On a quiet night in 1969, a San Francisco newspaper received a chilling letter from someone calling himself “Zodiac.” Inside were cryptic ciphers, threats, and taunts aimed at the police. More than 50 years later, the world is still asking the same question: who was the Zodiac Killer? The Birth of a Legend in Crime The Zodiac Killer emerged in Northern California during the late 1960s, quickly becoming one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. His crimes weren’t just brutal—they were theatrical. He craved attention, sending letters filled with strange symbols, coded messages, and bold declarations to major newspapers. Some of those ciphers weren’t cracked until decades later, with one finally solved by amateur codebreakers in 2020. How Many Victims Were There? Part of the Zodiac’s enduring mystery is the uncertainty around his actual number of victims. He claimed responsibility for 37 murders , though only five deaths have been definitively confirmed. The verif...