A cold case investigator is claiming that through the use of DNA analysis the FBI has identified the man suspected to be the infamous ‘Zodiac Killer’ who killed at least five people in the late 1960s.
Journalist Thomas Colbert alleges that an FBI whistleblower confirmed to him that Air Force veteran Gary Francis Poste, who has been previously posited as the killer, is currently listed by the bureau as a suspect.Colbert claims FBI labs have a ‘partial’ DNA sample on Poste – who has been dead since 2018 – that links him to the murders, and believes authorities didn’t look into him enough when he was alive.’The felon has been secretly listed as the Zodiac “suspect” in Headquarters’ computers since 2016,’ Colbert’s organization, Case Breakers, said in a statement.While the Zodiac killer is known to have killed five people in Northern California, the true figure is believed to be between 20 and 28 people, while the killer themselves claimed to have killed 37 in taunts sent to officials.
It seems that FBI has long denied that the long-open case has been solved. The agency indicated it had remained open as recently as October 2021.
A volunteer group, Case Breakers, that investigates unsolved cases believes they have identified the notorious Zodiac Killer. It also asserts the FBI didn’t do enough to investigate apparent leads.“The felon has been secretly listed as the Zodiac ‘suspect’ in Headquarters’ computers since 2016 – with his ‘partial DNA’ safely secured at the feds’ Quantico, Virginia lab,” Case Breakers said in a press release Thursday.The team said the FBI has a partial DNA sample of Poste’s in its database but has failed to utilize the sample in its investigation into the serial killer responsible for five confirmed murders in northern California in the late 1960s….Case Breakers also said it has collected its own DNA sample of Poste, who died in 2018, and wants the agency to test it against DNA evidence collected in a sixth murder — the 1966 killing of Cheri Jo Bates — who they believe the serial killer is responsible for.
The volunteer group also directed criticism at local law enforcement agencies.
In a Wednesday press release, Case Breakers said law enforcement agencies at all levels have ignored state law, ignored evidence, mishandled DNA, and succumbed to “apathy” “egos” and fear of “humiliation.””Like cops, federal agents are dealing with huge caseloads, constant training, odd rules and bureaucracy. But when someone wearing a badge or uniform works with others to avoid or hide materials, sidestep difficult procedures, or lie about evidence, they’re hurting our volunteers and the thousands of families waiting for answers,” the Case Breakers whistleblower said in a statement. “That includes the ten siblings left in the Zodiac victim families. Sadly, the team has documented over two dozen examples of law enforcement unprofessionalism in the field.”
It will be interesting to see of Case Breakers is able to make further progress on their genetics-based investigation.
However, the group’s experience does align with what we now know about the FBI: It has become a domestic spy agency more interested in wielding political power than a law enforcement organization aiding victims and targeting actual criminals.
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