Louis Meyers: Evidence He Was the Zodiac Killer
The photo on the left is Louis Meyers. The drawing on the right is a police sketch of the Zodiac Killer.
The Zodiac Killer is responsible for 5 unsolved murders in the San Francisco area committed between 1968 and 1969. The Zodiac Killer taunted police in letters to newspapers and claimed to have killed as many as 37 people. The Zodiac Killer was never caught.
Louis Meyers died in 2002, but before he died Meyers confessed to his best friend, Randy Kenney, that he (Meyers) was the Zodiac Killer. Meyers claimed that he picked the victims (usually couples in lovers lane or secluded spots) because his girlfriend broke up with him.
Evidence supporting Meyers claim he was the Zodiac Killer…
- In 1976 Meyers told another friend, Bob Robitaille, that he (Meyers) was the Zodiac Killer but Robitalle didn’t believe him.
- Meyers lived in the area of the Zodiac killings.
- Meyers attended two schools that were also attended by two of the Zodiac’s victims.
- Meyers also worked at the same restaurant as another of the Zodiac’s victims.
- Meyers worked at military surplus store. A military boot print was left at one of the Zodiac’s crime scenes.
- Meyers was stationed overseas in the military from 1971 to 1973. Authorities received no letters from the Zodiac Killer during this time period.
All of these facts are circumstantial, but authorities have now added Louis Meyers to the list of Zodiac Killer suspects.
Source: DailyMail
I personally believe him. Nobody can produce so many circumstancial evidence at once. Most important of all he had motive. He was a teenage loser who wanted attention. I was in his shoes once. I feel him.
The Zodiac case is one where there are a surprisingly large number of candidates for the killings because they were so random. I do agree with you that he does have a lot of circumstantial evidence pointing his way.
His age is a worry.
Meyers seemed to be a person without overweight – but the guy with the zodiac costume was quite stubby as it was told by the victim in Sept 1969
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Thanks for the comment. I hope someday we learn for sure who the killer was!
His age matches perfectly. The first victims were teenagers on December 20. Dec 20 is within just a few days of school getting out for Christmas break. If he was 17 and heart broken/angry christmas probably would not make him happy. The next murder was during summer break.
Very true!
Interesting enough that Louis Myers misspelled paradise (paradice). It’s notable that he was in airborne 101st decvsion while Robert R Allardice was in command of the 101st, and they had a saying that (sometimes you just have to roll the dice.) The word para by itself is an abreviation for paratrooper, and it also means leader.( That can easily be translated into slave owner in a demented pissed off persons mind.) So (paradice) in Louis Myers mind is a play on words and the name of the 101st leader involved with his Vietnam experience.
That’s interesting and I’ve never heard that before. Thanks for sharing.
I believe it’s him. I always knew it was a teenager.
And you can dress up to be “beefy” or wear makeup to look “older”.
several dispatchers who have spoken to him on the phone did say his voice was “younger” compared to the around 40ish year old impression that the police have had about him.
The sketch and him as a 17 year old really matches, flat and smaller face, a cold look.
Thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims.
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I’ve just seen the program on TV where they interviewed Gary Stewart who wrote the book believing that his dad Earl Van Best Jr was the zodiac killer. I believed him until they proved him wrong, I’m now thoroughly convinced it’s not him.
I’ve been doing some research into who other people believed it to be, and I’ve seen quite a bit about Louis Myers. I’m in 2 mindsets.
1-i do believe it could be him, the story of heartbreak, the timings and description make him some what of a ‘perfect suspect’
2-however I don’t believe it’s him. It’s said that he killed couples because of what happened with an ex, however that doesn’t say anything about the taxi driver, who was alone. I also don’t believe that after playing with the police, he’d just open up to someone. Criminals who mess with the police like that don’t actually want to be found, even though they give the impression they do. With the ciphers, its taking computer technology to decipher them, I don’t believe that a 17 year old would have been smart enough, or have the time to write not just 1 – but multiple of these. And would someone smart enough to do that, make multiple spelling mistakes when it came to letters?
I’ve only been researching this for about 4 hours, but just thought I’d say my views 🙂
Thanks for your comments. Do you think the person could have been smart enough to throw police off by intentionally making those spelling mistakes?
I hope some day we discover the true identity of the killer. Thanks again for your comments.
Louis Myers did comment about the Paul Stine murder he said he killed him to rob him for drug money? That was in his confession to Randy Kenney!
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I would like to know his height, shoe size, fingerprints, and hair color. He said he disguised himself so nobody would know it was him. I believe the killer had smaller than 10.5 feet because of the way they described his walk. I believe he did not wear glasses in normal life and the picture of the glasses in the back seat of the cab helps support this. If they were his and he needed them for everyday use, he would have grabbed them. The sketch looks like a thinner face and resembles him at a younger age but he aged horribly in a small amount of time which could contribute to him looking like something other than the sketch. Also, I would think he would wear some makeup if he is disguising himself. If I remember right, one of the female victims knew and feared him. He knew a few of these people. His hair is curly but looks darker. Nothing a little colored hairspray couldn’t fix. I would also like to see his handwriting. I can’t find much on him.
Good questions! Perhaps someone with the answers will comment. Thanks for your thoughts!
This story has always intrigued me, I have never heard about this suspect, thank u for sharing…
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