Serial Killer Case Files.
A.K.A.: "Zodiac"
Classification: Serial killer
Characteristics: Sent letters to the police
Number of victims: 3
Date of murders: 1990 - 1993
Date of arrest: June 18, 1996
Date of birth: July 31, 1967
Victims profile: Joseph Proce, 78 / Patricia Fonti, 39 / Joseph Diacone, 40
Method of murder: Shooting
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Status: Sentenced to life in prison (83 1/2 years) on June 24, 1998
This is the Zodiac
At 3a.m. on March 9, 1990, forty-nine-year-old Mario Orozco limped homeward through the streets of East New York, a section of Brooklyn known for drugs, violent crime and poverty. He used a heavy wooden cane as he made his way slowly but surely down the familiar streets.
Although he suffered from bad eyesight and a congenital limp, the proud Mr. Orozco worked a tough job in the kitchen of a New York restaurant instead of taking public assistance. The job's late hours required him to ride the subway late at night and walk home on the nearly deserted streets.
Unbeknownst to Orozco, a young man in a maroon beret stalked him from the shadows of a nearby cemetery. Without warning, the man emerged from his hiding place and shot Orozco in the back with a 9mm zip gun. Orozco never even saw him.
The young man wrapped a note around his gun and laid it carefully on the sidewalk. Then, he disappeared. Mr. Orozco was a Scorpio. He survived.
"This is the Zodiac"
At 3a.m. on March 29, 1990, thirty-four-year-old Germaine Montenesdro wandered the streets of East New York. He was unsure whether to go home to his girlfriend in the Bronx or seek shelter at his father's nearby apartment. The intoxicated man swayed as he walked, smelling strongly of alcohol. Montenesdro walked past a high school campus, and a young man watched him from a set of bleachers. As Montenesdro made his way slowly forward, the young man began to follow him. He fired a shot. While Montenesdro lay bleeding, the young man searched his pockets. He found a wallet, but left the money. He took Montenesdro's passport and slipped away. Montenesdro was a Gemini, and he survived.
"This is the Zodiac"
So, begins a bizarre and cryptic letter that arrived at East New York's 17th Precinct on November 17, 1989, several months before the Orozco and Montenesdro shootings. The letter was addressed to "Anti-Crime," the elite street crimes unit. The letter contained a large drawn circle with lines divided into sections representing the signs of the zodiac. The sign "Virgo" was missing, but the Taurus section was marred by the words: "The first sign is dead."
The full text read:
This is the Zodiac.
The First Sign is dead.
The Zodiac will Kill the twelve signs in the
Belt when the Zodiacal light is seen?
The Zodiac will spread fear
I have seen a lot of police in Jamaica Ave and Elden Lane but you are no good and will not get the Zodiac.
Orion is the one that can stop Zodiac and the Seven Sister
Classification: Serial killer
Characteristics: Sent letters to the police
Number of victims: 3
Date of murders: 1990 - 1993
Date of arrest: June 18, 1996
Date of birth: July 31, 1967
Victims profile: Joseph Proce, 78 / Patricia Fonti, 39 / Joseph Diacone, 40
Method of murder: Shooting
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Status: Sentenced to life in prison (83 1/2 years) on June 24, 1998
This is the Zodiac
At 3a.m. on March 9, 1990, forty-nine-year-old Mario Orozco limped homeward through the streets of East New York, a section of Brooklyn known for drugs, violent crime and poverty. He used a heavy wooden cane as he made his way slowly but surely down the familiar streets.
Although he suffered from bad eyesight and a congenital limp, the proud Mr. Orozco worked a tough job in the kitchen of a New York restaurant instead of taking public assistance. The job's late hours required him to ride the subway late at night and walk home on the nearly deserted streets.
Unbeknownst to Orozco, a young man in a maroon beret stalked him from the shadows of a nearby cemetery. Without warning, the man emerged from his hiding place and shot Orozco in the back with a 9mm zip gun. Orozco never even saw him.
The young man wrapped a note around his gun and laid it carefully on the sidewalk. Then, he disappeared. Mr. Orozco was a Scorpio. He survived.
"This is the Zodiac"
At 3a.m. on March 29, 1990, thirty-four-year-old Germaine Montenesdro wandered the streets of East New York. He was unsure whether to go home to his girlfriend in the Bronx or seek shelter at his father's nearby apartment. The intoxicated man swayed as he walked, smelling strongly of alcohol. Montenesdro walked past a high school campus, and a young man watched him from a set of bleachers. As Montenesdro made his way slowly forward, the young man began to follow him. He fired a shot. While Montenesdro lay bleeding, the young man searched his pockets. He found a wallet, but left the money. He took Montenesdro's passport and slipped away. Montenesdro was a Gemini, and he survived.
"This is the Zodiac"
So, begins a bizarre and cryptic letter that arrived at East New York's 17th Precinct on November 17, 1989, several months before the Orozco and Montenesdro shootings. The letter was addressed to "Anti-Crime," the elite street crimes unit. The letter contained a large drawn circle with lines divided into sections representing the signs of the zodiac. The sign "Virgo" was missing, but the Taurus section was marred by the words: "The first sign is dead."
The full text read:
This is the Zodiac.
The First Sign is dead.
The Zodiac will Kill the twelve signs in the
Belt when the Zodiacal light is seen?
The Zodiac will spread fear
I have seen a lot of police in Jamaica Ave and Elden Lane but you are no good and will not get the Zodiac.
Orion is the one that can stop Zodiac and the Seven Sister
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