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Zodiac Killer's Legacy: Violence Echoes in New Attacks

10/3/2025

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The Zodiac Killer was active in 1960s in Northern California.
He murdered at least five people.
He sent cryptic messages to the media, inspiring copycat killers.
On the same day as Charlie Kirk's assassination, a 16-year-old white supremacist attacked a Colorado high school.
The shooter shared a TikTok featuring Natalie Rupnow, who killed two at her Christian school in December.

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Story summary

The Zodiac Killer was active in 1960s in Northern California.
He murdered at least five people.
He sent cryptic messages to the media, inspiring copycat killers.
On the same day as Charlie Kirk's assassination, a 16-year-old white supremacist attacked a Colorado high school.
The shooter shared a TikTok featuring Natalie Rupnow, who killed two at her Christian school in December.