Deciphering Evil: Zodiac and the Science of M...

What if one of the most shocking true stories in modern history still has no real answers? A routine day suddenly turns into a mystery that investigators, experts, and millions around the world still can’t fully explain. Strange evidence. Missing pieces. Contradicting theories. A ...  Show more

At first, it seemed like a mystery with a simple explanation. But the deeper investigators looked, the darker the story became. Strange evidence appeared. Witness accounts stopped matching. Hidden details surfaced that completely changed the direction of the case. And years later ...  Show more

As fear gripped California, the Zodiac Killer escalated his mind games—sending letters, making threats, and pushing police and the public to the brink. In Part 2, we trace his psychological unraveling, the search for his true identity, and the failed attempts to bring one of Amer ...  Show more

The Zodiac Killer left behind more than victims—he masterminded a chilling legacy of cryptic messages, taunts, and terror. In Part 1, we trace his early murders, the ciphers that baffled authorities, and explore the disturbing psychology that drove one of history’s most notorious ...  Show more

This episode is brought to you by Unexplained Mysteries, a Parcast Original. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Unexplained Mysteries on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. In the summer of 1969, newspapers in Northern California began receiving coded letters ...  Show more

In the summer of 1969, newspapers in San Francisco began receiving coded letters from a man who would come to identify himself as "the Zodiac." The killer confessed to a string of brutal murders and would go on to terrorize the Bay area into the early 1970s. This episode original ...  Show more