Free Online Talk · How the Zodiac Killer Became America's Most Famous Urban Legend

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DATE TBD, 2026
7pm ET (NYC time)
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In Northern California in 1968–69, the Zodiac Killer struck fear into the hearts of the public, claiming at least five victims and taunting the police with cryptic letters and threatening puzzles sent to newspapers. He was never caught. Despite many theories over the years, no one knows who he really was. Join author and former police officer Eddie McNamara as he peels back decades of myth and sensationalism to reveal a shocking truth: The Zodiac Killer never existed. Rather than a single, unstoppable predator, he was an urban legend—one amplified by media frenzy and public imagination. Drawing on his new book Zodiactually—and the original police files, newspaper archives, and court records that shaped it—McNamara shares the hidden stories behind the murders and reveals how media frenzy, public hysteria, and myth-making created one of true crime’s most enduring (and imagined) figures.

Eddie McNamara is the author of Zodiactually: The Real Story of a Fake Serial Killer (Feral House) Toss Your Own Salad: The Meatless Cookbook (St. Martin’s), Brooklyn Hardcore (St. Rooster), and Two Fare Zone (St. Rooster). He’s a former cop, 9/11 first responder, trained chef, and mental health advocate. His work includes crime fiction, true crime, essays, and food writing.

DATE TBD, 2026
7pm ET (NYC time)
Free! RSVP with email at checkout

Ticketholders: A Zoom invite is sent out two hours before the event to the email used at checkout. Please check your spam folder and if not received, email hello@morbidanatomy.org.

In Northern California in 1968–69, the Zodiac Killer struck fear into the hearts of the public, claiming at least five victims and taunting the police with cryptic letters and threatening puzzles sent to newspapers. He was never caught. Despite many theories over the years, no one knows who he really was. Join author and former police officer Eddie McNamara as he peels back decades of myth and sensationalism to reveal a shocking truth: The Zodiac Killer never existed. Rather than a single, unstoppable predator, he was an urban legend—one amplified by media frenzy and public imagination. Drawing on his new book Zodiactually—and the original police files, newspaper archives, and court records that shaped it—McNamara shares the hidden stories behind the murders and reveals how media frenzy, public hysteria, and myth-making created one of true crime’s most enduring (and imagined) figures.

Eddie McNamara is the author of Zodiactually: The Real Story of a Fake Serial Killer (Feral House) Toss Your Own Salad: The Meatless Cookbook (St. Martin’s), Brooklyn Hardcore (St. Rooster), and Two Fare Zone (St. Rooster). He’s a former cop, 9/11 first responder, trained chef, and mental health advocate. His work includes crime fiction, true crime, essays, and food writing.