<description>&lt;p&gt;The Zodiac Killer has been treated for decades as America's ultimate unsolved true crime mystery: one mysterious killer, taunting letters, cryptic ciphers, a strange costume, and a trail of victims across Northern California.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Eddie McNamara thinks that story is wrong.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The victims were real, the crimes were real, but the single mastermind may have been a media-made myth.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Eddie McNamara is the author of &lt;em&gt;Zodiactually: The Real Story of a Fake Serial Killer&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Toss Your Own Salad: The Meatless Cookbook&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Brooklyn Hardcore&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Two Fare Zone&lt;/em&gt;. He's a former cop, 9/11 first responder, trained chef, and a columnist for &lt;em&gt;Penthouse&lt;/em&gt; magazine.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Michael Shermer Show

Michael Shermer

The Zodiac Killer Wasn't Real

JUN 13, 202699 MIN
The Michael Shermer Show

The Zodiac Killer Wasn't Real

JUN 13, 202699 MIN

Description

The Zodiac Killer has been treated for decades as America's ultimate unsolved true crime mystery: one mysterious killer, taunting letters, cryptic ciphers, a strange costume, and a trail of victims across Northern California. Eddie McNamara thinks that story is wrong. The victims were real, the crimes were real, but the single mastermind may have been a media-made myth. Eddie McNamara is the author of Zodiactually: The Real Story of a Fake Serial Killer, Toss Your Own Salad: The Meatless Cookbook, Brooklyn Hardcore, and Two Fare Zone. He's a former cop, 9/11 first responder, trained chef, and a columnist for Penthouse magazine.