Reports claim the ‘Zodiac Killer’ has been identified by the FBI and this was made known by Journalist Thomas Colbert who claimed a whistleblower in the FBI named the suspect as Air Force veteran Gary Francis Poste – who died in 2018.
The Daily Mail got the details;
A cold case investigator is claiming that 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 has claimed 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.
The FBI has long denied that the long-open case has been solved, confirming it remains open as recently as October 2021.
That same month, Poste was identified by Case Breakers as their leading suspect in at least five murders that took place in the Bay Area in 1968 and 1969.
On Wednesday, the organization announced they think they have evidence tying Poste to all of the murders, including a sixth victim from 1966 whom the FBI has denied was connected to the Zodiac Killer.
Case Breakers believes that the federal law enforcement organization has ignored evidence and state laws in their mishandling of the case.
‘Like cops, federal agents are dealing with huge caseloads, constant training, odd rules and bureaucracy,’ their FBI whistleblower says, according to the group.
‘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.’
In a statement, the FBI’s San Francisco Office told Fox News that the case remained ‘open and unsolved’ but provided no further comment, citing ‘respect for the victims and their families.’
Now, Case Breakers is demanding a review into both local and federal law enforcement’s handling of the case, also referencing the victims and their families.
‘As a nation, we’ve abandoned them – especially the remaining 10 brothers and sisters,’ Colbert said.
He called it a ‘coverup’ that was ‘nonsensical for the people that are still waiting.’
In 2021, The Case Breakers had identified Poste, who died in 2018, as the alleged serial killer responsible for the multiple murders in the late 1960’s.
The group – which is compiled of about 40 independent sleuths – announced that Poste had given away weapons and bullets before his death, which could finally lead to the true identity of the killer.
He donated the items to his ‘favorite locals,’ although it’s unclear if he did so in the hopes of leaving a trail of breadcrumbs that would lead to him being posthumously confirmed as the Zodiac.
‘When The Case Breakers approached officials about a new Zodiac suspect last spring, five police and state agencies would not cooperate,’ the group said in a statement on Saturday.
‘But last week, the man who runs the 10-year cold case team, Thomas J. Colbert, received a tip from his long-time sources in the remote town of deceased Gary Francis Poste: They had verified the existence of an evidentiary goldmine.’
The statement revealed that Poste had given away his weapons and bullets, with most of them still remaining untouched and hidden away.
‘Old associates of the housepainter/alleged serial killer claim that, a few years prior to Poste’s 2018 death at 80, he had quietly given away his weapons, pistol parts, gunpowder, bullets and shell casings – more than a thousand, involving 25 different calibers – to his favorite locals,’ they added.
‘And most of these peculiar ‘gifts’ have remained in basements and closets, untouched, ever since.’
Colbert boxed up the haul and sent it to team members to have the items investigated in labs in three different states.
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