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Podcast: Based on a True Story
Episode: Zodiac
Description: In 2007, director David Fincher helmed the movie simply entitled, Zodiac, which tells the thrilling story of a rash of killings in the 1960s and 70s.Despite the film's failure at the box office, the subject is one that seems to pique the public's interest whenever it's mentioned.In fact, it was just a few months ago during this year's presidential race in the United States when an internet meme led to a conspiracy that Republican Senator Ted Cruz was compared to an infamous serial killer known only as the Zodiac Killer.The conspiracy...