S33 Ep2: The Zodiac: Darlene Ferrin & Michael Mageau Attack

Foul Play: Crime Series

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

True Crime, Society & Culture, News, Daily News, History

4.4 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this chilling episode we delve into the harrowing night of July 4th, 1969, when the city of Vallejo, California, became the backdrop for a devastating attack by the infamous Zodiac Killer. As the festive atmosphere of Independence Day faded, Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau found themselves in the serene setting of Blue Rock Springs Park, unaware of the horror that awaited them. This episode meticulously reconstructs the events leading up to the shooting, painting a vivid picture of a peaceful night turned nightmare. Through details and analysis, we explore the immediate aftermath of the attack, the emergency response, and the cryptic call that linked this act of violence to the Zodiac's reign of terror.

The investigation unfolds with gripping detail as we follow the law enforcement response to the Blue Rock Springs attack, the painstaking efforts of medical personnel to save the victims, and the subsequent police work that connected this brutal shooting to the Zodiac Killer's series of crimes.

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0:00.0	The next call I got was about 1240. He had a very non-emotional voice. I got a very taunting, scary, scary type, creepy feeling from the call. I'm Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
0:45.0	Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
0:48.0	Oh, oh, oh, Welcome back friend. As the night of July 4th 1969 ticked over into July 5th, fireworks and celebrations began to settle down across the
1:09.2	city of Vallejo in California. But for two people in those moments,
1:15.0	their lives had been destroyed and changed forever
1:18.0	in the most violent of ways.
1:21.0	Blue Rock Springs is a beautiful parkland that spanned over 40 acres.
1:28.0	Located on Columbus Parkway in Vallejo, it's filled with walking trails in nature. It was a peaceful and local escape from city life.
1:38.7	At night, however, the park took on a different persona.
1:44.4	Dark with only a few scattered lights, the location provided gloom and shadows that
1:49.6	lent themselves only too well to the scenario that played out at the spot in 1969.
1:57.0	Like the turnout on Lake Herman Road, Blue Rock Springs was a well-known lover's lane area for local teens.
2:05.1	Now on this night, full of celebration and cheer, once again,
2:09.8	heinous and vicious violence had taken over.
2:14.0	Nancy Slover was a police dispatcher for the Vallejo Police Department.
2:19.4	On July 4, 1969, she had worked from 2.30 that afternoon to 10.30 that night.
2:26.0	But instead of heading home, she stayed on.
2:30.0	It was a busy night with the 4th of July celebrations, so she stayed to help answer the
2:36.2	extra calls and get dispatch information out to officers on the ground. At 12.10 in the morning, she answered a call from a hysterical female teenager who said
2:48.4	she and two friends had just found two older teens shot at Blue Rock Springs Park. As the dispatch call went out, Ed
2:59.1	Rust, a plane closed for Liho detective and his partner heard the sketchy details over the radio.
3:07.3	They were on a late shift that night and immediately headed over to the area to investigate.
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