I thought the short film was pretty good in showing people what the real life characters had to do while solving the Z408 cipher back in 1969. There were some continunity errors but it is still passable and it's a great short overall!
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The Salinas Decoder
Overview
It is August 8th, 1969 and a teacher from North Salinas High School, along with his wife solve one of the ciphers sent to San Francisco Chronicles by the Zodiac Killer, not realizing they turned him into a legend.
Release date
08/04/2026
Votes
1
Popularity
0.7
Gray Eversmann
Donald Gene Harden
Madeleine Anastasia
Bettye June Harden
Leon Nelson
Zodiac Killer
Roberto Marsical
David Arthur Faraday
Setayesh Moghimi
Betty Lou Jensen
Davis To
News-Reporter (voice)
Elvis To
News Reporter 2 (voice)
Mello Edrees
Zodiac Killer (voice)
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