The Zodiac (Part One: Vallejo)

The Zodiac (Part One: Vallejo)

On December 20th, 1968, two teenagers - David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen - were going out on their first date. The two were natives to the Vallejo area of California, and spent their evening driving around, before settling into a cozy lover's lane along Lake Herman Road. There, they were shot and killed by an unknown assailant.

For months, the investigation into the shooting of David and Betty faltered... until a similar crime took place a handful of miles away.

When Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau were shot at Vallejo's Blue Rock Springs Park on July 4th, 1969 - and a mysterious individual called police dispatchers to claim credit just minutes later - it officially kicked off one of America's most infamous criminal investigations...



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Music Credits

The Gateless Gate - "Melnibone"

Lee Rosevere - "Breathing"

Chancius - "Time And Space Died Yesterday"

Kai Engel - "Touch The Darkness"

Sann Gusmo - "Sono Sonho Pausa"

Magna Ingress - "Watershed"

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