The Zodiac Killer murdered five people between December of 1968 and October of 1969. The murders were followed by letters to the news media demanding publication of his threats and other written material, on pain of further killings. As the Unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski murdered three people and injured many more, over a period beginning in May of 1978 and continuing through April of 1995. His murders were followed by letters to the news media demanding publication of the letters themselves, and the so-called "Manifesto," on pain of further killings. Their methods were different, but their madness was the same. This book highlights the amazing similarities between Kaczynski and the Zodiac, the two most enigmatic and cerebral killers in U.S. history.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Fun Concept - Unconvincing Conclusion,
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This review is from: The Unabomber and the Zodiac (Paperback)
First let me suggest that if this is your first book on either subject I'd start with some other selections. My impression was that the author assumes the reader has a fundamental understanding of both criminal cases, so he does not go into detail explaining the grizzly events attributable to the killer/s. Again, this book is specifically about the similarities in the Unabomber and Zodiac and not about the actual crimes.
The books strength is that it paints a new and intriguing picture of the Zodiac's profile and puts it in a real context - that being Ted Kacynski. The author provides an interesting contrast to some other recent books that profiles Zodiac as nothing more than marginally clever and very lucky. However, I'd ultimately categorize this book as trivia as it frequently succumbs to drawing ludicrous connections and assumptions that strain credibility. Had the author stayed focused on the similar pathology of both men it probably would have been a stronger book.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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The Unabomber and the Zodiac - An Outstanding Study,
By Minga (Frederick, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Unabomber and the Zodiac (Paperback)
This book is a remarkable analysis of the shared similarities of two high-profile killers; one of which (the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski) was captured after an 18-year hunt by authorities, but ONLY after being identified by a family member through his writings; the other (the Zodiac) still unidentified almost 40 years after his reign of terror, leaving behind a myriad of correspondences, coded messages and elusive clues to his mysterious identity.
Chapter by Chapter, Douglas Oswell breaks down the parallels of known works of the Zodiac and known works of Kaczynski offering the reader a clearer insight into each similarity. He covers both pro and con of each situation, allowing the reader the ability to decide for himself as to whether or not these two could possibly be one-in-the-same. Of most particular interest and one that struck this reader with awe, is each killer's uniqueness for communicating through writing to the media (in some instances, the same media), the police and their victims; their knowledge and use of code; their need for public attention, their teasing ways of threatening the public (then withdrawing their threat) and their high-powered use of literary allusion. Bottom line - not only is this book an outstanding examination of these two murderous legends as it relates to the unsolved murders of the Zodiac, it presents itself as an extremely well-written, highly-educated and exceptional tool for use in any classroom of criminology or psychology.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Thoroughly Fascinating!,
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This review is from: The Unabomber and the Zodiac (Paperback)
All credit to Douglas Evander Oswell. A thorough, meticulous (some would say obsessive) dissertation on what would at first appear to be a somewhat ludicrous proposition. The early chapters are less convincing in terms of Oswell's central idea that these two individuals could be one and the same. Many of the early examples supporting this theory (and Oswell is first to acknowledge that it is indeed simply a theory) do strain credibility and could easily be dismissed as simply coincidence.
However, as the book progresses, all bets are off as more compelling facts and evidence turn this into a classic, thrilling and utterly fascinating story. Without spoiling anything, there is one particular line of logic involving The Zodiac ciphers, Ted Kaczynski's mathematical formulations, and the theory of sets. Stunning! I highly recommend this book.
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