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Darlene Ferrin dan Michael Mageau, |
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ditembak di tempat letak kereta di Vallejo. |
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namun Darlene meninggal dunia di tempat kejadian |
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telefon di balai polis Vallejo berdering. |
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Suara di hujung talian terdengar tenang, hampir sopan. |
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“I want to report a double murder. " |
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"If you go one mile east on Columbus Parkway" |
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"you’ll find kids in a brown car. "
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" i also killed those kids last year… Goodbye.” |
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Suara itu diletakkan sebelum sesiapa sempat menjawab. |
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Beberapa minggu kemudian, |
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San Francisco Chronicle,
Vallejo Times-Herald,
dan San Francisco Examiner
menerima surat hampir serentak. |
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huruf besar semua, disertai simbol bulatan dengan tanda silang — seperti sasaran bidikan senjata |
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Surat itu mengaku bertanggungjawab atas pembunuhan di Lake Herman dan Vallejo, |
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serta mengandungi kod kriptik 408 karakter yang, menurut penulis,
akan “mendedahkan identitinya |
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“This is the Zodiac speaking.” |
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Itulah kali pertama dunia mendengar nama itu.
“Zodiac.” |
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