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Robert Graysmith (born Robert Gray Smith; September 17, 1942) [1] is an American true crime author and former cartoonist. He is known for his work on the Zodiac killer case. In recent years, Graysmith has faced scrutiny from other online sleuths, who have called various aspects of his books fraudulent, and inaccurate. [2]
- Author, cartoonist
- Robert Gray Smith, September 17, 1942 (age 81), Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
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- Zodiac (1986)
May 28, 2013 · Robert Graysmith was a journalist who wrote books about the Zodiac killer, a serial murderer who terrorized San Francisco in the 1960s and 70s. In the movie Zodiac, he is played by Jake Gyllenhaal, who resembles him in appearance and mannerisms.
Sep 20, 2021 · The former Chronicle cartoonist and Zodiac sleuth talks about his upcoming books, his son's publishing house and his love of writing. He reveals his stack of 34 manuscripts, his illustrations and his views on technology.
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Nov 11, 2017 · Robert Graysmith is a cartoonist who spent 10 years of his life trying to solve the Zodiac killer mystery. He interviewed hundreds of people, reviewed evidence, and wrote a best-selling book based on his research. He narrowed down the suspect to Arthur Leigh Allen, who was later cleared by the police. Learn how he became obsessed with the case and what he discovered.
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Jan 2, 2007 · Robert Graysmith was on staff at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1969 when Zodiac first struck, triggering in the resolute reporter an unrelenting obsession with seeing the hooded killer brought to justice. In this gripping account of Zodiac’s eleven-month reign of terror, Graysmith reveals hundreds of facts previously unreleased, including ...
Zodiac. Zodiac is a non-fiction book written by Robert Graysmith about the unsolved serial murders committed by the "Zodiac Killer" in San Francisco in the late 1960s and early '70s. Since its initial release in 1986, Zodiac has sold 4 million copies worldwide. [1] Graysmith was a cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle and later also wrote ...
ROBERT GRAYSMITH is the New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator of Zodiac , Auto Focus , and Black Fire . He was the political cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle when the letters and cryptograms from the infamous Zodiac killer were opened in the morning editorial meetings.