Dossier
Marvin Merrill
Coverage of Marvin Merrill in the Nexus archive.
- Zodiac Killer may be tied to Black Dahlia case after ‘code cracked,’ new suspect emerges
An independent investigator claims to have cracked the Zodiac Killer's code, linking the serial killer to the 1947 Black Dahlia murder of Elizabeth Short. The decoded message points to Marvin Margolis, a suspect in the case who used the alias Marvin Merrill and was connected to Short. Cold Case Consultants of America's Alex Baber presented findings using AI and handwriting analysis, suggesting Margolis may be the Zodiac Killer.