r’s Lane. The victims initially made contact with the killer when he pulled his car up ten feet awayfrom where Betty Lou and David were parked. Graysmith hypothesizes what may have occurrednext. Zodiac may have asked David and Betty Lou to exit the car. When the couple refused thekiller got out of his car, pulled a gun out of his windbreaker and circled the car. He shot a bullet atthe right window sending the couple scrambling to the other side of the vehicle. Zodiac shot onebullet at close range into David’s head. Betty Lou attempted to flee but was shot five times in herupper back. No evidence of the killer’s identity was left at the scene. (Graysmith, 6-8)The nature in which David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen were killed is consistent withZodiac’s other murders. Although the murder weapons varied from knives to different makes ofguns, to strangulation, the basic approach seemed to be the same. Betty Lou and David werekilled on a weekend, near a body of water. Zodiac routinely attempted to kill couples. The victimswere always young students and they attacks generally happened at night. Victims were notacquainted with the killer. Cars were usually involved and the killer regularly kills in lovers’ lanes.As with all confirmed Zodiac killings, a letter was sent bragging about the act. However, onemurder breaks the pattern; this is the murder of Darlene Ferrin.Darlene Ferrin was a twenty-two year old white female. She had short blond hair andbright blue eyes. She weighed about 130 pounds. She was described as being happy, laughing andvery outgoing. She was married to her second husband Dean and had a baby girl named Dena.(Graysmith, 14) What makes the murder of Darlene stand out from the other Zodiac murders wasthe fact that she appeared to actually know the killer. In late February in 1969 Karen, Darlene’s baby-sitter, noticed an American make sedanparked outside Darlene’s apartment. When Darle...
