting out of prison. Slaight: "Napa Police department, Officer Slaight. Below, you will find the address and the GPS coordinates for this location. She also heard his voice Im sure she wouldve said if she had recognized his voice. (Hartnell was heavily sedated at the time). August 2020 ASSAILANT: ( no reply ) age 28, 6 to 6 2. Richard, it is also interesting that some people will see a definite identity in that Presidio Heights sketch, but others will see no or little resemblance. The girls did not observe the driver leave the vehicle. The foulke sketch does admittedly look very different than the barryessa sketch but I believe this is why Zodiac why so confident in his taunts knowing he didnt look anything like the sketch. And Im not afraid to kill again. August 2019 As they left their car they noticed a, pull into the parking area, drive past their vehicle, then back up so their rear bumpers were nearly touching. Indeed, this implies that the perpetrator's car was likely parked within a reasonable distance from the crime scene, along a route he was familiar with and confident in taking. These days, it seems as though the trees that were originally on the island no longer exist. The killer then walked away and wrote a message on Bryans car. Nor so infamous. A: Now I want you both to lay face down so I can tie up your feet. B: No really, what did you say the name of it was? 40 years old, 6 tall, 200-210 lbs. Why is there no mention of the police traveling to the location where the three girls saw the man trawling the hillside, along with where the Rayfield's saw the man, and take plaster cast impressions of the bootprints in these areas. September 2021 Cecelia Shepard later died from her wounds, but Brian Hartnell survived the attack, At around 3:30 PM on September 27, 1969, three college girls parked their car in a lot about 2 miles north of the A&W Root beer stand on Knoxville Road at Lake Berryessa. I'm convinced that both sightings at Lake Berryessa that day were Zodiac and that the tire tracks by Hartnell's car (thought to belong to a low income owner because the tires were different I believe) were not from the killer. The San Francisco composite sketch is made from eyewitness accounts and vairies greatly from the Lake Berryessa sketch. - True Crime and Chill, Zodiac Killer Code Cracked After 51 Years | GEEK-SCENE.COM, Hobbyist Cryptographers Seemingly Solve Infamous Zodiac Killer Cipher | Presa Press, Hobbyist Cryptographers Seemingly Solve Tainted Zodiac Killer Cipher CELEBRITY NET WORTH. Other than a significant height discrepancy the description fits very well with Mageau's description of the Blue Rock Springs killer and his car, and there are decent reasons to believe the SF killer of Paul Stine (who also matches well with all descriptions) wore his glasses as a disguise. October 2012 Fugitive's Hideout: the Zodiac Mystery Cache . For a young man, lakes would have been a great place to take a girl for a picnic if you wanted some peace and solitude, "far from the madding crowds". clothing. Yes, I considered the Chevy Nova to be a like option at one point. suggests to me they didn't cross check the bootprints from one location to another. It is wrong to assume that the Zodiac must have looked exactly like any one of the sketches. When Cecelia turned around, she could see that a man was standing in the distance. ASSAILANT: Come on get down! NOTE: It is unclear to me exactly where Rayfield was parked, and where the suspect was seen. The man-made lake attracted visitors who enjoyed boating, fishing, picnicking and other activities, and the recreation area was also home to the famous "Berryessa Bowl, a music venue which featured many of the most popular bands and performers of the time. Bus Bomb Letter New Canaan Letters Aerial view of Lake Berryessa. Plaster casts were made of the tire impressions. The phone was found, still off the hook, minutes later at the Napa Car Wash on Main Street in Napa by KVON radio reporter Pat Stanley, only a few blocks from the sheriff's office, yet 27 miles (43 km) from the crime scene. She died two days later, but Hartnell survived to recount his tale to the press. April 2014 Read the reports produced by the Napa County Sheriffs Department and other agencies, including: * NCSD Report: Ken Narlow and others (19 pages), * NCSD Report: Collins and Land (6 pages - one page missing), * NCSD Report: RE: the three girls at the lake (1 page), * NCSD Report: RE: Gun used by the Zodiac (1 page), * Napa Police Department: Report by Dispatcher David Slaight re: Zodiac call (1 page), * CA Dept. The sketches are not very well drawn and I don't think they can be trusted. It's also why he donned the mask- so Cecelia wouldn't recognize him. https://www.zodiackiller.com/LBReport5.html. When he was finished, the stranger walked back to the road. (then calm and matter-of-fact) I killed a couple of men before. Modesto Attack No clarification of them ever checking the bootprints 0.8 miles north in the police report. The Zodiacs next known attack occurred at Lake Berryessa, north of Napa, California. The man-made lake attracted visitors who enjoyed boating, fishing, picnicking and other activities, and the recreation area was also home to the famous "Berryessa Bowl," a music venue which featured many of the most popular bands and performers of the time. At 7:40 pm, the Napa County Police Department received a call that had been placed from a telephone booth located a few blocks away. September 2012 Molina/Rodriguez Murders ASSAILANT: Yes. According to Bryan, he and Cecelia were lying on the ground along the shoreline when she noticed a man lingering in the shade of some trees nearby. 43 miles. A: (pointing gun directly at me at point blank range) I told you to get down! Human memory is not very objective, and witness observations are effected by emotion (e.g. The reservoir was named after the first European settlers in the Berryessa . It would not surprise me if he in fact thought of himself as a Zodiac-esque figure during his earlier life when he was committing minor acts of larceny. Dark trousers, and a "dark shirt with red in it." August 2015 Zodiac Theories, February 2023 (Hartnell was heavily sedated at the time). Ted Kaczynski May 2013 ( laughs in a very relaxed manner ) Not wearing glasses. "The boy at Lake Berryessa, Sept. 27, 1969, told me when I found him, "Man, I thought they caught that dude. To prove he was responsible for the stabbing, the Zodiac used a black marker to draw a large crossed-circle on the door of Bryan's car. Black hair, possibly styled, parted on the left. May 2018 lake_berryessa.kml Downloads Poster - Lake Berryessa Fish Advisory Poster (New Graphic Added) Apr 6, 2018 Poster - Lake Berryessa Fish Advisory Poster in Spanish (Espaol) (New Graphic Added) Apr 6, 2018 Report - 2009 OEHHA Fish Advisory Update for Lake Berryessa Mar 13, 2009 Report - 2006 Fish Advisory for Lake Berryessa and Putah Creek Jun . November 2019 I certainly find it highly unlikely the ground conditions were markedly different all over the hillside in their location, compared to the area of Hartnell and Shepard. Some conjecture: Suspect went into "some sort of frenzy" when stabbing Miss Shepard. The trailer park where Arthur Leigh Allen lived. "This girl came out from school, I used to go with her two years ago, and she's now going to another school, and she came up to visit some friends and we were having dinner at the school cafeteria and I said 'Well, are you doing anything special this afternoon?' 6, stocky build, ~200 lbs, dark clothes, straight dark hair neatly combed. BRYAN: O.K. whatever you say, I want you to know that I will cooperate so you dont have to worry whatever you say well do. Facial recognition software still has a very long way to go. I wonder why someone hasnt thought of this before. Cecelia saw him coming and said, Oh my God, hes got a gun. Bryan and Cecelia watched as the hooded stranger walked onto the narrow patch of land surrounded by water and blocked their only escape route. Detectives were never able to match the print to any suspect. December 2021 My hypothesis is that the killer had likely visited Lake Berryessa before and was familiar with the area of the attack. 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