The Zodiac Killer

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back into his car, and drove away as quickly as he had appeared. David, amazingly, was still alive, and bleeding profusely from his wounds, but Betty was dead. In the ambulance on the way to the hospital, David was able to give the police an account of the events that had taken place that night, but he died shortly after from his wounds. Upon investigation, the police came up with nothing, and ruled the murder a random homicide.

Darlene Ferrin, a close friend of both Betty and David, was the next victim on the Zodiac’s list. On Friday, July 4th, 1969, Darlene made arrangements with her close friend Michael Mageau to goto the movies. Darlene picked Michael up from his apartment that evening, and from the beginning it was apparent that they were being followed. Darlene took many country backroads and traveled at very high speeds to try to lose the pursuing vehicle, but with no success. The vehicle forced Darlene’s car off of the road and into the parking lot of the Blue Rock Springs Golf course. Once the pursuer had sufficiently blocked them from any further movement in the car, he stepped out of his vehicle with a lantern in his hand, and his headlights shining blindingly into Darlene and Michael’s faces. "Mike could feel intense heat throughout his body. He had been shot. The bullets were still being fired as Darlene slumped over the steering wheel. She had been hit several times. Some of the bullets passed through Mike’s body into hers." (Tina 5). The attacker then fired off two more shots before getting into his car and driving off.

Mike crawled out of the car and into the road, hoping someone would see him and stop to help. "One bullet had gone through his jawbone and tongue, making it almost impossible for him to speak or yell." (Tina 5). Three teenagers driving by, looking for a friend, saw Mike, injured and bleeding, on the ground. They immediately called the police.

Darlene was pronounced dead on arrival, but M...