Zodiac and Black Dahlia Killer May Have Been Same Man, Amateur Codebreaking Whiz Claims: ‘Irrefutable’

New York Post ^ | Alex Oliveira

[nickcarraway]

An amateur sleuth and self-taught cryptography expert is convinced he’s cracked the notorious unsolved Zodiac and Black Dahlia murders — and that the killer is the same man. Alex Baber — a 50-year-old West Virginian with autism — used AI programs and his codebreaking prowess to whittle down the Zodiac killer’s infamous 1970 clue he sent to newspapers and identify a single suspect with an overwhelming connection across all the murders: a late Chicagoan named Marvin Margolis.

“It’s my autism. Once I start on something, I have to see it through. The deeper I go, the harder I push. My mind’s wired differently,” Baber told the LA Times, explaining he’d spent up to 20 hours a day on the code for months at a time.

Baber took the riddle sent by the Zodiac killer to taunt California police after his five murders across 1968 and 1969 — in which he wrote “My name is” followed by 13 mysterious symbols — and asked an AI program to compile a list of 13-letter names.

[nickcarraway]

I don't know - these killings were done more than 20 years apart. The Zodiac type killings are done by people in a certain age range. And the type of killing sems vastly different.

[BenLurkin]

Kind of different murders, yes?

[jerod]

and... He was the dude in the grassy knoll too. May as well solve all of these unsolvable cases at once.

[nickcarraway]

Maybe he kidnapped Judge Crater.

[Kleon]

I reached this conclusion decades ago.

[beaversmom]

Now work on Jack the Ripper.

[nickcarraway]

About Melvin Margolis?

[Fiji Hill]

Perhaps he was the Real Killer of Nicole Brown Simpson.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I am going to roll my eyes at this.

[bobcat62]

The Babylon Bee, in their California to Texas series, left a strong hint Ted Cruz was the Zodiac.

[SkyDancer]

Same thought.

[Bob434]

AI is gonna figure it out

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The provided sketches look like DB Cooper.

[nickcarraway]

They’ve been saying that for years.

[TStro]

I’m convinced he cracked the code
Read the whole article
I remember when these murders happened.
He probably committed other murders that weren’t attributed to him

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Half the male population of the U.S. look like D. B. Cooper.

[SunkenCiv]

Keywords: blackdahlia, zodiackiller, sorted:

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• Black Dahlia killer unmasked: Notorious case of aspiring starlet who was cut in half and had 'Joker smile' carved into her face is finally solved, despite 'cover-up by LAPD' [07/15/2021]
• Volunteer sleuths crack 'Zodiac' serial killer's coded message [12/15/2020]
• Zodiac '340 Cipher' Cracked by Code Experts 51 Years After it Was Sent to the S.F. Chronicle [12/11/2020]
• Zodiac: 5 Things Fincher's Movie Gets Right About The Unsolved Case (& 5 It Gets Wrong) [02/02/2020]
• This Man Who Discovered His Grandfather Was Prolific Serial Killer Ed Edwards [04/21/2018]
• Reddit user claims to be Austin bomber, compares himself to 'Zodiac Killer' [03/20/2018]
• Trump endorses Texas Republicans ahead of primary election.... [02/27/2018]
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• David Toschi, 86, Detective Who Pursued the Zodiac Killer, Dies [01/13/2018]
• 'Zodiac' detective, who was model for 'Dirty Harry,' dead at 86 [01/11/2018]
• Is the Zodiac Killer About to Be Found? [11/20/2017]
• device that 'thinks like a murderer' and produces creepy poetry to help crack the [Zodiac] ciphers [11/16/2017]
• Rob Ford, Ted Cruz, And The Zodiac Killer Connection [03/25/2016]
• Zodiac Killers Identity MAY be......The BTK killer. [02/07/2016]
• Author of New Book: Zodiac Killer Was My Father [05/13/2014]
• Is Louis Myers the Zodiac Killer? Man Says Now-Dead Buddy Confessed to Being Bay Area Murderer [03/01/2014]
• Man Says He Has More Evidence His Father Committed Infamous Black Dahlia Murder [08/23/2013]
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• William Heirens, known as the 'Lipstick Killer,' dead [03/06/2012]
• Zodiac Killer's Cryptic Code and Identity that Man Claims to have CRACKED [07/23/2011]
• Massachusetts Man Says He's Cracked Zodiac Killer Code [07/22/2011]
• Chicago cop believes he has Zodiac killer code [04/16/2011]
• Woman: Dad was the Zodiac, and I can prove it [05/03/2009]
• Corona woman proclaims the Zodiac killer was her father [04/30/2009]
• My Daddy Was the Zodiac Killer: Claim [04/30/2009]
• Police to look into new Zodiac Killer claim [04/29/2009]
• TV station: Woman claims her father was Zodiac Killer [04/29/2009]
• Zodiac killer's name to be revealed [04/29/2009]
• Zodiac Suspect Investigation Heads Out Of State Reporting [10/16/2008]
• Zodiac Killer's Identity And Weapon Uncovered? Local Man: Zodiac Killer Was My Stepfather [08/29/2008]
• The REAL Black Dahlia [08/14/2006]
• CHASING ZODIAC (He murdered dozens of people; wrote weird notes to Newspapers/movie is in the works) [10/05/2005]
• Casting Questions Around 'The Black Dahlia' [02/09/2005]
• Killers Club: Investigating the North Bay's most notorious unsolved murders with ZodiacKiller.com [01/22/2005]
• Files shut on Zodiac's deadly trail (SFPD stops investigation) [04/07/2004]
• Ex-Cop Claims His Father Was 'Black Dahlia' Killer [04/11/2003]

[SunkenCiv]

The old tv series “Unsolved Mysteries” (Robert Stack era) examined the Cleveland serial killer and the possible relationship to to the Black Dahlia murder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Torso_Murderer#Possible_link_to_Black_Dahlia_Murder

[SunkenCiv]

[bankwalker]

the zodiac killer ... Harry Callahan got him ...