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The
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Manson Family Member! |
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Zodiac Killer? |
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Bruce
Davis was born Oct. 5 1942 in Monroe, Louisiana.
He later moved to Tennessee where he attended Roane High school and
held the position of Editor-in-Chief of the school year
book. He also won a Scholastic Award in Social Science. In 1961, after graduation,
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Davis
first came to
California in 1962. He worked in Lake Tahoe and, as he says,
"had a fake driver's license." He spent some time
along the coast and traveled to Seattle, Washington where a friend
saw him purchase military shoes at a PX. He came back to
California in 1963 (a couple was murdered in the Santa Barbara
area that same year) and
made money working various jobs. |
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He returned
to Tennessee but relocated back to California in 1964 (near the time of the San
Diego Honeymoon murders.) He lived in Anaheim, Riverside,
Buena Park, Costa Mesa and
spent some
time in Newport Beach. (Zodiac
victim, Cheri Jo Bates frequented there.)
See
map. During this time he worked as a welder, painter,
pipe fitter,
general construction worker, long shore man, farm laborer, bar assistant, road surveyor, and mechanic. Finally
"dropping out" of society in November 1966 (at the same
time that the Zodiac wrote the Bates "Confession"
letter) Davis became a "transient under-grounder." Riverside City College was undergoing a renovation
during the years 1965 to 1967 and it is believed that Davis worked on that project
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After a short stint in
jail for a drug charge, he was released for lack of evidence. Davis now
admits to taking hard drugs from 1965 until 1967, including the
hallucinogen LSD. He has a criminal history beginning in 1967 in
Los Angeles County (CII:3 479 135.) In September of 1967, Davis met Charles Manson and
became an ardent follower. He traveled to England
and other countries to spread Manson's word. While in England he associated with
occultists and a "coven of witches" in Manchester. He
also delved into the Process Church (a cult) and Scientology. He had studied these and other groups in the early
' 60s. He worked in the mailroom at the
center for Scientology in England but was fired for drug use. |
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He came
back to the US and traveled to Berkeley,
CA. One witness states that he saw Davis in Berkeley in
December of 1968 (near the time of the December 20, 1968 Zodiac attack.) After engaging in Manson Family
activities (including two murders) he left again for England.
(This was just after the Gaul / Sharp murders on November 21,
1969.) He was there only a short time and returned to California in
early December 1969. |
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During most of
1970 he was pursued by the police and the FBI. The Los Angeles
District Attorney's Office has said that, "Bruce Davis was
Charlie's axe-man." He finally
surrendered to Los Angeles authorities on December 2, 1970.
He was tried and found guilty of two murders and sentenced to life
in prison. |
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Bruce McGregor Davis is a suspect in several other murders and declines
to talk when asked about the Zodiac crimes. Davis told a friend,
"I have not been charged with those crimes so I cannot
answer that question." |
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Click here to see court
documents for Bruce Davis' 1980 retrial attempt being rejected |
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Many
criminal analysts believe that certain significant events can
trigger a killer to strike. The death of Bruce Davis' father,
Bert, was on 7/16/68. (See certificate below.) Davis refused to
attend the funeral saying he was "resentful" of his
father because of all the physical and mental abuses of the past.
He said he "did attend the settling of his estate, took my
share and again ran from the reminders of my past." Zodiac's
first attack was on 12/20/68. Davis traveled to England that same
month and year! |
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Another look Bruce
Davis had. Click image for closer view. |
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photos of Bruce Davis |
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Bruce Davis used |
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Bruce
Davis associated with the Process cult and studied their
literature. |
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This picture was found in a Process magazine. |
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Click here
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Styles of Bruce Davis |
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Click here to see the transcript
of Bruce Davis' 2010 parole hearing |
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