The Serial Killer Who Played Games With Police
Category: Unsolved Crimes
Brand: Mystery in 5 Minutes
Reading Time: ~6 minutes
Introduction
1960s ke end mein America ke California state mein ek aisa serial killer active hua jisne sirf murders hi nahi kiye, balki police aur media ke saath mind games bhi khele. Ye killer khud ko letters ke through introduce karta tha aur apna naam rakha — Zodiac Killer.
Aaj, 50+ saal baad bhi, Zodiac Killer ki identity unknown hai. Na use arrest kiya ja saka, na hi officially confirm kiya ja saka ki wo kaun tha. Isi wajah se ye case duniya ke most famous unsolved serial killer cases mein shamil hai.
Zodiac Killer Ka First Attack
Zodiac Killer ka pehla confirmed attack 1968 mein hua. Northern California ke ek remote area mein ek young couple ko shoot kar diya gaya. Us waqt police ko laga ye ek normal crime hoga, lekin kuch mahine baad jab similar attack hua, tab pattern samajh mein aane laga.
Victims mostly young couples hote the, jo isolated places par hote the. Killer sudden attack karta aur bina koi clue chhode bhaag jaata.
Letters Jo Police Ko Mile
Case tab poori tarah se change ho gaya jab newspapers aur police departments ko handwritten letters milne lage. In letters mein killer ne murders ki responsibility li aur khud ko “Zodiac” naam diya.
In letters ke saath kuch coded messages (ciphers) bhi the. Killer openly challenge karta tha ki agar police ye code solve kar legi, toh uski identity pata chal sakti hai.
Ye sirf murder nahi tha — ye ek psychological game tha.
The Ciphers Aur Mind Games
Zodiac ke kuch codes public aur experts ne decode kar liye, lekin kuch aise codes hain jo aaj tak solve nahi ho paaye. Killer ne letters mein ye bhi likha ki use logon ko maarna pasand hai kyunki “they become his slaves in the afterlife”.
Is type ke statements ne public fear ko extreme level tak pahuncha diya. Log sirf killer se nahi, balki uski unpredictability se bhi darr rahe the.
Police Investigation Aur Failure
Police ne hundreds of suspects investigate kiye. Sketches banaye gaye, fingerprints collect kiye gaye, aur handwriting analysis bhi hua. Lekin us time forensic technology limited thi.
DNA testing jaise tools available nahi the, aur jo evidence tha wo ya toh incomplete tha ya degrade ho chuka tha. Is wajah se koi bhi suspect court ke level tak prove nahi ho paaya.
Main Suspects Aur Theories
Saalon ke dauran kai log Zodiac Killer ke suspect bane. Sabse popular suspect ek local man tha jiske behaviour aur handwriting suspicious lagte the. Kuch circumstantial evidence bhi tha, lekin direct proof kabhi nahi mila.
Kuch theories kehti hain ki Zodiac ek hi insaan nahi, balki multiple log ho sakte hain. Kuch maante hain ki killer ne apni identity intentionally mix ki taaki confuse kiya ja sake.
Har theory ek jagah par aa kar ruk jaati hai — evidence ke bina.
Murders Ka Achaanak Ruk Jaana
1970 ke baad Zodiac Killer ke confirmed letters aur attacks band ho gaye. Ye clear nahi hai ki wo mar gaya, jail chala gaya, ya bas chup ho gaya.
Ye bhi possible hai ki usne apni identity change kar li ho aur normal life jeene laga ho. Ye thought hi logon ko disturb kar deta hai.
Sabse Bada Unanswered Question
Agar Zodiac Killer itna active aur confident tha, toh wo kabhi pakda kyun nahi gaya?
Aur agar wo kabhi pakda nahi gaya, toh kya wo aaj bhi kahin records ke beech chhupa hua hai?
Ya phir kya uski real identity kabhi saamne hi nahi aani thi?
Kyun Ye Mystery Aaj Bhi Zinda Hai?
Zodiac Killer ka case isliye zinda hai kyunki ye sirf murders ka case nahi hai. Ye ek example hai ki kaise ek insaan system, media aur public ke saath psychological game khel sakta hai.
Unsolved ciphers aur unanswered letters is case ko aaj bhi relevant banaye hue hain.
Final Thought
Ho sakta hai Zodiac Killer ka naam kisi file mein likha ho, lekin bina proof ke wo sirf ek theory hi rahega. Jab tak koi undeniable evidence nahi milta, tab tak Zodiac Killer sirf ek naam rahega — ek shadow, jo history ke andhere mein chhupa hua hai.
Kuch killers jail mein nahi jaate — wo sirf stories ban jaate hain.
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