FX's new four-part documentary The Most Dangerous Animal of All explores one possible Zodiac suspect: Earl Van Best Jr. But Van Best is just the latest in a long line of men who have been accused of being the infamous killer. There are numerous Zodiac killer suspects out there, each with a compelling theory of their own - but there are five in particular that still have theorists speculating to this day.
In the '60s and '70s, the San Francisco Bay area was terrorized by a man known as the Zodiac killer. Beginning with the Dec. 20, 1968 murders of David Faraday, 17, and Betty Lou Jensen, 16, and continuing through until the last letter from the killer was sent to the police in 1974, the Zodiac killer left California residents wondering when he would strike next. During this period of time, the killer claimed five confirmed victims, and injured two more.
In the '60s and '70s, the San Francisco Bay area was terrorized by a man known as the Zodiac killer. Beginning with the Dec. 20, 1968 murders of David Faraday, 17, and Betty Lou Jensen, 16, and continuing through until the last letter from the killer was sent to the police in 1974, the Zodiac killer left California residents wondering when he would strike next. During this period of time, the killer claimed five confirmed victims, and injured two more.
- 3/12/2020
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
The identity of the Zodiac Killer remains one of history's most notorious unsolved cases, as evidenced by the number of theories that are still being explored decades later. FX's new documentary miniseries The Most Dangerous Animal of All explores the claims of Gary Stewart, who believes that his biological father, Earl Van Best Jr., was the notorious killer. In 2014, Stewart, who was raised by his adoptive parents, published The Most Dangerous Animal of All with journalist Susan Mustafa. The book outlined his claims that his biological father was the man who terrorized San Francisco in the late 1960s, but is there any hard evidence that Van Best was the Zodiac Killer? That seems to depend on who you ask.
After connecting with his birth mother, Judith Gilford, in 2002, Stewart learned some disturbing information about his father. Van Best was 27 when he met the then-14-year-old Gilford in 1962 at an...
After connecting with his birth mother, Judith Gilford, in 2002, Stewart learned some disturbing information about his father. Van Best was 27 when he met the then-14-year-old Gilford in 1962 at an...
- 3/11/2020
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
FX's new four-part documentary series The Most Dangerous Animal of All explores the life of Earl Van Best Jr., the subject of the New York Times bestselling book of the same name by Van Best's son Gary Stewart (pictured) and journalist Susan Mustafa. Stewart, who was raised by his adoptive parents, believes that his biological father is the Zodiac Killer based on circumstantial evidence he's been gathering since he reconnected with his birth mother, Judith Gilford, in 2002. However, there's no way to ask Van Best about the accusations against him, because the Zodiac Killer suspect died in 1984, in Mexico, where he's buried in an unmarked grave, per The Guardian.
As part of the FX series, Stewart and his son traveled to Mexico City to visit Van Best's grave, but the details of his biological father's later years are scarce. What we know for sure is that Van Best was...
As part of the FX series, Stewart and his son traveled to Mexico City to visit Van Best's grave, but the details of his biological father's later years are scarce. What we know for sure is that Van Best was...
- 3/10/2020
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
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