Black Box Online Radio had a Michael Cole interview as part of its regular Zodiac Mondays segment. The majority of the interview was released on Monday, June 9, 2025. The remainder of the interview will be released on June 16. Host Ned Dehan and Michael discussed a...
Remembering Michael Kelleher…
I was saddened to learn that author, Zodiac expert, and friend Michael Kelleher, PhD, passed away earlier this year. Of course, those of us in the Zodiac community know Michael as the co-author of This is the Zodiac Speaking: Into the Mind of a Serial Killer, the 2001...
Michael Cole – Interviews with the Experts
[Unfortunately, the video has been removed from YouTube.]I was recently interviewed by Ned Dehan of Black Box Online Radio as part of the Interviews with the Experts series put together by Jack Cooper from the Zodiac Killer Channel on YouTube. We talked about a wide...
The Zodiac Revisited Published
With tonight being the 52nd anniversary of the Zodiac murdering David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen – the killer's first action as the persona of the Zodiac – I am happy to announce the publication of my three-volume set of books: The Zodiac Revisited. The journey to...
The Zodiac’s 50th Anniversary – A Few Thoughts
The Zodiac's 50th anniversary has arrived. Exactly 50 years ago from the time of the publication of this post, an as-of-yet unknown man took the first publicly identifiable actions that would later be attributed to the persona of the Zodiac. At approximately 11:15...
Michael Butterfield Talks DNA
During his appearance on the House of Mystery podcast, Michael Butterfield talked about the possibility of catching the Zodiac through the use of DNA. Click the play button below to listen.
The Golden State Killer and the Zodiac
Now that suspect Joseph James DeAngelo is in custody for the crimes of the Golden State Killer, Michael considers what the details of his apprehension may mean to the case of the Zodiac Killer?
Lyndon Lafferty Passes Away
Lyndon Lafferty, former California Highway Patrol officer and author of the 2012 book “The Zodiac Killer Cover-Up: The Silenced Badge” passed away on March 5, 2016, at the age of 83.
My Name Is Cipher Solution
Introduction At a length of 13 symbols, the Zodiac Killer's My Name Is cipher is very short. In fact, it's so short that it's unlikely any proposed solution will be universally accepted unless it can be corroborated with other evidence in the case, which is unlikely...