FBI denies claim that Zodiac Killer case is resolved

An independent group of cold case investigators claimed to have identified the famous California Zodiac Killer. The FBI now says that claim is incorrect.

After uncovering new forensic evidence and photos of his darkroom, the Case Breakers said they identified the man who is believed to be the zodiac killer, who they say died in 2018, according to a press release. The group of 40 former investigators also claimed the man was responsible for the 1966 murder of Cheri Jo Bates, whose body was found in an alleyway in Riverside, California.

“The case remains open and there is no new information to report,” the FBI said.

Riverside Police Officer Ryan J. Railsback told NBC News authorities “have ruled out any connection” between the murder of Cheri Jo Bates and the zodiac killer.

“We don’t know how we can be any clearer,” he said on Wednesday. “The private $ 50,000 reward is still valid. If anyone has any information about the Bates case, please come forward.”

In August, Riverside Police said the anonymous handwritten letter allegedly linking the Bates case to the Zodiac Killer turned out to be a hoax.

“In 2016, investigators received an anonymous letter from someone admitting that the handwritten letter sent to our department months after Cheri Jo Bates’ murder was an unhealthy joke, and that he was not the Zodiac killer. “police said at the time.

The mysterious Zodiac Killer is believed to have stabbed or shot at least five people in northern California from 1968 to 1969. He was known to send taunting letters and cryptograms which often included astrological symbols and references to the police. and newspapers.

The Zodiac Killer has never been caught.