The cold case team running the Zodiac Killer case has revealed the identity of what was perhaps the most notorious uncaught serial killer in United States history
The cold case team running the Zodiac Killer case has revealed the identity of what was perhaps the most notorious uncaught serial killer in United States history… America’s Jack the Ripper, if you will. His name? Gary Francis Poste.
I had no idea he was caught until I got this question from my buddy Vitmor Gomes. So I headed to Google and… damn! They actually did. Turns out Mr. Poste was actually linked to another murder, a murder unlinked until recently to the Zodiac case. This led to investigators diving a little deeper into the guy. And discovering more and more links, ties and similarities. Furthermore, the ‘unbreakable codes’ he used to send out? They make a lot more sense when using his full name in cracking them…
The sad thing? Justice came a little bit too late. Because Mr. Poste died in 2018. He will never be brought to justice for what he did. But if it’s any consolation to anyone, at least his name is now out there. His face is out there. The mystery has been solved. I’ll be looking forward to finding out more about the guy, his family, his crimes, his possible associates. The mystery isn’t fully gone yet… but it will be, soon enough. That man used to be an enigma. A terrifying night terror. Now he’s just an old, dead man.
Honestly, I had fully expected the Zodiac case to remained forever ‘cold’. Gone without a trace. The mastermind who outsmarted the police, the FBI, and a million private sleuths and enthusiasts fancying themselves couldn’t catch him. He would ride away into the sunset, never to be seen again… how wrong I was! Hell, it even turns out some of those ‘amateurs’ online actually had his name.[1] His name floated around in online discussions as early as last year as a possible suspect. It’s rare for average Joe’s to be right about something of this magnitude.
What surprised me the most is that Gary F. Poste was a married man. He had a wife, whom he was reportedly abusive to, he had friends, a son, grandchildren. A rich and full life. Authorities had always portrayed Zodiac as a loner, socially awkward, a weirdo… not a family man capable of hiding in plain sight for decades and never getting caught. That shocked me. Continue reading


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