The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer The Code is Cracked (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, History, Reality-TV

The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer

The Code is Cracked (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, History, Reality-TV

Sal and Ken investigate the epicenter of the murders. A team member solves the Zodiac's infamous Z340 code, which has eluded codebreakers for 50 years.

Producers

Trey Borzillieri | Winston Cutshall | Dan Johnstone (as Daniel Johnstone)

Cinematographer

Ryan Walsh

Editors

Austin Flack | Duane Tudahl

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Updated Dec 12, 2017

Release date

Dec 12, 2017 (United States)

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Kevin Knight Self - Artificial Intelligence , USC Self - Artificial Intelligence , USC See fewer	Under the Silver Lake (2018)
Sal LaBarbera Self - Homicide Detective Self - Homicide Detective See fewer	Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
Ken Mains Self - Cold Case Expert Self - Cold Case Expert See fewer	Conspiracies Decoded (2020)
Ross Sullivan Self - Zodiac Killer Suspect (archive footage) Self - Zodiac Killer Suspect (archive footage) See fewer
Lawrence Kane Kaye Self - Zodiac Killer Suspect (archive footage) (as Lawrence Kane) Self - Zodiac Killer Suspect (archive footage) (as Lawrence Kane) See fewer	BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016)
Craig P. Bauer Self - NSA Fellow Self - NSA Fellow See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Tom Bruton Self - San Francisco PD (Retired) Self - San Francisco PD (Retired) See fewer	The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
David Oranchak Self - Zodiac Cipher Expert Self - Zodiac Cipher Expert See fewer	SpyCast (2006)
Sujith Ravi Self - Computer Engineer, Google Self - Computer Engineer, Google See fewer	The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Ryan Garlick Self - Professor of Computer Science Self - Professor of Computer Science See fewer	The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Misty Johansen Self - Zodiac Historian Self - Zodiac Historian See fewer	The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Pamela Hofsass Self - Director, Forensic Services Division, Contra Costa County Self - Director, Forensic Services Division, Contra Costa County See fewer	The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Suzanna Ryan Self - Forensic Serologist, AISOCC Self - Forensic Serologist, AISOCC See fewer	The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Roger Pierson Self - Lamplighter Performer 1968 - 2002 Self - Lamplighter Performer 1968 - 2002 See fewer	The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Taylor Berg-Kilpatrick Self - Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University Self - Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University See fewer	The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Ed Scheidt Self - Chairman, CIA Cryptographic Center (Retired) Self - Chairman, CIA Cryptographic Center (Retired) See fewer	The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Cheri Jo Bates Self - Riverside Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Riverside Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Zodiac Killer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kenny vs. Spenny (2002)
Mocean Melvin Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Dead Air (I) (2009)
Paul Lee Stine Self - Zodiac Killer Victim (archive footage) Self - Zodiac Killer Victim (archive footage) See fewer	BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016)
Jason Wolf Self - Executive Producer, The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer Self - Executive Producer, The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer See fewer	Undercover Boss (2010)