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'''Arthur Leigh Allen''' (December 18, 1933 – August 26, 1992) was an American teacher, mechanic, cashier, and convicted child molester, who is best known for being the prime suspect in the [[Zodiac Killer]] case. |
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'''Arthur Leigh Allen''' (December 18, 1933 – August 26, 1992) was an American teacher, mechanic, cashier, and convicted child molester, who is best known for being the [[Zodiac Killer suspects|prime suspect]] in the [[Zodiac Killer]] case. |
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Allen was born in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii, on December 18, 1933. He grew up in [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]], [[California]], and had a strained relationship with his mother.[{{Cite web|last=Nucleus|date=2022-05-28|title=Arthur Leigh Allen – The True Crime Database Arthur Leigh Allen|url=https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/arthur-leigh-allen/|access-date=2025-08-20|website=The True Crime Database|language=en-US}}] Allen entered the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] on December 13, 1951, and served until his honorable discharge on December 12, 1959. During his time in the navy, he served mostly in the reserves but spent some time on active duty. He served on multiple submarines and earned the China Service Medal for his service in southeast Asia.[{{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Allen-Files-John-Bowman/dp/B0CZ11PK9F |title=The Allen Files |date=March 25, 2024 |isbn=979-8320748399 |pages=4}}] On April 4, 1958, Allen faced a special court-martial at Treasure Island for bringing a loaded .45 pistol onto the naval base. He was found not guilty.[{{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Allen-Files-John-Bowman/dp/B0CZ11PK9F#detailBullets_feature_div |title=The Allen Files |date=March 25, 2024 |isbn=979-8320748399 |pages=8}}] Allen attended [[California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo|California Polytechnic State College]], where he was the California collegiate trampoline champion in 1959.[{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald/190228314/ | title=Trampoline Class To Start Monday | work=[[Vallejo Times Herald]] | date=February 14, 1965 | accessdate=31 January 2026 | pages=25}}] |
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Allen was born in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii, on December 18, 1933. He grew up in [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]], [[California]], and had a strained relationship with his mother.[{{Cite web|last=Nucleus|date=2022-05-28|title=Arthur Leigh Allen – The True Crime Database Arthur Leigh Allen|url=https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/arthur-leigh-allen/|access-date=2025-08-20|website=The True Crime Database|language=en-US}}] Allen entered the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] on December 13, 1951, and served until his honorable discharge on December 12, 1959. During his time in the navy, he served mostly in the reserves but spent some time on active duty. He served on multiple submarines and earned the China Service Medal for his service in southeast Asia.[{{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Allen-Files-John-Bowman/dp/B0CZ11PK9F |title=The Allen Files |date=March 25, 2024 |isbn=979-8320748399 |pages=4}}] On April 4, 1958, Allen faced a special court-martial at Treasure Island for bringing a loaded .45 pistol onto the naval base. He was found not guilty.[{{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Allen-Files-John-Bowman/dp/B0CZ11PK9F#detailBullets_feature_div |title=The Allen Files |date=March 25, 2024 |isbn=979-8320748399 |pages=8}}] Allen attended [[California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo|California Polytechnic State College]], where he was the California collegiate trampoline champion in 1959.[{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald/190228314/ | title=Trampoline Class To Start Monday | work=[[Vallejo Times Herald]] | date=February 14, 1965 | accessdate=31 January 2026 | pages=25}}] |
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In the early 1960s, he moved to [[Atascadero, California]], where he worked as a teacher and later as a mechanic.[{{Cite web |title='This Is the Zodiac Speaking': Who Is Suspect Arthur Leigh Allen and Why Do His Former Students Think He Was the Zodiac Killer? |url=https://people.com/who-is-zodiac-killer-suspect-arthur-leigh-allen-this-is-the-zodiac-speaking-8732038 |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=People.com |language=en}}] He died from a [[heart attack|heart-attack]] on August 26, 1992.[{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=These siblings are convinced their former teacher was the Zodiac Killer. Here's why |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/zodiac-killer-arthur-leigh-allen-rcna176996 |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}] He was played by [[John Carroll Lynch]] in the 2007 [[David Fincher]] film ''[[Zodiac (2007 film)|Zodiac]]''.[{{Cite news |last=Stevens |first=Dana |date=2007-03-02 |title=No Guts, No Gory |url=https://slate.com/culture/2007/03/zodiac-the-surprisingly-cerebral-new-thriller-from-david-fincher.html |access-date=2025-08-22 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}}] |
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In the early 1960s, Allen moved to [[Atascadero, California]], where he worked as a teacher and later as a mechanic.[{{Cite web |title='This Is the Zodiac Speaking': Who Is Suspect Arthur Leigh Allen and Why Do His Former Students Think He Was the Zodiac Killer? |url=https://people.com/who-is-zodiac-killer-suspect-arthur-leigh-allen-this-is-the-zodiac-speaking-8732038 |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=People.com |language=en}}] He died from a [[heart attack|heart-attack]] on August 26, 1992.[{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=These siblings are convinced their former teacher was the Zodiac Killer. Here's why |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/zodiac-killer-arthur-leigh-allen-rcna176996 |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}] Allen was played by [[John Carroll Lynch]] in the 2007 [[David Fincher]] film ''[[Zodiac (film)|Zodiac]]''.[{{Cite news |last=Stevens |first=Dana |date=2007-03-02 |title=No Guts, No Gory |url=https://slate.com/culture/2007/03/zodiac-the-surprisingly-cerebral-new-thriller-from-david-fincher.html |access-date=2025-08-22 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}}] |
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