Heriberto Seda being led by police (1996)

(AP Photo/Chris Kasson)

One of Seda's letters

Georgia:

The New York Zodiac Killer

Episode sources:

1. “3 Weeks Later, A Victim Shot By 'Zodiac' Dies” by Jack Curry (The New York Times, June 25, 1990)

2. "The Trail of the Zodiac: Tracking a Killer" by David Stout (The New York Times, June 20, 1996)

3. “The Trail of the ‘Zodiac’: The Overview; Police Say Zodiac Suspect Admits Attacks That Killed 3 and Hurt 5” by N.R. Kleinfeld (The New York Times, June 20, 1996)

4. “Murder charges on docket in Queens” by Pete Donohue, Rafael Olmeda and Jane Furse (The Daily News, June 21, 1996)

5. “Man Said to be Zodiac Killer Becomes Enraged at Trial” by Vivian S. Toy (The New York Times, March 15, 1998)

6. “Zodiac Man: I shot 3” by Larry Celona and Bob Kappstatter (The Daily News, June 1990)

7. “Zodiac Suspect Obtained Gun-Making Materials Via Mail Order, Detectives Say“ by Lizette Alvarez (The New York Times, June 21, 1996)

8. “Zodiac Cops Seek Pattern Match” by Peg Tyre (Newsday, June 28, 1990)

9. “Zodiac Shooter Isn’t Calif’s” by Larry Celona and Joseph McNamara (The Daily News, June 21, 1990)

10. “Why ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Inflamed Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods” by Ashley Southall and Michael Gold (The New York Times, November 17, 2019)

11. “A copycat Zodiac Killer terrorised New York years after the California original. This is how he got caught” by Sheila Flynn (The Independent, July 3, 2023)

Karen:

The hijacking of Flight 855

Episode sources:

1. “Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr” (FBI)

2. “Richard McCoy, Jr.” (FBI file)

3. “Search for Hijacker Suspect Concentrated in Utah Valley” (The Daily Herald) 1972

4. “D.B. Cooper Hijacking” (FBI)

5. “Skydiver Held as Hijacker; $500,000 Is Still Missing” (New York Times) 1972

6. “'DB IS MY DAD' FBI quietly reopens DB Cooper case – copycat hijacker’s son hands over DNA and bombshell parachute & log book ‘evidence’” by Luke Kenton (The Sun) 2024

7. “Hijacker Dropped ‘Beeper’ Chutes as Possible Decoys” by John Kumbula (LA Times) 1972

8. “Hijack Suspect Held; $500,000 Still Missing” (LA Times) 1972

9. “Search for Hijack Suspect Concentrated in Utah Valley” (The Sunday Herald) 1972

10. “Strain of Hijack Evident” (Herald Examiner) 1972

11. “Chutish seized in $500,000 hijack” (UPI) 1972

12. “All but $30 of $500,000 Hijack Ransom Found” (LA Times) 1972

13. “Jury Convicts Utah Hijacker” (Los Angeles Times) 1972

14. “Skyjacker Gets 45 Years in Prison” (UPI) 1972

15. “Services Held for Escaper, Skyjacker” (UPI) 1974

16. “Hijacker is Killed and Fugitive Seized in FBI Stakeout” (New York Times) 1974

Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr.

(FBI)

FBI ID order for Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr.

(FBI)

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