Weird, I just finished watching Veritasium's [1] latest video which featured the techniques for finding the Golden State Killer, and saw this one come across the feed.
Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac Killer
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#82"For the full story, and more evidence from the Case Breakers, visit"[0] Can we update the link to just go to the full story rather than the summarized version? (sorry, I know it's kinda "offtopic" but that just bugged me starting to read and just being redirected to another site) [0] https://www.foxnews.com/us/cold-case-zodiac-killer-identifie...
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#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
Usually when a particular interpretation of a word renders it utterly meaningless then that interpretation is not the correct one. In particular circumstantial can mean 'pertaining to circumstance' or it can be one of several other meanings derived from the same root. One of which is its noun form "Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance", which sounds like a more reasonable interpretation. O…
People glommed onto the idea of circumstantial meaning weak from police and legal procedurals. And since we are talking about evidence, we should be using it within the context of evidence. And in that context, some or all of the evidence being circumstantial has no bearing on whether or not it is good evidence. This isn't a matter of "other meanings [being] derived from the same root". There is no root. It's a misap…
> good evidence
> literally hearsay
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
I find this quite convincing: > In one note, the letters of Poste's full name were removed to reveal an alternate message, [Jen Bucholtz, a former Army counterintelligence agent] told Fox News. > "So you've got to know Gary's full name in order to decipher these anagrams," Bucholtz said. "I just don't think there's any other way anybody would have figured it out."
I don't understand, so they have a deciphered letter from zodiac, they removed the individual letters of Gary's name from the message and got a 2nd message? Is that right?
I think that one message could not be fully decoded, there seemed to be some cruft in it. My guess is this cruft was no longer in the decoded message once the letters of his name are removed.
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#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't forget Jack The Ripper!
At least the Zodiac killer is recent enough for uncovering their identity to feel sort of feasible. That said, I personally find the idea of it being Ted Cruz so amusing that I see little reason to amend my head-canon, regardless of evidence presented.
> my head cannon
The phrase you're thinking of is "headcanon" (cf. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canon), although "head cannon" evokes a much funnier mental image.
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#86I wonder if neuroscience will ever come up with a treatment for serial killers that would cure them of their murderous obsessions. I believe some serial killers are constantly thinking about murder, while others might have two sides to their personalities that avoid thinking about the other, like a switch.
I've wondered how many potential serial killers there are out there that will never kill simply because we, as a society, have elevated video games, movies, and adult entertainment to such an extent that killing just isn't as gratifying as blowing time on WoW, Netflix, or PH.
This is a feature, not a bug.
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#87I feel like at least twice a year, there is some story like "Zodiac Killer Finally Identified" or "DB Cooper Finally Found". And behind these stories is usually just one person or group of people who are presenting their pet theory (which highlighted all facts supporting it, and conveniently brushes aside all facts which don't) and have savy media contacts so are able to get media exposure to help promote what's freq…
From the article > In one note, the letters of Poste's full name were removed to reveal an alternate message, she told Fox News. "So you've got to know Gary's full name in order to decipher these anagrams," Bucholtz said. "I just don't think there's any other way anybody would have figured it out." To me it's pretty coincidental if the letters for this person's full name just happen to be this person who also has oth…
The facial scars in the sketch vs the photo seem like a huge stretch to me personally. It looks like they were just sketching normal forehead lines. And sketches are not exactly reliable in the first place. It really seems like someone desperately looking for a pattern where there isn't one.
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#88Nice try Ted Cruz...
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#90Weird, I just finished watching Veritasium's [1] latest video which featured the techniques for finding the Golden State Killer, and saw this one come across the feed. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT18KJouHWg
Mr. Zodiac creates spooky mysteries even still...