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The group linked Poste to the 1966 killing of Cheri Jo Bates. Poste was working 15 minutes away from the murder scene, and detectives found a boot-print that matched the style and shoe size found at other Zodiac crime scenes.
But I was scrolling through tv the other day and an early episode of Bringing Up the Bates was showing. I’ve never watched the show and watched a few minutes of the episode. Kelly Jo and Gil mentioned that they did not save their first kiss until their wedding, but they taught their children to be chaste until marriage.
On November 29, 1966, exactly 30 days after the murder of presumed Zodiac Killer victim Cheri Jo Bates, two almost identical typewritten letters were sent to the Riverside Police Department and the Riverside Press Enterprise.
The crime remains unsolved, but San Francisco Chronicle reporter Paul Avery uncovered clues linking Cheri Jo Bates murder to the Zodiac serial killer - including these three letters and a poem carved into a desktop at Riverside City College.
Stripped Innocence – Part 2. In 1966, Riverside, California teenager Cheri Jo Bates was murdered near her college. Investigators knew the how, the what, and the when. They just didn’t know the who, or the why.
The murder of Cheri Jo Bates occurred in Riverside, California, on October 30, 1966. Bates, an 18-year-old college freshman, was stabbed and slashed to death on the grounds of Riverside City College.
Some believe that the murder of a bright, young teen in 1966 is the first victim of infamous Zodiac killer. Some believe it was an isolated incident. Either way, most agree that the murder of Cheri Jo Bates was what stripped the community of Riverside of its innocence.
