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Killer In The Code

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★★★★★
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This podcast has
15 episodes
Language
English
Explicit
No
Date created
2025/12/23
Latest episode
2026/10/22
Average duration
34 min.
Release period
22 days

Description

Killer In The Code: Solving The Black Dahlia & Zodiac Cases, a new podcast from bestselling author Michael Connelly. Self-styled cold case consultant Alex Baber believes he has a set of life skills that allow him to find the hidden beneath the hidden. These skills took him down a two-year path to solving two of the most infamous murder cases in history, The Black Dahlia and Zodiac killer cases. With no badge and no law enforcement training, has Baber closed the cases that have baffled law enforcement for more than half a century? Some of the top minds in homicide and code-breaking work believe so and stand by his findings. Killer In The Code follows Baber on his investigative journey across the country as he uses cryptology, genealogy, AI, and finally long hours of basic gumshoe work to identify a suspect that has taunted and eluded authorities for decades. Along the way startling new evidence in both cases is discovered, all of it pointing unequivocally toward one man who lived in a dark world and may have intentionally left a “smoking gun” behind so that one day he would be discovered by someone who viewed the open cases as one puzzle missing just a few key pieces. Alex Baber found those pieces and solved the puzzle. Killer In The Code tells the story. Learn more on killerinthecode.com.

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Chapter 15: The Injustice Collector
2026/10/22
A former profiler with the FBI continues the linguistic analysis of the words of Marvin Margolis as well as the Zodiac and the killers of the Black Dahlia and Cheri Jo Bates. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 14: Words Matter
2026/10/12
Professor Valerie Fridland, expert on sociolinguistics, the study of how the words we use reveal identity, reviews the words of the Zodiac, Black Dahlia and Cheri Jo Bates killers and comes up with some telling conclusions. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 13: It Goes Where It Goes
2026/09/10
The investigation leads to an examination of a murder in Los Angeles two years before Elizabeth Short was killed. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 12: Probable Cause
2026/08/26
Two long experienced judges weigh in on the case against Marvin Margolis. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 11: From The Grave
2026/08/26
Marvin Margolis’s military file is a gold mine of information, including his own description of the harrowing wartime experience that sent him down a dark path. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 10: New Age Sherlock
2026/02/19
Inspired in equal parts by Alan Turing and Arthur Conan Doyle, Alex Baber is a citizen sleuth who believes no case is unsolvable. A profile of this unconventional investigator. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
Chapter 9: Last Man Standing
2026/02/12
An update on the investigation and an interview with William J. Mann, author of Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
Chapter 8: The Round Table Part 2
2026/02/05
Part 2 of the discussion amongst the investigators answering questions from listeners. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
Chapter 7: The Round Table Part 1
2026/02/05
An update on the investigation. Part 1 of the discussion amongst the investigators answering questions from listeners. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 6: A Mind For Murder
2026/01/29
Who was Marvin Merrill? A deep dive into the suspect’s life reveals possible connections to unsolved cases from every place he ever lived.  Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
Chapter 5: The Zodiac Motel
2026/01/15
Alex Baber’s search for the ‘torture room’ where Elizabeth Short was murdered. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 4: Code Makers and Breakers
2026/01/08
When Ed Giorgio’s cryptology team confirmed Alex Baber’s codebreaking, they uncovered a key piece of evidence themselves and a startling connection to Elizabeth Short. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 3: El Diablo
2026/01/06
Alex Baber finds a clue in the last Zodiac cipher that unlocks a direct connection to the Black Dahlia. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 2: The Smoking Gun
2025/12/23
Alex Baber’s gumshoe work leads to the discovery of undeniable physical evidence linking two of most infamous murder cases in history. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Chapter 1: The Hidden Beneath The Hidden
2025/12/22
Cold case consultant Alex Baber cracks the Zodiac Killer’s most difficult cypher and it leads to a stunning revelation. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com

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4.6 out of 5
742 reviews
★★★★☆
ramjam2011 2026/10/13
Flawed theory, interesting podcast nonetheless
I really enjoy Michael Connelly’s production on this podcast, but the main theory seems like a major stretch. The whole thing relies on an amateur sle...
★★★★★
portola_steve 2026/09/23
Innovative & thrilling approach
Might be Connelly’s #1 fan of all the books and the last 3 podcasts. The connections to the Dahlia case seem really well done and on point, but I can’...
★★★★★
hates_jazz17 2026/09/16
Well Researched
If you are familiar or not with Zodiac and Black Dahlia Avenger, you get a lot out of this fascinating exploration of these crimes. The info on breaki...
★★★☆☆
Trace yc 2026/09/07
So much recap
Please cut out the recap. There’s so much recap. The whole first 10 episodes could be compressed to no more than 5.
★★★★★
Cedrik Z 2026/09/01
Riveting
I grew up in the East Bay in the 70s and well remember the Zodiac killings. This podcast is incredible and the evidence overwhelming. I particularly...
★★★★★
Jen-Degtjarewsky 2026/08/30
Helpful Advice
You’ve done an incredible investigation, probably solved two legendary cold cases, and you are one of my favorite authors. — The reason people are co...
★★★★★
dammitthisoneshoudntbetaken 2026/08/29
Best true crime podcast in a long time
Wow! Before you listen, please do some research on the Black Dahlia and the Zodiac Killer. Prepared to have your mind blown by bomb shell after bomb s...
★★★★★
jgrazie 2026/08/29
Solved
Michael Connelly’s works of fiction and the Bosch TV shows are fantastic but this might be his best work. Two of the most famous unsolved murder case...
★★★☆☆
Gamer337 2026/08/17
It’s still far fetched but worth hearing them out
It’s an insane premise but the way they lay it out makes it seem more plausible that I thought it would. He’s a better suspect than many others but th...
★★☆☆☆
Johnnynitro2727 2026/06/23
Riveting Pod
If this guy really did both murders, he will go down in history as the most diabolical criminal genius in our country’s history. The two most famous c...
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