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The Salinas Decoder

"Based on a true story of the couple who solved one of the Zodiac Killer's ciphers..."

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.

Top Cast

  • Gray Eversmann

    Gray Eversmann

    Donald Gene Harden

  • Madeleine Anastasia

    Madeleine Anastasia

    Bettye June Harden

  • Leon Nelson

    Leon Nelson

    Zodiac Killer

  • Roberto Marsical

    Roberto Marsical

    David Arthur Faraday

  • Setayesh Moghimi

    Setayesh Moghimi

    Betty Lou Jensen

  • Davis To

    Davis To

    News-Reporter (voice)

  • Elvis To

    Elvis To

    News Reporter 2 (voice)

  • Mello Edrees

    Mello Edrees

    Zodiac Killer (voice)

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.

Rating

7.0 / 10
1 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • To.Elvis.Loc
    To.Elvis.Loc
    7 Apr 6, 2026

    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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