Woman Said Zodiac Killer Was Her Father
Really? The Zodiac Killer?
Deborah Perez announced at a news conference in San Francisco that she even rode in the car with the 1960s Bay Area serial killer when he went out to kill. Police are waiting for proof.
By Maura Dolan and Jessica Garrison
May 1, 2009
The Zodiac, the hooded serial killer who menaced the Bay Area 40 years ago, has so fascinated the public that major motion pictures, books and blogs have been devoted to sifting through clues for his identity.Just when you thought every angle had been covered, along comes Deborah Perez, who announced at a raucous sidewalk news conference in San Francisco that the Zodiac was her dad and she rode in his car when he went out to kill.
Perez, 47, a real estate agent who lives in Corona, has, by one estimate, joined about 1,200 people who have boasted of knowing the identity of the man who stalked lovers lanes and taunted the police with letters to the media.
In a telephone interview Thursday, Perez said she had come forward to assuage her own conscience.
“I am not a wacko,” she said. “I am not looking for 15 minutes of fame. This is not about that. This is about getting the truth out and telling the truth for these families.”
She said she had gone to the FBI and the police, but was disappointed by their reaction.
