It is no secret that most people love to catch a good suspenseful movie. People love to be engulfed and fascinated by movies because it allows them to open their imagination to new and unique things. This is especially true about movies that are based on true events. When stories are said to be true the curiosity about a movie is heightened to an even greater level particularly when the movie consist of ghost, demons, or serial killers. These types of movies are about things that are not common in everyday life, so it intrigues people and leave them wanting more information. The movie creators tailor their movies around horror and killing because they know that what people want and it will sell tickets. People’s attraction to serial killers
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The mystery of the Zodiac killer is still unsolved. He was never caught and could possibly be dead or still at large. The Zodiac began his killings in the late 1960’s attacking couples who were in secluded areas. Like Rader he sought attention from the police and media through letters. The Zodiac killer also used coded messages that he sent to each newspaper in the area and said in his letter that “if they didn’t print the cipher in the newspaper, he would kill again.” He also went on and noted that he believed that “all of the people that he killed would be his slaves in the afterlife.” You could tell that he was hungry for power and would stop at nothing to get it. He loved that fact that people were so afraid of him hurting someone else that they would do whatever he said. The Zodiac killer is responsible for at least 5 killings in the San Francisco area and there could certainly be more. In 2004 a representative of the San Francisco police department said that the Zodiac case had been placed in an inactive status, which basically means that since there was no evidence linking anyone to the case the killer got away with his crimes. There had been a vast amount of people claiming to know who the killer was and “Arthur Leigh Allen was a popular candidate for the Zodiac killer, having been identified as Hartnell and Mageau as their attacker.” However DNA evidence did not link Allen to any of the crimes. In 2007 David Fincher released “Zodiac” a movie made about the Zodiac killer. This is, once again, glorifying serial killers. In the United States alone “Zodiac” has grossed over 33 million dollars. Any serial killer would be at the peak of their demented satisfaction to know that a movie about them had made this large sum of money. For all we know the killer could still be alive and is sitting back ecstatic about the
The mystery of the Zodiac killer is still unsolved. He was never caught and could possibly be dead or still at large. The Zodiac began his killings in the late 1960’s attacking couples who were in secluded areas. Like Rader he sought attention from the police and media through letters. The Zodiac killer also used coded messages that he sent to each newspaper in the area and said in his letter that “if they didn’t print the cipher in the newspaper, he would kill again.” He also went on and noted that he believed that “all of the people that he killed would be his slaves in the afterlife.” You could tell that he was hungry for power and would stop at nothing to get it. He loved that fact that people were so afraid of him hurting someone else that they would do whatever he said. The Zodiac killer is responsible for at least 5 killings in the San Francisco area and there could certainly be more. In 2004 a representative of the San Francisco police department said that the Zodiac case had been placed in an inactive status, which basically means that since there was no evidence linking anyone to the case the killer got away with his crimes. There had been a vast amount of people claiming to know who the killer was and “Arthur Leigh Allen was a popular candidate for the Zodiac killer, having been identified as Hartnell and Mageau as their attacker.” However DNA evidence did not link Allen to any of the crimes. In 2007 David Fincher released “Zodiac” a movie made about the Zodiac killer. This is, once again, glorifying serial killers. In the United States alone “Zodiac” has grossed over 33 million dollars. Any serial killer would be at the peak of their demented satisfaction to know that a movie about them had made this large sum of money. For all we know the killer could still be alive and is sitting back ecstatic about the