The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer

Over edited, over dramatized history channel pap. These guys take themselves super seriously and the music is sooo dramatic, yet they never reveal anything new.

Oh and the Z340 code was cracked in december 2020 and I'm pretty sure one of the guys who actually cracked the code is in this show, yet he never gets any screen time lol.

This entire series could have been easily condensed into an hour and a half long documentary, but the editing makes it so they have so much "filler time" riddled with people repeating themselves over and and over again, rehashing the same information, with all the stereotypical tropes of dramatic reveals with instrument hits in the most basic "discoveries". lt started out interesting, and l watched to the end out of curiosity, but the end was so extremely dis-satisfying. Many scenes also feel dramatized or setup because of the way they shot everything, and there just HAPPENS to always be a camera recording for breakthroughs. lt's super maddening and makes the series feel so artificial. ln the end, this documentary was okay, but such a HUGE waste of time.

This is one of the better History Channels Investigative shows although it drags at various parts with too many flashbacks and reviews. It seems to connect cases across jurisdictions that apparently had not been done before. The "solving" of the Z360 code looks interesting but is not accepted by other experts so far. Whether anything they raise truly takes a step towards solving the killings will only be proved if a case is ever brought or something fully conclusive.

They've done a pretty good job up until now hope it returns.

Some interesting content over-shadowed by the fluff to make this into a seasonal series. The super computer appears to be nothing more than a filler for each episode. The crypto uncoverings have all been thru human effort. I would take that computer back to Best Buy!!! Let's get to the final conclusion...