It would check thousands of images for matches. This person observed the girls while they were sunbathing from 40-50 feet away. On the afternoon of September 27, 1969, college students and friends Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepherd had settled along the shore of Lake Berryessa for a relaxing afternoon visit. ASSAILANT: ( no reply ) Napa PD police report on Lake Berryessa crime (35 pages). Nearby Lakes. Leona Roberts Murder Bryan and Cecelia followed the killers instructions because they had been deceived, and the Zodiac relied on this deception to execute his plans. But the reason Zodiac was never caught was cause he doesnt look like the PH sketch, he said so himself. Im sure any white guy with glasses and receding hairline were thought by people they know to be Zodiac. Coordinates: 38733.56N 1221127.94W Bryan Calvin Hartnell, 20, and Cecelia Ann Shepard, 22: stabbed on September 27, 1969, at Lake Berryessa in Napa County. Riverside Desktop Poem Like Fouke. Internet Articles Read the reports produced by the Napa County Sheriffs Department and other agencies, including: * NCSD Report: Ken Narlow and others (19 pages), * NCSD Report: Collins and Land (6 pages one page missing), * NCSD Report: RE: the three girls at the lake (1 page), * NCSD Report: RE: Gun used by the Zodiac (1 page), * Napa Police Department: Report by Dispatcher David Slaight re: Zodiac call (1 page), * CA Dept. NOTE: It is unclear to me exactly where Rayfield was parked, and where the suspect was seen. The location was described as being "approximately 8/10 of a mile from the scene of the victim's vehicle." The wheel base as per my 30 year automotive engineer contact does not belong to the 66/7 Chevy the girls describe. The Evidence: * The Boot Prints and Clothesline. BRYAN: Come on we could be out here for a long time and it could get cold at night. Brian Hartnell parked his 1956 Karmann Ghia 7/10 of a mile north of the Lake Berryessa Park Headquarters. Daniel Williams Poisoning Lake Berryessa Theories - The Zodiac Killer -- Unsolved & Unforgotten Lake Berryessa Theories Share 54 posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next steve.beaumont.1984 55 101 Old Newbie Aug 06, 2020 #1 Ken Narlow found it strange that Zodiac wore the hood when he attacked Cecelia Shepard and Bryan Hartnell. We will use these details from the police report:The three young women who potentially saw Zodiac, You will notice that the white horizontal line above passes through the identical features on both images of Lake Berryessa, indicating that Dr Rayfield & Son and the three girls were visiting the near identical location that day, adding weight to the idea, that the suspicious character observed by both had good reason to be in that area. Not necessarily damning but anyone with a person of interest would find a handwritten drawing of Lake Berryessa by their suspect significant. Suddenly he appeared wearing a bizarre, hooded costume that had a white crossed-circle stitched onto the front. So all very subjective. Gun in black holster. ASSAILANT: ( begrudgingly ) Deer Lodge in Montana. The stranger came prepared with a some pre-cut lengths of clothesline to restrain Bryan and Cecelia. Not that he was but that he looked much like him Also the close proximity to water is intriguing. Police interview with Bryan Hartnell, Sep 28, 1969. February 2014 "This girl came out from school, I used to go with her two years ago, and she's now going to another school, and she came up to visit some friends and we were having dinner at the school cafeteria and I said 'Well, are you doing anything special this afternoon?' October 2013 Why is there no mention of the police traveling to the location where the three girls saw the man trawling the hillside, along with where the Rayfield's saw the man, and take plaster cast impressions of the bootprints in these areas. GPS Coordinates Latitude, Longitude: 38.5890299, -122.2294955 Open in Google Maps Elevation 443 ft. (135 m.) About Formed by damming Putah Creek at the Monticello Dam 20.8 km (13 mi) northwest of Vacaville, bound on the east by Rocky Ridge and on the west by Trout Creek Ridge and Cedar Roughs. ASSAILANT: Yes, I guess so. I use to have a facial recognition app on my computer which I could run on photos. Slaight: "Napa Police department, Officer Slaight. Large bullets. They may have parked at the North Smittle Creek Trailhead parking lot, which is 2.6 miles north of the A&W root beer stand location (Map). 6:30 PM. We used to have a good friendship. It is wrong to assume that the Zodiac must have looked exactly like any one of the sketches. The Zodiac Killer was therefore likely trawling Lake Berryessa along the hillside for victims, and after the attack on Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard (signing the car door at approximately 6:30 pm or marginally earlier), he returned to the approximate location of where the three girls were earlier, and was spotted by Dr Rayfield & Son Could that be a reason Zodiac wasnt as brash after this attack as after the Stine murder because this was a more accurate description of him and he didnt wanna bring much attention to this case? September 2014 It is possible that he was very confident that his plan would succeed, or, perhaps, by writing "By Knife" on the door, he gave himself purpose. DMV Letter November 2015 ---. ) A: Now take it easy all I wants your money. 40 years old, 6 tall, 200-210 lbs. Allan/Peyton Murders According to Bryan, he and Cecelia were lying on the ground along the shoreline when she noticed a man lingering in the shade of some trees nearby. But the reality of the Lake Berryessa murders permeates the scene beyond simple facts. "Somewhere along the way he washed blood off his hands- it's why there was no blood on the car." He tends to collect a lot of fluid during his less active periods. 46 . The girls then walked to the beach at the Lake and were sunbathing in their bikinis. BRYAN: Listen, I didnt complain when you tied our hands, but this is ridiculous He also had an ability to alter his appearance in a very short space of time. March 2016 The girls left the area around 4:30 PM. the North Smittle Creek Trailhead parking lot, which is 2.6 miles north of the A&W root beer stand location (, Clifton Rayfield and his 16-year-old son David parked their car north of Park Headquarters "in the general area of the crime scene." (This witness got the best look at the suspect, and was the source for the police sketch.). On September 27th, 1969, the two university students were relaxing on the island and reminiscing about old times when they heard a rustling sound coming from a nearby tree. clothing. This surely would have been rudimentary police procedure and used to incriminate or eliminate the subject seen around Smittle Creek that day. June 2013 August 2016 age 28, 6 to 6 2. We could go out and either go for a walk, go to San Francisco, or, you know, just', cause we used to be good friends. The 408 Cipher The Mikado Molina/Rodriguez Murders Following the murder, it was unofficially renamed "Zodiac Island." It suggested that once he had moved it slightly before 4:30 pm, it remained in that position until he returned later that day- after the attack on Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard with a. (That was the last thing I remember him saying. The man then stabbed Cecelia over and over again. THE SCENE OF THE CRIME * Lake Berryessa, September 1969. https://www.zodiackiller.com/LBReport5.html, Special agent Donald ___, OSI, Travis Air Force Base, reported that 500-1000 of that type of wing-walker shoe had been sold as surplus on the base, over and above those sold at the Sales Store. No, a double murder. If Zodiac had stalked the 3 girls that day, he isn't going to be driving around in his costume, as he wasn't when he first eyed the girls from the hillside. As they left their car they noticed a, pull into the parking area, drive past their vehicle, then back up so their rear bumpers were nearly touching. They were just done that way (3D Version) to give a different perspective, with the upper part of Vallejo visible. March 2018 and I said 'I don't know. 43 miles. d sex before going out to Lake Berryessa. age 28, 6 to 6 2. He remained observing them, by their accounts, for between 30-45 minutes and then left. (Hartnell was heavily sedated at the time). This is the site where Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard were stabbed by the Zodiac Killer. The person seen by the girls I believe saw him in either a 64 to 65 Ford Mustang or Chevy nova. This is a public Recreation Area. July 2018 Some people swear that he looks exactly like the face in the sketch. SEE: https://www.zodiackiller.com/LBReport10.html (pgs. If any, it is extremely superficial. C: (reaches for rope that he pulls from back pocket). November 2013 Accepting the lie, the victims allowed themselves to be tied and subdued. Do you want us to come up with our hands up or down? Hartnell initially believed this event to be a bizarre robbery, but the man drew a knife and stabbed them both repeatedly, Hartnell suffering six and Shepard ten wounds in the process. When Cecelia turned around, she could see that a man was standing in the distance. "The boy at Lake Berryessa, Sept. 27, 1969, told me when I found him, "Man, I thought they caught that dude. Larry Kane He then left the crime scene and walked 500 meters up the road, where he drew the crossed-circle symbol on Bryan's car. Red Phantom Letter 20-30, 58 to 6, 225-250 lbs, dark brown greasy hair, sloppy dresser, stomach hanging over trousers. BRYAN: Well, I guess that Id be nervous, too. Napa is to the south of the LB and the attack occurred on the west side of the lake. Following the Blue Rock Springs shooting, he was so desparate for attention that he contacted the police from a pay phone in central Vallejo. October 2016 On the day that I loaded in the composite sketch from Presidio Heights my computer asked, "Peter?". The A&W root beer stand mentioned above was at 5100 Knoxville Rd. This island becomes inaccessible between December and February when the level of the lake rises due to increased rainfall. They were shown in the Vallejo Evening News Chronicle here on October 1st 1969, as one such example. Large bullets. Nobody ever questioned me after that day." December 2014 ASSAILANT: Now take it easy all I wants your money. eems possible that Hartnell and Shepard ha. His description was very The foulke sketch does admittedly look very different than the barryessa sketch but I believe this is why Zodiac why so confident in his taunts knowing he didnt look anything like the sketch. WINTERS, Calif. Multiple agencies are fighting a large fire at Markley Cove in Lake Berryessa, according to Cal Fire. https://www.zodiackiller.com/LBReport24.html, Gun in black holster. The girls left the area around 4:30 PM. March 2021 June 2019 My car is hot. June 2016 Law enforcement have developed some reasonably clever ones that can be used to analyze stills from security cameras to detect facial matches with known criminals and terrorists. After hearing the victims' screams for help, a man and his son who were fishing in a nearby cove discovered the victims and summoned help by contacting park rangers. This crime indicated the killers desire or need for deception and his ability to manipulate his victims. The Mt. 30 years old. https://www.zodiackiller.com/LBReport22.html. ASSAILANT: No. Napa County detective Ken Narlow, who was assigned to the case from the outset, worked on solving the crime until his retirement from the department in 1987. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer, 20-30, 58 to 6, 225-250 lbs, dark brown greasy hair, sloppy dresser, stomach hanging over trousers. 1- The entire interaction was at around 100 yards apart, and lasted 30 seconds or less 2- He observed the suspect, and when he saw that he had no fishing pole, gun, or any kid of gear, he immediately felt that the person was out of place 3-He said that the man he saw was having difficulty navigating and moving along the terrain. Slaight asked the man to provide his location, but the voice only grew more distant as the caller replied, "I'm the one who did it.". They are two miles north of park headquarters. Pleated pants dark blue or black. The San Francisco composite sketch is made from eyewitness accounts and vairies greatly from the Lake Berryessa sketch. He took out a black marker and wrote a message on the passenger door of Bryans white Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. September 2021 ;-). (The red may have been blood). The 64 to 65 Chevy nova and Ford Mustang are very similar cars in terms of size. The gun forced the victims to submit to the killers demands. But you can easily widen the PH sketch with image manipulated and suddenly it looks a lot closer to the Berryessa sketch. You Are Next Letter In the 2007 movie Zodiac they even used a 65 mustang to recreate the scene with Michael and Darlene. At 7:40 PM, the Napa Police Department received a call from a telephone booth at a local car wash. A: Yes. At around 3:30 PM on September 27, 1969, three college girls parked their car in a lot about 2 miles north of the A&W Root beer stand on Knoxville Road at Lake Berryessa. At 7:40 p.m., the killer called the police from a pay phone at the Napa Car Wash. It was like they swept up everything into a doggy bag and that ended their investigation of the crime scene. (See below), "David Fincher has carried the case forward by locating statements by the Washington and Stine witness and the officer who passed Zodiac who identified Allen as the man they saw. Gareth Penn Some, for instance, claim that the Zodiac was inspired by Nordic and Celtic mythology and symbolism. dark, Other girl said the subject passed within 20 ft of witnesses. It's honestly interesting circumstantial evidence, IMO. Deep Real Estate Ad Film shrinkage was measured in January 2023 at 0.45%. Below his symbol, the killer listed the dates of the two shootings and added the notation, "Sept 27 69 6:30 by knife." In the past, people used to meet up on the island on the anniversary of the murder. Bryan thought he was dealing with a common criminal, but the Zodiac most likely planned for that scenario and Bryan could have died in any attempt to escape. Thought she saw a white belt around his back, but it was possibly a t-shirt hanging out. BRYAN: Youre welcome to the money I have, but isnt there something else I can do for you? Lands Note to Ken Narlow 9/29/69) hair. ASSAILANT: That doesnt matter every little bit helps ( pause ) Im on my way to Mexico I escaped from Deer Lodge Prison in Montana, Deer Lodge. BRYAN: But we dont have any money all I have is 75 cents. Which sketch the Zodiac most looked like? A: I killed a couple of guards getting out of prison. Halloween Card Ill bet theres good money in it. BRYAN: Well, is there any other thing you need? To prove he was responsible for the stabbing, the Zodiac used a black marker to draw a large crossed-circle on the door of Bryan's car. Rear window glass was tinted dark. June 2017 CECELIA: Bryan do what he says! August 2019 There is nothing to worry about all I want is your money. Rather nice looking. He would no doubt have found it a handy gimmick to impress his petty criminal cronies and make any potential lady friends go weak at the knees while he was busy rifling through their underwear drawer or handbag. He threatened to kill again if the newspapers did not print a cipher which he claimed would reveal his identity. The spot was a well-known lovers' lane. There is nothing to worry about all I want is your money. Fairly nice looking with a round face. Concerned Citizen Card Of Justice/CII Report (2 pages), * CA Highway Patrol Report: RE: Bryan Hartnells car (1 page), * Transcript: Interview with Bryan Hartnell (13 pages), * Transcript: Written account by Bryan Hartnell (2 pages), * Interview with Park Ranger William White, * Interviews with NCSD Capt. January 2018 Anybody's guess. 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