One of the first famous crime scene photos was taken on May 5, 1903, in the home of a Parisian woman named Madame Debeinche who had been murdered. As investigators descended upon the apartment, one of them picked up a camera and photographed the scene.
Zodiac Killer Crime Scene Pictures
And yet, it was rapidly discovered that these photos, as unsettling as they were, were incredibly useful when it came to investigating a crime. Investigators did their best to take notes and detail the scene, but certain aspects went unnoticed or were eventually forgotten. Photography fixed these shortcomings.
Well-versed crime buffs can recognize which crime scene photo belongs to which serial killer; just like a black and white photo of an ace of spades held up by a bloodstained hand has become synonymous with the mafia.
Then there are the shots from the bloodstained living room of 10050 Cielo Drive, where the Manson family brutally murdered starlet Sharon Tate and her friends. These serial killer crime scene photos are almost as recognizable as the Manson family themselves.
True crime aficionados can also recognize the decrepit living room of serial killer Ed Gein, who used the bodies of his victims to decorate his home, inspiring the character "Buffalo Bill" from The Silence of the Lambs.
These famous crime scene photos are not only for police but also for prosecutors. Where words fail in court, these photos speak. Where memory fades, the photos are a moment of clarity. Despite their gruesome content, these photos are an important piece of investigative history, capturing the grisliest moments in time, and using them for good.
Just remember that while scrolling through these real crime scene photos from some of history's worst serial killers, that these gruesome snapshots are pieces of evidence with as long and as interesting a history as the crimes they captured.
People seem to have a bizarre obsession with some of the most gruesome crimes imaginable. The fact that these shocking serial killer crime scene photos are so familiar to many of us more than proves this fact.
It did not take long for investigators to discover that pictures were quite valuable when trying to solve crimes. Photos could catch details that could be missed or forgotten once the crime scene was cleaned up.
Nevertheless, Alphonse Bertillon would get the recognition of being the first forensic photographer. He suggested taking pictures of everything on a crime scene, including broken doorways, bloodstains, and broken furniture, among other things.
In this photo, investigators are digging up the remains of one of Kemper's victims, which is typical of many serial killer crime scene photos. The serial killer told them about the location of the remains.
Here, investigators are digging up human remains where Gary Taylor used to live in Michigan, which is a common sight in many serial killer crime scene photos. Gary tried to kill more than 12 people but killed at least four people.
Inside his house, the authorities found utensils made using human skulls. He was also making a "skin suit" when he was caught, which is why he was responsible for some of the most shocking serial killer crime scene photos in history.
Here is one of the serial killer crime scene photos that show what happened after a massacre carried out by James Oliver Huberty. He killed 21 people before he was stopped, but he is remembered as one of the deadliest lone shooters in United States history.
This image shows workers digging up Dean Corll's victims in August 1973 in one of the most disturbing serial killer crime scene photos. In the wheelbarrow is a skull belonging to one of his victims, Randell Lee Harvey.
The killings represented the greatest loss of American civilian lives until the terrorist attacks in 2001. Few serial killer crime scene photos are as unforgettable as the images the mass suicide generated.
The first twelve of Bryant's 35 victims were killed here, at the Broad Arrow Cafe. The Australian spree killer committed one of the most devastating massacres in history and created some of the most shocking serial killer crime scene photos in the world.
This photo shows Leonard Lake's compound. He would lure his victims and their families there so that they could be killed on camera, creating some of the most gruesome serial killer crime scene photos in history.
From 1974 to 1991, serial killer Dennis Rader murdered 10 people under the moniker BTK Killer, standing for "Bind, Torture, Kill." Around his hometown of Wichita, Kansas, Rader was known as a family man and church leader, and no one suspected he was the man sending taunting letters to police and media detailing his brutal, twisted crimes.
The image where You've super-imposed the rambler into it shows why I still believe, for numerous reasons, Zodiac was not in a vehicle that night, certainly not pulled in where the assumed Z Car was parked anyway! The Real Vehicle in this same photo is stationary some 20ft away from Dave's rambler down the other end of the turn-out, kinda where James Owen's second and amended second vehicle position is claimed to have been.
OK, let's assume it was. Then Betty would have ran in that direction knowing full well that Her assailant's vehicles is what She's running toward with no idea if a second accomplice is inside. If Zodiac is within arms length when Betty takes off running why run into the open space without protection and toward a potential second waiting passenger in the Shooters car? I know this is all questioned with no threat imminent and using hindsight but why not use the thing Bettys is standing adjacent to and use it to shield herself from the shots,, namely, Dave's Car? Run around to other side then sprint for Humble Oil gated entrance right there because that's where people are that can help, not out on L.H Road.
I really believe He, The Zodiac, came from Humble Oil direction and sucked under the barrier which is why Faraday had no time to pull away as He certainly would have if Z parked 20 ft away when He arrives. This could also explain why Betty didn't run for Help from the factory staff because She knew 'He' had come from that very direction. You then have Pierre Bidou stating: "And again We turned onto that Road (Lake Herman) and on our way I am pretty sure that We did not pass any other vehicles going in the opposite direction."
FBI statistics prove that Serial Killers first strike will always be, almost without exception, the closest crime scene to their actual residence or a place they feel comfortable enough in to kill and have a sense of familiarity within that area or feel they have a safety net.
Can the FBI's evidence backed data ebe applied to LHR Crime scene also? I believe so. In both the first and the second Zodiac attack there is one singular common denominator, and it's Columbus Parkway. He traveled down that road before turning onto Lake Herman Road and probably parking in The Grounds of Humble Oil of On foot when He surprised Dave and Betty, or if He was in a car then just drove straight there off Columbus Parkway, and Blue Rock Parking Lot can only be accessed from the road by Columbus Parkway which, as Mike affirmed, is the road Zodiac came down before He turned into their parking lot.
Zodiac Himself is vague elsewhere in relation to street names such as announcing "I am the murderer of the taxi driver over by Washington streets and Maple streets last night" giving the suggestion to us as the reader that this writer does not know the actual name one street over from Maple which is Cherry. Again this suggests He picked Maple as a destination and knows that street because He will need to give a location to the cabbie and then when He ends up one block further claims ignorance of street name because, He want's to suggest, He isn't familiar at all with that general area. In fact, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the very sole reason He deliberately went one block further to Cherry st was to enable Hi to them write and suggest He has no idea what the actual name of the street is where He killed the taxi driver and can only offer us that it is "Over by Washington st and Maple streets'. Like Myself visiting South Korea and wishing to infer that I know not the Countries actual name and can only offer "I am the visitor to that Country over By North Korea but . . South a bit!
I cannot prove this, but I have long believed that Zodiac stated he killed the taxicab driver at Washington and Maple, not because he didn't know the names of other adjoining streets like Cherry, but because this is actually where he killed Paul Stine. The blood staining on the shirt, blood on the driver side door, removal of the car keys and lack of gunshot heard at Washington and Cherry, if not all, but collectively point away from the believed crime scene. If Zodiac lived close by, let's say Xen in Jackson as an example, then he certainly knew Cherry St. His mentioning of streets or the lack of mentioning of particular street names, I don't believe can indicate whether he knew an area well or not. His Stine letter was mailed on October 13th, two days after the shooting. All he had to do was look at a map subsequent to the crime and reel off the correct names. He clearly knew Washington and Maple, he directed Stine there. All he had to do was look at a map Sunday and thumb over one block and find Cherry. It is easy to fake a good knowledge of the area, and it is equally easy to play dumb. I don't think personally we can glean any particular knowledge of residency or otherwise, simply from what streets he chose to mention in his letters. The same applies to the Blue Rock Springs phone call.
Killed: Dec. 20, 1968 (Friday)
Case number: V-25564
Time of attack: Approximately 11:15 p.m.
Place of attack: A gravel parking area along remote Lake Herman Road on the eastern outskirts of Vallejo, Calif.
Method of attack: David Faraday, age 17, was shot once in the head at point-blank range and died within minutes. Betty Lou Jensen, age 16, was shot five times in the back and killed instantly. The weapon was a .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol. The ammunition was Winchester Western Super X copper-coated long rifle. There was no indication of robbery or sexual molestation. While there were no witnesses, several vehicles were seen in the area just prior to local resident Stella Borges discovering the crime scene.Below: The aftermath of the Zodiac killer's attack at Lake Herman Road:
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