'Zodiac Killer' Identified: Claims 'The Case Breakers'

A group of private investigators known as "The Case Breakers" reveals the identity of the infamous Zodiac Killer as Gary Francis Poste.

The Zodiac Murderer was a serial killer who terrorised Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The killer identified himself as Zodiac in letters and ciphers addressed to the local newspaper. Only the first two ciphers were broken out of a total of four ciphers. The latter two still remain a mystery. The Zodiac Killer mostly targeted young couples and there are 5 conformed death but according to the killer himself claimed to have murdered 37 people. Several other cases are also linked with The Zodiac.

The police department was unable to identify the killer or determine the killer's true identity. The case was dismissed in 2004 by the San Francisco Police Department, but it was reopened in 2007. The investigation is still ongoing in a number of other places.

Since the 1960s, the Zodiac Killer has terrorized Northern California, and the killer has become a very infamous character in pop culture. Zodiac's Plot has been included in several novels and films. Many private investigators and amateur detectives attempted to solve the case numerous times.

However, The Case Breakers now claim to have discovered the killer's identify and that he has been dead for three years. The Case Breakers is a private investigation group with more than 40 cold case investigators, including former cops, military intelligence officers, and journalists.

The Case Breakers have identified the Zodiac Killer as Gary Francis Poste, and they have evident proof to prove both the Zodiac Killer and Poste are the same person.

From The Case Breaker's Zodiac Killer press release.
Photo Credit: The Case Breakers

They claimed that the hair found in the fist of Cheri Jo Bates, one of the Zodiac’s victims, belonged to Poste. The Case Breakers requested that the Riverside Police Department compare the hair and skin found under the victim's fingernail with Poste's samples in a DNA.  They have also identified the scars on Poste’s forehead as matching those of the killer, as described by the witness who saw the killer.

The Case Breakers also claimed to have new material evidence, forensic proof, eye witnesses, and photographs to show that Poste had been the Zodiac Killer. However, none of these conclusions have been accepted by the police department or the FBI, as they are still investigating and the case is still not closed. The police have also turned down a request to test the DNA.

It's difficult to come to any conclusions right now. The Case Breakers have provided some compelling evidence in this case, proving Poste's identity as the Zodiac Killer. However, police will not be able to catch the killer as Gray Francis Poste died in 2018.