NOVEMBER 9, 1969: The San Francisco Chronicle received what became known as the “Death Machine” letter from the Zodiac Killer whose claims, taunts and threats terrorized the City for a decade.

NOVEMBER 9, 1969: The San Francisco Chronicle received what became known as the “Death Machine” letter from the Zodiac Killer whose claims, taunts and threats terrorized the City for a decade.

The Zodiac Killer was the pseudonym for a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s. It is a name…

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NOVEMBER 8, 1975: San Francisco designated the Whittier Mansion a City Landmark.

NOVEMBER 8, 1975: San Francisco designated the Whittier Mansion a City Landmark.

William Franklin Whittier (1832-1917) moved to California from Maine at age 22 and made his fortune in the glass and paint business. Whittier, Fuller &…

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