The horror in California began on Friday, December 20, 1968 in the city of Vallejo when sixteen-year-old Betty Lou Jensen and seventeen-year-old David Faraday were killed while out on a date. According to Haugen (2011), they had driven to a remote lover’s lane on Lake Herman Road. While they were parked, a vehicle stopped nearby and the driver got out, shot out the rear passenger window of David Faraday’s station wagon, and then shot the left rear tire. The man proceeded to shoot Faraday behind the left ear, while Betty Lou Jensen was running for the road. Unfortunately, she was unable to escape and was shot in the back five times by the assailant before he fled the scene. It was July 4, 1969 when Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau pulled…
In regards to aspects of life, it is mention in Vallejo’s poem often. However, other individuals had question the reasoning for life. Many had question the aspects of life, and the difficulties of life. They question why is life this way, why is life not peaceful, why is life filled with hatred, why does life have more negativity than positivity, etc. In fact, Vallejo was disturbed by questions concerning the reason for life. One of the things that distressed him was the specter of the grave…
Carson Russ English 10 Mrs. Sites 15 May 2017 The Zodiac Killer: The Untouchable The Zodiac Killer once said, “The police shall never catch me, because I have been too clever for them.” The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated from the late 60’s to the early 70’s in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are multiple individuals who claim to know who the man behind the mask was. However, there was never enough evidence to officially uncover who The Zodiac was. Due to this lack of…
the car drives away, Mike asks Darlene if she knew the driver and she responds evasively. The car returns and again stops behind the Corvair. A man emerges and approaches the passenger side of Darlene’s Corvair. Mike looks up at the man and says, “Man, you really creeped us out.” The man then shoots Darlene and Mike using a gun that has a silencer attached to the barrel.(Butterfield, Zodiac: The Movie Fact vs. Fincher). Vallejo, California July 5, 1869 at 12:10 a.m. Michael Mageau and Darlene…
The zodiac killer left few clues behind at the location of the murder. One of the few first victims of the zodiac killer, Mike Mageau, was able to survive despite being shot. He was able to give the police a vague description of the man that shot him and his girlfriend. Along with Mageau’s description in a later murder there were a few bystanders that had seen a man walking away from the spot of Stine’s murder. With the descriptions from these people police were able to put together a composite…
Zodiac, released in 2007 and directed by David Fincher, is a true crime film and depicts the story of the Zodiac Killer. The Zodiac was a serial killer who targeted the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s and 1970s. The Zodiac was known for writing letters to the police and confessing to the crimes he committed. After murdering his victims, the Zodiac reached out to the public as if he wanted to be found. The Zodiac was most notorious for sending letters, making phone calls, and getting away…
and injured at least two. His method of attack varies in each crime and the only thing that ties them all together is the phone calls he made after each of his attacks. The interesting part of the case is when the Zodiac, himself, sent encoded messages to the media for them to circulate into the newspapers. The name “Zodiac” was the name he used to address himself in the letters he sent. The reason I chose to write on the topic of the Zodiac Killer is simply because I find it interesting that…
Is Ted Cruz really the Zodiac Killer? Even though this is a very popular theory it is impossible, but who is really the Zodiac Killer? What I will go over is why the Zodiac Killer could not be Ted Cruz In this paragraph, I will go over why it is impossible for Ted Cruz to be the Zodiac Killer The first main reason why this is impossible is the place of birth. Ted Cruz was born in Calgary, which is in Canada. When he moved to America he was living in Houston Texas nowhere near where the…
My serial killer's name is Richard Ramírez. Biographical Information His birthday is February 29, 1960. His death was on June 7, 2013. His place of birth was El Paso, Texas. Ramirez was born Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez in El Paso, Texas, on February 29, 1960. His father, Julian Tapia Ramirez, was born in Camargo, Mexico. He met Richard's mother, Colorado-born Mercedes Muñoz, there when they were both fourteen years old. When her family went to Juarez, Julian followed and married her in 1948,…
Definition It is important to distinguish between opium, opiate and opioid. According to Vallejo et al. (2011, page E343), opium is a natural extract from the opium poppy, whereas opiates and opioids are its derivatives. Natural alkaloids derived of opium are generally called opiates, whereas opioids (opium-like) can be either natural or synthetic. The most common known opioids are morphine, codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, etc. (Vallejo et al., 2011, page E348 - E355) 2.…