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The Zodiac Serial Killer #3
Exposed: The Zodiac Revealed
One question remains unanswered: Who is the Zodiac?
There have been many hypotheses about the killer’s identity, some sober and evidence-based, some wildly speculative, all touching upon any one or more of the 2,500 suspects in the Zodiac serial killer case. But until now, the truth has not been known.
In HUNTED, Dr. Mark Hewitt presented the facts of the case: the attacks, the letters, the phone calls, and the police response. In PROFILED, he demonstrated the psychology of serial killers and gave an evidence-based criminal profile of the Zodiac himself. Yet even these present an incomplete picture of the case. In EXPOSED, Dr. Hewitt fills in the gaps in the timeline, explains how and why the Zodiac originated and where he disappeared to, and reveals the identity of one of the most enigmatic and feared serial killers in American history.
On September 27, 2018, EXPOSED: The Zodiac Revealed, the final installment of the Zodiac Serial Killer series, brings to light the truth about the Zodiac. In it, Hewitt presents definitive evidence of the killer’s identity, and names him directly. This incontrovertible work of investigation will confirm the suspicions of many Zodiac investigators and change the public’s understanding of the case forever.
There have been many hypotheses about the killer’s identity, some sober and evidence-based, some wildly speculative, all touching upon any one or more of the 2,500 suspects in the Zodiac serial killer case. But until now, the truth has not been known.
In HUNTED, Dr. Mark Hewitt presented the facts of the case: the attacks, the letters, the phone calls, and the police response. In PROFILED, he demonstrated the psychology of serial killers and gave an evidence-based criminal profile of the Zodiac himself. Yet even these present an incomplete picture of the case. In EXPOSED, Dr. Hewitt fills in the gaps in the timeline, explains how and why the Zodiac originated and where he disappeared to, and reveals the identity of one of the most enigmatic and feared serial killers in American history.
On September 27, 2018, EXPOSED: The Zodiac Revealed, the final installment of the Zodiac Serial Killer series, brings to light the truth about the Zodiac. In it, Hewitt presents definitive evidence of the killer’s identity, and names him directly. This incontrovertible work of investigation will confirm the suspicions of many Zodiac investigators and change the public’s understanding of the case forever.
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364 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2018
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About the author
Mark Hewitt
9 books20 followersDr. Mark G. Hewitt, DBA is a true crime author and award-winning public speaker who travels the world in his quest for intriguing, unanswered questions and enduring mysteries.
With inmate Guillermo Mendez, Doctor Hewitt is the co-author of Charles Manson Behind Bars, the first Manson book from the inside. He has earned a BA in Theology, an M.Div. in ministry, and an MBA and a DBA in Business Administration.
Dr. Hewitt has been interviewed by, and featured through the following: WOR 710 (the largest talk radio station in New York City), Fox 40 in Sacramento, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, LiveSciFi.com, Paranormal Zone TV, and the Globe, among other news outlets.
He resides in Northern California with his son where he researches and writes about the Zodiac serial killer, and other true crime cases. He can be reached for interviews through the following: Facebook “Mark G Hewitt;” email: Radians@live.com; and, phone (707)-548-6479.
With inmate Guillermo Mendez, Doctor Hewitt is the co-author of Charles Manson Behind Bars, the first Manson book from the inside. He has earned a BA in Theology, an M.Div. in ministry, and an MBA and a DBA in Business Administration.
Dr. Hewitt has been interviewed by, and featured through the following: WOR 710 (the largest talk radio station in New York City), Fox 40 in Sacramento, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, LiveSciFi.com, Paranormal Zone TV, and the Globe, among other news outlets.
He resides in Northern California with his son where he researches and writes about the Zodiac serial killer, and other true crime cases. He can be reached for interviews through the following: Facebook “Mark G Hewitt;” email: Radians@live.com; and, phone (707)-548-6479.
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January 1, 2020
This is the Zodiac argument which many find icky, zany, the crookedest of them all: Theodore Kaczynski is the Zodiac. Mark Hewitt's first two Zodiac books in the series earned high praise, including 5-star reviews. Yet many of these same reviewers appear to have grown rather angry after the author, in this third and final instalment, seemingly betrayed them by daring to name Ted Kaczynski as the Zodiac. Their consternation is apparent, with several reviews plunging to 1-Star.
For many, it's hard to look beyond the usual Zodiac suspects. As Hewitt notes, the Zodiac persona was "a fabrication and did not actually exist" and "contained so many contradictions…that many were able to make the facts of the case fit any number of suspects." The creative license of Robert Graysmith hasn't helped, nor David Fincher's 2007 film "Zodiac," which promulgated much of Graysmith's pestilential narrative.
Former cartoonists and cyber-sleuths aren't the only ones susceptible to "cognitive bias." Just a couple of years before the GEDmatch Geneology breakthrough, renowned detective Paul Holes convinced himself he'd definitively identified the Golden State Killer. The champagne was still on ice when his suspect's DNA results came back, clearing him. Holes was devastated – and positively mortified. "I took a suspect and made him fit the case."
The strength of Hewitt's argument regarding Kaczynski is that the author's logic isn't mired in the same mythos that plagues many of the other Zodiac suspects and theories. His case is based on facts and flows from the meticulous research presented in his earlier works. Here, his deep dive into Kaczynski's early childhood is equally impressive, so too his insight into Kaczynski's youth and journey into academia. Hewitt presents a reasoned and plausible account of how Kaczynski's path from prodigy to professor could have led to the evolution of both the Zodiac and the Unabomber. As Hewitt keenly observes, "neither of the two crime sprees is understandable or complete without the presence of the other."
The sheer breadth and depth of Hewitt's research and analysis are remarkable. In addition to the Zodiac correspondence, Hewitt examines much more material including Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera 'The Mikado', Joseph Conrad's 'The Secret Agent', Richard Connel's 'The Most Dangerous Game', and, of course, 'The Unabomber Manifesto.' His findings provide too many thematic consistencies and linguistic reciprocities to ignore. Even more compelling evidence comes from the exploration of mathematics, a subject which powerfully unifies both cases. The symbol used by the Zodiac is "at heart a mathematical representation," writes Hewitt, referring to the Unit Circle. "Even the word 'cipher' has at its root mathematics." This evidence leads us unambiguously to a single suspect - mathematics genius Theodore Kaczynski.
Much boils down to the question of coincidence or chance. For instance, what are the odds that Kaczynski's favourite book, 'The Secret Agent', is heavily referenced in the Zodiac letters? (The cryptic use of "Tut, Tut, Tut," in the Torture letter is incredibly telling.) Or that Unit Circles connect to "boundary functions" - Ted Kaczynski's area of mathematical expertise? Or that both campaigns involved letters written to the press? Or that besides the Zodiac and The Unabomber, "no other serial murderer in human history [has] ever claimed an accompanying symbol?" These are significant questions to which Zodiaphiles ought to give their attention.
Regardless of the odds, the Zodiac himself proclaimed his name and "idenity" (sic) were to be found within his ciphers. Many dismiss this as a ruse while failing to acknowledge the distinction between "name" and "identity." Through applied "literary forensics," Hewitt shows that not only does a name emerge, but a portrait of a personality - an identity - is also revealed.
Of course, it would seem that anyone can find a pet suspect's name hidden within the various cryptograms. Even this reviewer discovered more Kaczynski references while examining "The Pines" card. Bear in mind; the card is deemed to be a possible hoax.
"Sought Victim 12" - Contains an anagram of "Gothicism." The Gothics – specifically the Ostrogoths – were ruled by Theoderic the Great, often referred to as Theodoric.
"12" - "Ted Kaczynski" contains 12 letters.
"Around in the snow" - To 'ski' is to move "around in the snow."
We now have THEODOR(IC) SKI or I THEODOR SKI (the C remains; we now need the letters E K A Z Y N to complete the full name.)
Other wording on the card contains anagrams which all happen to express death-related themes:
"Pass Lake Tahoe areas" - Includes anagrams of both "hopeless" and "Telophases." Telophases translates into "end stages."
"Sierra Club" - Contains an anagram of "reburials."
Furthermore, if we remove the letters making up the word "telophases" from the phrase "Pass Lake Tahoe Areas" we are left with A A K E A R A S, giving us 'K A E' towards the missing group of letters (E K A Z Y N) above. Collectively, we now have:
"I T H E O D O R E K A C - - - S K I" - with just Z Y N remaining.
Coincidence? If not, then is the card, in fact, not a hoax?
Mark Hewitt provides far more convincing constructs than those above. The revelations from the interpretations of the ciphers and various phrases and passages within the Zodiac letters, and their implicit reference to Theodore Kaczynski, really do defy the odds. Yet anyone who has read Douglas Oswell's brilliant book "The Unabomber and the Zodiac" will know that the appearance of the name "Theodore Kaczynski" seems far more calculated than contrived. Oswell's hypothesis on the Name Letter's "Z13" cipher, involving the mathematical theory of sets, is extraordinary. Hewitt's examination of the phrase "…to mask the sound of your cruzeing…," among others, is equally astonishing, the revelations fitting perfectly with the Zodiac's penchant for obfuscation, as well as Ted Kaczynski's artifice.
Ultimately, Mark Hewitt reveals a suspect who, more than any other, brings context to both the Zodiac and the Unabomber campaigns, inextricably tying one to the other. A sophisticated and intellectual criminal whose "moral solipsist philosophy" perfectly fits the profile of each — a domestic terrorist who hid behind a faux philosophy designed to disguise his motives and justify his attacks. A man full of rage, who sought to exact revenge by resorting to violence "in response to not fitting into society." A man who felt "awfully lonely" when ignored.
Still, there are those who can't look beyond the likes of Arthur Leigh Allan, Richard Gaikowski, Lawrence Kane or Ross Sullivan. It's worth noting that for over forty years, no professional law enforcement investigator or amateur sleuth had the name Joseph James DeAngelo written down on even so much as a piece of scrap paper. Professional and amateur investigators have been on the Zodiac case - again, for decades - collectively producing a list of suspects which is by no means little. They can't all be right. But they could all be wrong.
For many, it's hard to look beyond the usual Zodiac suspects. As Hewitt notes, the Zodiac persona was "a fabrication and did not actually exist" and "contained so many contradictions…that many were able to make the facts of the case fit any number of suspects." The creative license of Robert Graysmith hasn't helped, nor David Fincher's 2007 film "Zodiac," which promulgated much of Graysmith's pestilential narrative.
Former cartoonists and cyber-sleuths aren't the only ones susceptible to "cognitive bias." Just a couple of years before the GEDmatch Geneology breakthrough, renowned detective Paul Holes convinced himself he'd definitively identified the Golden State Killer. The champagne was still on ice when his suspect's DNA results came back, clearing him. Holes was devastated – and positively mortified. "I took a suspect and made him fit the case."
The strength of Hewitt's argument regarding Kaczynski is that the author's logic isn't mired in the same mythos that plagues many of the other Zodiac suspects and theories. His case is based on facts and flows from the meticulous research presented in his earlier works. Here, his deep dive into Kaczynski's early childhood is equally impressive, so too his insight into Kaczynski's youth and journey into academia. Hewitt presents a reasoned and plausible account of how Kaczynski's path from prodigy to professor could have led to the evolution of both the Zodiac and the Unabomber. As Hewitt keenly observes, "neither of the two crime sprees is understandable or complete without the presence of the other."
The sheer breadth and depth of Hewitt's research and analysis are remarkable. In addition to the Zodiac correspondence, Hewitt examines much more material including Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera 'The Mikado', Joseph Conrad's 'The Secret Agent', Richard Connel's 'The Most Dangerous Game', and, of course, 'The Unabomber Manifesto.' His findings provide too many thematic consistencies and linguistic reciprocities to ignore. Even more compelling evidence comes from the exploration of mathematics, a subject which powerfully unifies both cases. The symbol used by the Zodiac is "at heart a mathematical representation," writes Hewitt, referring to the Unit Circle. "Even the word 'cipher' has at its root mathematics." This evidence leads us unambiguously to a single suspect - mathematics genius Theodore Kaczynski.
Much boils down to the question of coincidence or chance. For instance, what are the odds that Kaczynski's favourite book, 'The Secret Agent', is heavily referenced in the Zodiac letters? (The cryptic use of "Tut, Tut, Tut," in the Torture letter is incredibly telling.) Or that Unit Circles connect to "boundary functions" - Ted Kaczynski's area of mathematical expertise? Or that both campaigns involved letters written to the press? Or that besides the Zodiac and The Unabomber, "no other serial murderer in human history [has] ever claimed an accompanying symbol?" These are significant questions to which Zodiaphiles ought to give their attention.
Regardless of the odds, the Zodiac himself proclaimed his name and "idenity" (sic) were to be found within his ciphers. Many dismiss this as a ruse while failing to acknowledge the distinction between "name" and "identity." Through applied "literary forensics," Hewitt shows that not only does a name emerge, but a portrait of a personality - an identity - is also revealed.
Of course, it would seem that anyone can find a pet suspect's name hidden within the various cryptograms. Even this reviewer discovered more Kaczynski references while examining "The Pines" card. Bear in mind; the card is deemed to be a possible hoax.
"Sought Victim 12" - Contains an anagram of "Gothicism." The Gothics – specifically the Ostrogoths – were ruled by Theoderic the Great, often referred to as Theodoric.
"12" - "Ted Kaczynski" contains 12 letters.
"Around in the snow" - To 'ski' is to move "around in the snow."
We now have THEODOR(IC) SKI or I THEODOR SKI (the C remains; we now need the letters E K A Z Y N to complete the full name.)
Other wording on the card contains anagrams which all happen to express death-related themes:
"Pass Lake Tahoe areas" - Includes anagrams of both "hopeless" and "Telophases." Telophases translates into "end stages."
"Sierra Club" - Contains an anagram of "reburials."
Furthermore, if we remove the letters making up the word "telophases" from the phrase "Pass Lake Tahoe Areas" we are left with A A K E A R A S, giving us 'K A E' towards the missing group of letters (E K A Z Y N) above. Collectively, we now have:
"I T H E O D O R E K A C - - - S K I" - with just Z Y N remaining.
Coincidence? If not, then is the card, in fact, not a hoax?
Mark Hewitt provides far more convincing constructs than those above. The revelations from the interpretations of the ciphers and various phrases and passages within the Zodiac letters, and their implicit reference to Theodore Kaczynski, really do defy the odds. Yet anyone who has read Douglas Oswell's brilliant book "The Unabomber and the Zodiac" will know that the appearance of the name "Theodore Kaczynski" seems far more calculated than contrived. Oswell's hypothesis on the Name Letter's "Z13" cipher, involving the mathematical theory of sets, is extraordinary. Hewitt's examination of the phrase "…to mask the sound of your cruzeing…," among others, is equally astonishing, the revelations fitting perfectly with the Zodiac's penchant for obfuscation, as well as Ted Kaczynski's artifice.
Ultimately, Mark Hewitt reveals a suspect who, more than any other, brings context to both the Zodiac and the Unabomber campaigns, inextricably tying one to the other. A sophisticated and intellectual criminal whose "moral solipsist philosophy" perfectly fits the profile of each — a domestic terrorist who hid behind a faux philosophy designed to disguise his motives and justify his attacks. A man full of rage, who sought to exact revenge by resorting to violence "in response to not fitting into society." A man who felt "awfully lonely" when ignored.
Still, there are those who can't look beyond the likes of Arthur Leigh Allan, Richard Gaikowski, Lawrence Kane or Ross Sullivan. It's worth noting that for over forty years, no professional law enforcement investigator or amateur sleuth had the name Joseph James DeAngelo written down on even so much as a piece of scrap paper. Professional and amateur investigators have been on the Zodiac case - again, for decades - collectively producing a list of suspects which is by no means little. They can't all be right. But they could all be wrong.
October 24, 2018
Very Disappointed
After the first two books, I was really looking forward to this one. I didn't really expect a solution to the case but I didn't think it would fall back on one of the suspects who has definitely been cleared, as anyone familiar with the case knows.
The motivations driving Zodiac and the Unabomber are entirely different. Zodiac was random while Kaczynski picked targets for very specific reasons. The manifesto and Zodiac letters are nothing alike and the writers have very distinct styles. It is harder than one would think to try and change styles. Zodiac liked being close to his prey. Kaczynski distanced himself from the crime scene. There are so many problems with this suspect, it would take another book to clarify them.
Serious followers of the case know this book and its theory are highly flawed and the conclusion is forced to fit the suspect. This is the type of sleuthing that has kept this case running off track.
After the first two books, I was really looking forward to this one. I didn't really expect a solution to the case but I didn't think it would fall back on one of the suspects who has definitely been cleared, as anyone familiar with the case knows.
The motivations driving Zodiac and the Unabomber are entirely different. Zodiac was random while Kaczynski picked targets for very specific reasons. The manifesto and Zodiac letters are nothing alike and the writers have very distinct styles. It is harder than one would think to try and change styles. Zodiac liked being close to his prey. Kaczynski distanced himself from the crime scene. There are so many problems with this suspect, it would take another book to clarify them.
Serious followers of the case know this book and its theory are highly flawed and the conclusion is forced to fit the suspect. This is the type of sleuthing that has kept this case running off track.
October 21, 2018
Very interesting & well written (and deeply researched book). More later...
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