Robert Graysmith and the Hunt for the Elusive Zodiac Killer

The 2007 film Zodiac depicts newspaper cartoonist Robert Graysmith played by Jake Gyllenhaal and his obsession with unmasking the notorious Zodiac Killer

In 2007, Paramount Pictures released the film Zodiac, which chronicled the people and events surrounding the infamous “Zodiac Killer,” who was an unidentified serial killer active in the San Francisco area from 1969 through the mid-1970s.

The killer taunted the police and media through cryptic letters, often using zodiac signs, which led to the killer’s moniker. Over the years, there has been speculation and contested debate over the identity of the elusive killer.