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Copycat murderer Heriberto Seda began his spree of violence in New York City on March 8, 1990, when he attempted to kill a middle-aged man with a homemade gun. He claimed he was the famous \u2018Zodiac\u2019 killer, who had terrorized the West Coast in the 1960s.\n\xa0\nThe NYPD began to take his crimes seriously when he shot two more people, killing one - and leaving behind a note marked with a circle with a cross through it, and the Zodiac signs of each of his previous victims.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly expose how a deadly shootout lead to Seda\u2019s capture; compare the copycat\u2019s cyphers to that of the Zodiac\u2019s original missives; and reveal how the killer slipped through the police\u2019s fingers for so long\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\n\u2018Brooklyn Man is Guilty in Three Zodiac Killings\u2019 (New York Times, 1998): https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/25/nyregion/brooklyn-man-is-guilty-in-three-zodiac-killings.html\xa0\n\n\u2018The Zodiac Killer: A Timeline\u2019 (History, 2017): https://www.history.com/news/the-zodiac-killer-a-timeline\xa0\n\n\u2018The Copycat Zodiac Killer in New York City Part 2\u2019 (Buzzfeed Unsolved Network, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urgf4RA0ZQo\xa0\n\n\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices