127. The Black Dahlia and Zodiac: A Behavioral Linkage Analysis
The Consult: Real FBI Profilers
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🗓️ 11 March 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
We conduct a behavioral linkage analysis to examine the question of whether two of the most infamous unsolved cases in American criminal history—the murder of Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, and the Zodiac killings—could have been committed by the same offender.
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| 0:00.0 | In the consult, we discuss cases involving violence, sexual violence, abduction, and murder. |
| 0:08.0 | Sometimes the cases we discuss involve children. Listener discretion is advised. Thank you. Welcome to the consult. I'm Julia Cowley, retired FBI agent and profiler, and I'm joined by my colleagues. |
| 0:40.3 | Angela Serser. Susan Costler Drew. And Bob Drew. |
| 0:41.3 | Angela Susan and Bob are also retired FBI profilers, and we work together in the FBI's |
| 0:47.3 | behavioral analysis unit. |
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