He has been linked to several other cold cases, some in Southern California or outside the state. The Zodiac claimed to have murdered 37 victims. His known attacks took place in Benicia, Vallejo, unincorporated Napa County, and the city of San Francisco proper. He targeted young couples and a lone male cab driver. The Zodiac murdered five known victims in the San Francisco Bay Area between December 1968 and October 1969, operating in rural, urban and suburban settings. It became a fixture of popular culture and has inspired numerous amateur detectives to attempt to solve it. The case has been described as the most famous unsolved murder case in American history. The Zodiac Killer is the pseudonym of an unidentified serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s.
