Deborah Perez

Southern California woman Deborah Perez claimed in an April 29, 2009, press conference that she believes her adoptive father, Guy Ward Hendrickson, is the Zodiac Killer, who murdered several in San Francisco in the 1960s.The New York Times: Californian Says Father Was Zodiac Killer...

Perez, who was seven years old at the time of he murders, claimed that she was present while her adoptive father, Hendrickson, committed one of the murders and that she wrote several of the letters sent to San Francisco news outlets taking credit for the killings.The New York Times: Californian Says Father Was Zodiac Killer...

Perez claims that after seeing the composite of the zodiac killer suspect, she recognized the man as her father, Guy Ward Hendrickson. After further research, she found cards and letters sent to the press, claiming responsibility for the crimes, some of which she claims she wrote. Perez also stated that she was present while Hendrickson killed one of the victims and that Hendrickson told her he had killed several others.The New York Times: Californian Says Father Was Zodiac Killer...

During the press conference on April 29, 2009, Perez also claimed that she has a set of glasses that belonged to a San Francisco taxi driver murdered in 1969, one of the items her father took as souvenirs from his victims.The New York Times: Californian Says Father Was Zodiac Killer...

Despite Perez's attorney claiming that she passed psychological testing, many Zodiac enthusiasts discounted her claims, citing the fact that Perez did not come forward with this information until 40 years later.The New York Times: Californian Says Father Was Zodiac Killer...

Perez is also not the first person to take credit for the killings, as in 2006, Dennis Kaufman came forward claiming his step-father, Jack Tarrance was the man responsible.The New York Times: Californian Says Father Was Zodiac Killer...