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The Myth of the Zodiac Killer: A Literary Investigation is a self-published, 2014 book by Thomas Henry Horan. It advances a novel theory and cultural analysis about the Zodiac killer which suggests that no such serial killer actually existed. According to Horan's thesis, attacks attributed to a Zodiac killer were unrelated homicides and assaults. The person who took credit for the attacks was, according to Horan, a hoaxer with inside access to police files, possibly a police officer or journalist. The hoaxer used his access to create a believable narrative linking actual, unsolved murders to a fictional character he created.
Author | Thomas Henry Horan |
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Cover artist | Thomas Henry Horan |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Zodiac killer |
Genre | True crime |
Published | 2015 |
Publisher | Self-published |
Pages | 330 |
ISBN | 979-8601798327 |
Website | zodiackillerhoax1986 |
While some critics have lauded the hypothesis presented in the book, it is considered unpopular among the community of amateur sleuths that has grown-up around the Zodiac mystery. Its unpopularity has been attributed by some to its attack on what has become a narrative orthodoxy with respect to the unsolved killings.