S3 E6: New York Zodiac Copycat: The Trial

Break in the Case

New York Citiy Police Department

True Crime

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🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

After the Zodiac’s arraignment for three murders and one attempted murder in Queens, a Queens prosecutor must prepare to counter a psychiatric defense.

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0:00.0	The morning after his arrest, I was told that they'd made an arrest on the Zodiac.
0:07.6	That's Robert Masters, a former prosecutor at the Queen's District Attorney's Office.
0:12.7	On June 19, 1996, news of how Roberto said his arrest was spreading fast.
0:18.9	A lot of people were still not sure like is this the right guy.
0:23.7	In person, he said a lack the mistake that he created for his alter ego, Zodiac.
0:29.8	His arresting officer described him as polite, physically he was pale and thin.
0:35.3	He was younger than criminal profiles had estimated just 28 years old.
0:40.2	In the photos of detectives leading him out of the 75th precinct, he's clutching his
0:44.5	Bible and staring at the ground.
0:46.7	I think it's that phenomenon of if you're trying to catch a big fish and it's fighting
0:50.7	you to get it on the boat and then when you finally get it on the boat you look at it.
0:54.4	It's really not that big.
1:00.8	I'm retired detective Sergeant Wally Zions and you're listening to Break in the Case,
1:06.2	a true crime podcast written and produced by the New York City Police Department and
1:10.7	supported by the New York City Police Foundation.
1:14.3	In the previous episode, Eddie Sada is arrested in East New York, Brooklyn after shooting
1:19.6	his sister and firing at police.
1:22.6	During questioning, he admits his guilt and signs of five-page confession.
1:26.7	Now he faces charges in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.
1:31.0	The New York Zodiac copycat, episode six, Zodiac goes to trial, coming up after the break.
1:40.2	What happens in a big prosecutor's office, a lot of people wanted the case.
1:45.3	I don't think that I was one of the first names.
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