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On June 4th 1963, Tuesday, eighteen year old Robert Domingos and his seventeen year old fiancée, Linda Edwards, were shot eleven and nine times respectively. There were no witnesses and due to the remote location of the crime, the bodies weren’t found until the following evening. One month after the attack at Blue Rock Springs Park, the killer sent the ' Debut of Zodiac' letter and recalled his version of events in the last few minutes of July 4th 1969, as well as the details of the phone call to Nancy Slover. The Zodiac Killer is believed to have murdered at least five people — and injured two others, who managed to survive — between 1968 and 1969. But that wasn’t the end of it. From 1969 into the early 1970s, the notorious killer sent taunting letters to local newspapers and eerie messages to police. According to Times-Herald, the Zodiac Killer called 911 following the July 4 attack on their third and fourth victims to take credit for the incident. “I want to report a double murder,” they 2) the murder of Darlene Ferrin and wounding of Michael Mageau in Vallejo, California on the night of July 4th, 1969 3) the murder of Cecelia Shepard and wounding of Bryan Hartnell at Lake Berryessa on September 27, 1969 On July 4, 1969, another young man and woman were attacked in Vallejo, California, just a few miles from the first murder site. Darlene Ferrin, 22, was a mother and popular waitress at a local restaurant. On July 31, 1969, the Zodiac would mail communications to claim responsibility for killing David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen on Lake Herman Road on December 20, 1968, and killing Darlene Ferrin at Blue Rock Springs Park on July 4, 1969. This was the Zodiac Killer's first contact with police, just 40 minutes after the brutal shooting of Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau at Blue Rock Springs Park on July 4th 1969. The police dispatcher that morning was Nancy Slover, who became the first person to hear the killer's voice. In July of 1969, a letter arrived at The San Francisco Examinernewspaper containing those chilling words in a coded message. The sender: the soon-to-be-notorious Zodiac, a serial killer who On July 4th, 1969, the killer carried out his second attack. That night, he shot Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageua at this parking lot beside Blue Rock Springs Park on the western outskirts of Vallejo. Mageua miraculously survived the shooting. Sadly, Ferrin wasn't as lucky, as she passed away from her injuries shortly afterwards. Victims: Darlene Ferrin (killed) and Mike Mageau (survived) Date: July 4, 1969. Time of murder: Approximately 11:54 PM to 12:00 AM (midnight) Location: Blue Rock Springs Park, Vallejo, CA (Google map, Street view) Investigated by: Vallejo PD. On the night of the July 4th, Darlene and her friend Mike Mageau had driven to the Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo, California. As they sat inside Darlene’s Corvair, another vehicle entered the parking lot and abruptly left the area. On the night of the July 4th, Darlene and her friend Mike Mageau had driven to the Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo, California. As they sat inside Darlene's Corvair, another vehicle entered the parking lot and abruptly left the area. Six months is a long time when you are a teenager. By July 4, 1969, the murders on Lake Herman Road remained unsolved and had transposed into mystery. Summer fun was now high on the horizon. Independence Day celebration is the perfect holiday for Summer. Summer is a time of outdoor living and fun, family vacations and sport. July 4th celebrations are the one holiday in America outside of The self-titled ‘Zodiac’ killer left behind a grisly legacy of murder in Northern California. His confirmed crimes spanned the late 60s and early 70s. He has fascinated and frustrated The Zodiac Killer is officially linked to five confirmed murders, each characterized by brutal violence and a chilling modus operandi. Michael Renault Mageau (19) and Darlene Elizabeth Ferrin (22) were shot around midnight between July 4 and 5, 1969, in the parking lot of Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo. Mageau survived the attack; Ferrin was pronounced dead at Kaiser Foundation Hospital. The case of the Zodiac Killer is one of the greatest unsolved serial killer cases. This notorious serial killer attacked eight people and terrorized the San Francisco bay area for over a decade. In July 1969, the Zodiac Killer shot Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau at this parking lot beside Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo, California. The mystery surrounding the unidentified Zodiac Killer is one that continues to baffle investigators and captivate the country. But an upcoming Peacock original documentary, Myth of the Zodiac Killer, questions whether one of America’s most notorious serial killers ever existed in the first place
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