SERIAL KILLER: Zodiac Killer Pt. 2
Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House
4.5 • 713 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
As fear gripped California, the Zodiac Killer escalated his mind games—sending letters, making threats, and pushing police and the public to the brink. In Part 2, we trace his psychological unraveling, the search for his true identity, and the failed attempts to bring one of America’s most notorious murderers to justice.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore. |
| 0:12.8 | Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders. |
| 0:21.5 | They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories. |
| 0:26.3 | It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends. |
| 0:29.8 | Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 0:46.3 | Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House. |
| 0:52.3 | By nature, most criminals want to avoid attention. They do everything they can to fly under the radar |
| 0:56.0 | so they can continue to break the law without fear of getting caught. Same goes for serial killers. |
| 1:03.0 | They'll present a mask of normalcy, like Ted Bundy, or go after victims on the fringes of society, |
| 1:09.0 | like Joel Rifkin. |
| 1:11.5 | But not the Zodiac Killer, he courted attention in the most public way possible. |
| 1:17.2 | By bragging about his crimes in the newspapers, he even supposedly left clues about his |
| 1:22.8 | real identity. |
| 1:24.8 | As a result, he made sure everyone knew about him, even if they never learned his name. |
| 1:43.3 | The human mind is powerful. |
| 1:46.1 | It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate. |
| 1:50.7 | But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. |
| 1:54.6 | This is Killer Minds, a crime house original. |
| 1:57.7 | I'm Vanessa Richardson. |
| 1:59.5 | And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday and Thursday, |
| 2:02.6 | we uncover the darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer. |
| 2:07.6 | Crime House is made possible by you. Please rate, review, and follow Killer Minds. |
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