Over the last couple of years Ive been watching the developments with a new POI in the Zodiac case,Richard Gaikowski.
Apparently a friend had voiced suspicion to LE about his involvement back in the 70's.
During the late 60's and early 70's Giakowski was the editor of a radical,counter culture virulantly anti police magazine published in the Bay Area called 'Good Times'.
As early as january of 1969 this magazine advocated the murder of white suburban teenagers.
The switchboard for the magazine was located yards-virtually next door- to cab driver and Zodiac victim Paul Stine's ground floor apartment.
Gaikowski is virtually a dead ringer for the Zodiac composite flyer.
His nickname 'Gyke'appears in the three part cipher Zodiac sent to newspapers.
In Jan 1966 future Zodiac victim Darlene Ferrin moved to Albany New York.
Almost immediatly Gaikowski moved there as well and went to work for a Newspaper that was a competitor for the paper Darlene's then husband worked for.
Mike Maguae the young man who was wounded by Zodiac during Darlene's 1969 murder has said Darlene had refered to their attacker as 'Richard'.
at the time of the murders Gaikowski lived in Martinez Ca. very near Vallejo.
In March of 1971 Zodiac sent a letter to the Los Angeles Times shortly thereafter Gaikowski was involuntarily commited to a Napa hospital after going 'berserk'.
Zodiac didnt write again for three years.
Nancy Slover the Vallejo police dispatcher who spoke with Zodiac the night of the Ferrin murder has listened to tapes of virtually every Zodiac suspect over the years including Arthur Lee Allen.
Last year she was played a tape of Gaikowski made during a telephone conversation.
She positively identified the voice as the man she talked to on July 4th 1969.
Apparently a friend had voiced suspicion to LE about his involvement back in the 70's.
During the late 60's and early 70's Giakowski was the editor of a radical,counter culture virulantly anti police magazine published in the Bay Area called 'Good Times'.
As early as january of 1969 this magazine advocated the murder of white suburban teenagers.
The switchboard for the magazine was located yards-virtually next door- to cab driver and Zodiac victim Paul Stine's ground floor apartment.
Gaikowski is virtually a dead ringer for the Zodiac composite flyer.
His nickname 'Gyke'appears in the three part cipher Zodiac sent to newspapers.
In Jan 1966 future Zodiac victim Darlene Ferrin moved to Albany New York.
Almost immediatly Gaikowski moved there as well and went to work for a Newspaper that was a competitor for the paper Darlene's then husband worked for.
Mike Maguae the young man who was wounded by Zodiac during Darlene's 1969 murder has said Darlene had refered to their attacker as 'Richard'.
at the time of the murders Gaikowski lived in Martinez Ca. very near Vallejo.
In March of 1971 Zodiac sent a letter to the Los Angeles Times shortly thereafter Gaikowski was involuntarily commited to a Napa hospital after going 'berserk'.
Zodiac didnt write again for three years.
Nancy Slover the Vallejo police dispatcher who spoke with Zodiac the night of the Ferrin murder has listened to tapes of virtually every Zodiac suspect over the years including Arthur Lee Allen.
Last year she was played a tape of Gaikowski made during a telephone conversation.
She positively identified the voice as the man she talked to on July 4th 1969.