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Stewart claimed to find his father's name, "Earl Van Best Jr.," hidden within the Zodiac’s famous unsolved cryptograms.

is a New York Times bestselling true-crime memoir by Gary L. Stewart and Susan Mustafa that presents a theory identifying the infamous Zodiac Killer . Published in 2014, the book chronicles Stewart's decade-long search for his biological father, which ultimately led him to believe his father was the elusive serial murderer. Core Premise and Theory The Most Dangerous Animal of All

Stewart noted a striking similarity between his father's mugshot and the 1969 police sketch of the Zodiac. Stewart claimed to find his father's name, "Earl Van Best Jr

After being contacted by his birth mother at age 39, Stewart began investigating his biological father, . Stewart claims that Van Best Jr. is the Zodiac Killer based on several pieces of circumstantial evidence: Published in 2014, the book chronicles Stewart's decade-long

A handwriting expert initially suggested that Van Best Jr.'s writing on a marriage certificate matched the Zodiac's cryptic letters.

Van Best Jr. was a convicted pedophile with a history of predatory behavior, providing a psychological profile that Stewart argued fit the killer. The FX Docuseries and Debunking