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About the Book

   This story begins in a small town south of San Francisco, California. Colma, California is a cemetery town, not many things happen there! It is about a Rookie Police Officer just out of the academy trying to satisfy his father's wishes. The rookie cops name is Ray Ottoboni, a spoiled rich kid who never wanted to be a cop! A religious kid that couldn't harm anyone. Ray was inexperienced in police work and had no one to advise him what to do! The Chief of police Dino had no training in police work and has never been to a Police Academy! As the story moves on Ray calls for an ambulance on a traffic accident. Mercy Ambulance responded to the scene and in those days the ambulance Company had one paramedic and a driver. After the injured person was treated, Wayne, who was the driver, started a conversation with Ray. That conversation started a chain of events that would change Ray's life forever. One thing leads to another and both parties end up in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Ray didn't know he was being setup in a murder. There is no way the rookie cop was supposed to know the ambulance driver was a killer! The decision that was made to bury the woman was wrong but the rookie cop was scared and totally in shock. Nobody knows what they would do if placed in that position. No matter ifhe is a police officer or a private citizen!

_After Lake Tahoe, the most bewildering true crime investigations take place. The story changes and the killer becomes a serial killer! The rookie cop, all alone and no one to help him! The police departments are not catching the serial killer. The rookie cop must somehow stop him! But how? He is involved! The story changes back and forth! The Rookie Cop is now assistant chief of police. He's attempted to find out if Wayne is the "Zodiac" killer. He found out information that points to Wayne as the "Zodiac" killer. When Wayne went to Los Angeles there were no more "Zodiac" killings!

   Now, the crime story is changing. Ray believes there could be two "Zodiac" Killers. The story tells about Captain Cann and then after he went to Union City Police Department. Later in the story Ray's father was being blackmailed. Ray told his father that he told Captain Cann about Lake Tahoe. Captain Cann is assassinated by a sniper in 1974. The investigation in 2002 thru 2008 proves without a doubt that Wayne was the "Zodiac" killer and Wayne's father Wilfred was "Zodiac II. The death certificate proved to Ray that whoever filled out the death certificate lied! Ray proved Police failure by San Francisco and Vallejo police departments all throughout the story. The story tells about how the "Zodiac" imitated Jack the Ripper in many ways.

   Ray did everything he could to prove there were two "Zodiac" Killers! Now it is up to the Police Department to finish what Ray has proved! One important factor in this crime story will prove I know who the "Zodiac" was! When I mention the name Sherwood Forest! How did I know that the people ofVallejo named the park Sherwood Forest? Someone had to tell me that Sherwood Forest existed! In the 1960's and 1970's I had never been in the city ofVallejo!

About the Author

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My name is Raymond J. Ottoboni. I was born in San Francisco California, and raised in Colma California. Colma is a small town just south of San Francisco, which is comprised mostly of Cemeteries. Having grown up an only child of wealthy parents. I think it's fair to say that I had a somewhat sheltered childhood. I always believed that everyone was good. My father was a powerful man, and he never believed in failure! That made my life very difficult, because everything I did had to be perfect!

I went to Serra High School in San Mateo California. I skipped two grades in elementary school so I was very young when I went to High School. The Catholic Priests started me gambling. That was my Demise. Through out my life I lost Millions of dollars. I was in Politics most ofmy life. When I was 23 years old I was the youngest councilman in California, and then in 1968 I was the youngest Mayor in California. Being the son of a Powerful Father is a total nightmare. I couldn't get in any trouble. The family name was sacred and powerful, so that means my father had lots of enemies! My life was a living Hell!

I caused my parents a great deal of suffering! I was in trouble constantly. In 1976 I was arrested for vote fraud. I was setup by my fathers enemies! I didn't go to jail, but I Disgraced the family name! In 1980 I won the election and I was back on top again. I made California history! Later in 1989 a documentary movie about my political career was filmed by movie director Barry Brann. It was nominated for a academy award, but it did not win. As you see my life goes up and down, like riding on a merry-go-round.

I went from rich to poor in 10 years! I was totally messed up. In all the grief I caused my parents the worst was my involvement with the Zodiac Killer in 1970. I got myself in a bad situation, and no way out! I made a wrong decision in Lake Tahoe and will never forgive myself. I am trying to make amends for what I did in Lake Tahoe by writing this story! Also I am trying to console all the family's of the "Zodiac" victims! Remember there were two "Zodiac" Killers. When I finished writing this book I can fmally feel good about myself.