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The former Ace Hardware in Vallejo, where
Zodiac suspect Arthur Leigh Allen was employed for several years.
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Closed since 1999, the building recently
reopened as a giant Halloween store. How fitting!
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Way in the back of the store, Ed joked he had
found one of Allen's old shoes.
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Virtually untouched since Ace Hardware closed
in 1999 (and probably decades earlier), one can easily imagine Allen lumbering around this
isolated area near the rear exit.
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Behind the building, Ed rings the old service
buzzer with his newly-purchased, glow-in-the-dark plastic machete. Nobody answered.
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I attempt to repair a piece of the crumbling
building. Unsuccessful, I took the piece home for safekeeping.
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Outside the Valano Club in Vallejo, evil
forces were at work and got Ed and I to attack each other! Luckily, we noticed an open
pool table and went back inside before any damage was done.
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In San Francisco, an eerie glow is cast over
the intersection of Washington and Maple Streets, the Zodiac's original destination for
murder.
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While at Washington and Maple, this black cat
approached me from the shadows of a mansion. The cat was quite friendly and followed me a
full block to Zodiac's murder scene, the intersection of Washington and Cherry Streets.
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At the exact spot where Zodiac killed Paul
Stine, the cat arched its back and began to hiss at nothing in particular.
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Remember the Zodiac shack, just off Lake
Herman Road in Vallejo? It was a rumored hideout for the Zodiac. For years I've received
e-mail about another such shack, this one in nearby Vacaville. Behold: The Vacashack!
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Unlike the Zodiac shack, the Vacashack was
sealed like a drum. The only entrance we could find in the dwindling light meant a
dangerous climb. No thanks! I'm sure we'll be back, though.
-- BONUS VIDEO 1 --
-- BONUS VIDEO 2 --
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Angie and Ed get prepared for a late night
hike to Devil's Kichen in rural Sonoma County. It was around this time that Ed reminded us
of the "Warning: Armed patrols" signs he had seen throughout the area.
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Angie leads the way through the thick brush.
Devil's Kitchen overlooks the scene of where multiple bodies were found in the early
1970s.
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Several minutes into the hike, Ed actually got
a call on his cell from Wichita, Kan. Now that's great range!
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It's unknown who was responsible for the
murders near Devil's Kitchen in the early 1970s. Zodiac? Ted Bundy? BTK? Whoever it was,
we half expected to run into them.
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A surprised Ed is alerted to my presence only
by the flash of my camera. It was pitch black and the ground slippery and steep.
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Angie stands at the edge of a huge cliff. If
not for our lanterns, she might have found herself at the bottom...
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