The third man, who eventually died, said the gunman was an unkempt, bearded black man in his 30s, about six feet tall. The fourth victim, still alive, says that days before he was shot a stranger fitting the description wanted to know his birthday. Zodiac wrote that “Orion” could stop him and police are comparing on a map the pattern of that constellation to the shooting sites. Zodiac strikes on Thursdays, usually three weeks apart. Police fear July 12.
