November 3, 2018
Arthur Leigh Allen
Robert Graysmith
Zodiac Killer
Annissa Noblejas
The Zodiac Killer is one of the greatest unsolved serial killer cases in the country. There is a lot of circumstantial evidence that points towards Arthur Allen as the man behind these crimes, but nothing solid ever came from the investigations. Unfortunately, DNA sequencing as physical evidence was not available at this time, otherwise the bloody objects found in his possession could have been used to aid in determining his guilt or innocence.
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Enrique Segovia
This was a great article! I enjoyed reading about the Zodiac Killer. I find it really interesting how Robert Graysmith was able to deduce and speculate that Allen was this infamous killer. Also, it is horrible how this man committed these atrocities out of pleasure, like sending that message when it was his birthday, demonstrating his urge to kill. The cover picture plays along well with the article, and it is scary to think that a crazy man dressed like that was a serial killer who was never found.
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Noah Bolhuis
Reading about psychopathic serial killers is always a weird thing to do. Sometimes you feel like if they didn’t do one thing or another they could have gotten away with their crimes and kept committing the crime more. It is interesting that he allowed one of his victims to survive, whether on purpose or accident. That is the one thing that a murderer has to make sure happens: his victim is dead. Especially if they have done this crime many times before. However, getting this sick killer off the streets was a weight off a lot of people’s shoulders.
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Robert Rees
The one aspect of the Zodiac Killer mystery I think this article captures really well is the doubt that arises whenever a theory regarding the killer is made known. Some people after reading this article might be convinced that the Zodiac Killer was indeed Arthur Leigh Allen, and that Robert Graysmith solved the mystery that the police couldn’t. Whereas others might read this article and say that all the evidence Robert Graysmith gathered was nothing more than a series of coincidences. Overall I think this article is very well written and takes an interesting approach in examining America’s most infamous serial killer.
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Dylan Sanchez
Such a creepy image depicting this killer. I had no idea he did such things for pleasure. It’s crazy to see what the human mind is capable of and that this was once a child. How can someone become so demented? To wish to kill on someone’s birthday? Although it pains me to say this, I’m quite impressed with him. How could someone have a primal rage yet devise these killings so well and not be caught. Great article.
12/11/2018
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Natalie Thamm
This was a really interesting article. While I had known some about the Zodiac Killer, I had not known really any of the background around the theory that Arthur Leigh Allen was in fact this infamous killer. The author did a good job of describing Graysmith’s method of determining that Allen was the killer, but I do think that it may have been rushed or him wanting to put together facts that not necessarily all fit together.
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Stephanie Nava
I have heard of the Zodiac Killer, but I never knew that he was never caught! It is creepy to think that if it was not Arthur Leigh Allen, the Zodiac Killer could possibly still be out there. But after reading this article and all the evidence that was found against him, I feel like it was Arthur. I like how the author included one of the letters he sent in the article. It is astonishing to see what people are capable of!
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Engelbert Madrid
This article gave me chills after I read the last paragraph. Each detail and information given in this article set a mood of shock on how a man could have had the pleasure to kill people for enjoyment. Furthermore, each image depicts the mystery of this criminal who remains to be unknown. It might have been Arthur Leigh Allen, but investigators are not 100% sure this man was responsible for the deaths of many people.
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Daniel Reyes
This article did a job of depicting the allure that surrounds the Zodiac Killer, which is creepy and cult-like. I understand from the article and the movie Zodiac (2007) a 2000’s classic film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr. depicting the story behind the killer and the chase for the truth. I think this article mimics the movies storytelling ability, which continues to be fantastic in describing the hunt and mystery of true crime mystery stories. I think what this article does best is telling a story to readers in a way that is enjoyable to read. What I think this article could do better on is also including the Robert Graysmith’s relationship and how his continued search almost cost him his marriage.
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Gabriela Ochoa
This was a great article, I liked that you took the path of following a cartoonist who had an interest in him instead of just following his own story. I felt that the article gave great details on what happened and the process taken by the cartoonist himself to find out if Allen was truly the killer. It sad to see that they never truly knew if he was the killer or not and that those he killed and affected by his doings will never get justice.
11/11/2018
5:43 pm