NEW! "The Zodiac Killer Is My Father"

[joedetective]

Went to Chapters today with the intention of buying this book. It had a high price tag ($34.99) so I decided to spend some time on one of the store chairs reading it. I have to say I am glad that I did so (saving $40!) because what I read left me thoroughly unconvinced.

I save a lot of money by reading in the chairs at Chapters. Makes you wonder why they have chairs there. Sorry to get off topic.

I doubt this book is selling well. Z is pretty niche topic right now, and most of us amateur detectives are too jaded and savvy to buy into most of the b.s. literature on the topic

[morf13]

Newly received Earl Van Best FBI file, for anybody who's still interested in him. I got these via FOIA request. I was excited when I found the package it in the mail from the FBI, but less than excited when I found out it was Earl Van Best material.....oh well

[Tahoe27]

Thanks morf!

[murray]

Thanks Morf -- leaving no stone unturned is a good policy.

[pittsburgh_phil]

There is a whole section blocked out. I wonder why.

[Norse]

Noticed something here: Best worked - allegedly - as an installer of sprinkler systems. So did Paul Avery's unnamed suspect. Was Best Avery's man? I haven't properly read this book and I don't plan on buying a copy - does the author mention Avery and his suspect?

As for the blocked out section - no idea, really. But I suppose it could pertain to the Yugoslav (not to Best as such).

[murray]

Avery is mentioned -- as I remember, Avery interviewed him in jail.

[Scott99]

Another interesting fact is that in Graysmith's book, Arthur Leigh Allen shows ciphers to his brother and sister in law, and claims he got them from a crazy child molesting inmate at Atascadero. Best was sent to Atascadero for molesting Stewart's mom who was 13 (even though she was supposedly in love with Best and everything was consensual). All the other suspects, I always wondered how the ciphers tied in, how they became experts at it, Stewart at least explains how his suspect became an expert. The ALA tie in and the Rick Marshall tie in, I always wondered if Zodiac was a team, maybe there was a team of ALA/Best or Marshall/Best.

[morf13]

I wouldn't be surprised if Best made contact with Avery after his legal troubles, and maybe Avery became suspicious of him. I too noticed that sprinkler system comment, and thought of Avery's suspect.
Here's a ZK thread about Avery's Suspect- http://www.zodiackiller.com/mba/ozs/342.html

[Zamantha]

I wouldn't be surprised if Best made contact with Avery after his legal troubles, and maybe Avery became suspicious of him. I too noticed that sprinkler system comment, and thought of Avery's suspect.
Here's a ZK thread about Avery's Suspect- http://www.zodiackiller.com/mba/ozs/342.html

Kinda interesting! Who was the old poster on ZK named Thomas Richardson that made some of those posts?