On November 7th 2025, respected Zodiac researcher Cragle, sent me close-up images of the dividing panel (B-pillar) from the taxicab of Paul Stine, showing bloody prints in the image below. The B-pillar is located between a vehicle's front and rear side glass, where it serves as a structural support of its roof. The average male hand width (across the widest part of the palm) is about 3.5 inches (8.9 cm). The distance between the extreme prints on the dividing panel measure about 3 1/4 inches or 8.3 cm, approximating that of closed fingers from the hand (excluding the thumb). We can't learn a great deal from this, but we can assert that these were almost certainly the fingerprints of the Zodiac Killer, who was witnessed by the teenagers across the road to have opened the driver side door from the outside.
The extended recollection of the teenagers read "At this time, Lindsey went downstairs to get a better look at what was happening, while one of the kids upstairs called the police. Downstairs, the lights were off, so Lindsey knew he could not be seen from the outside. He got close to the window and watched his actions. He was shortly joined by Rebecca. They both watched and observed in silence as Zodiac pushed the driver to an upright position behind the steering wheel, exited the car and walked around the rear of the car and opened the driver's door. Stine had fallen over onto the seat and Zodiac pulled him back up into the seated position and had some difficulty keeping him upright. Once upright, he was seen to have a rag, or something like a handkerchief and began to wipe down the door area and leaning over the driver, part of the dashboard. When he was finished, Zodiac calmly walked to Cherry St. and walked north".
The extended recollection of the teenagers read "At this time, Lindsey went downstairs to get a better look at what was happening, while one of the kids upstairs called the police. Downstairs, the lights were off, so Lindsey knew he could not be seen from the outside. He got close to the window and watched his actions. He was shortly joined by Rebecca. They both watched and observed in silence as Zodiac pushed the driver to an upright position behind the steering wheel, exited the car and walked around the rear of the car and opened the driver's door. Stine had fallen over onto the seat and Zodiac pulled him back up into the seated position and had some difficulty keeping him upright. Once upright, he was seen to have a rag, or something like a handkerchief and began to wipe down the door area and leaning over the driver, part of the dashboard. When he was finished, Zodiac calmly walked to Cherry St. and walked north".
HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE OF REAR POST OF LEFT FRONT DOOR
IMAGE WITH ADAPTIVE EQUALIZE
WITH HIGH MAGNIFICATION
TRACING PATTERNS
The only way the Zodiac Killer can create the leverage to pull Paul Stine from his fallen position to upright, was to either (A) brace his right hand upon the central fixed dividing panel of the taxicab, and use his left hand to lever the body of Paul Stine back into the seated position, or (B) grip the upright post of the left driver door frame and use his right hand to upright Paul Stine. The location of the bloody fingerprints are consistent with the actions of Zodiac as observed by the eyewitnesses that night. These were the prints that Officer Armond Pelissetti claimed he saw as he approached the taxicab, once he had escorted the kids back to the alcove of their house. Of course, Zodiac researchers with suspects will do anything to claim these are not the bloody fingerprints of the killer, because any evidence that has the power to rule out their suspect has to be vigorously rubbished. They will fight tooth and nail to dismiss any fingerprints and DNA found in the Zodiac case.
The bloody fingerprints shown above are not on the central (middle section) of the pillar, and are listed as "OUTSIDE REAR POST OF LEFT FRONT DOOR". It is with certainty that these bloody fingerprints were noted on the upright post of the driver side door. In other words, the right side of the glass on the driver's door (as shown below). This being the case, suggests that these fingerprints should be from the left hand of the Zodiac Killer. With his left hand pulling the door into his body, he can acquire the leverage and use his dominant right hand to pull up the body of Paul Stine. It would have been easier to brace the right hand on the fixed central pillar and use the left hand to upright the stricken taxicab driver, but this apparently wasn't the methodology used by the Zodiac Killer. The only other plausible option for the location of these fingerprints, is that he used the fingertips of his right (or left) hand to push the driver door shut by using this upright post of the left door. However, this would have been totally unnecessary, with multiple other more sensible ways to achieve the same task.
The Robbins kids may have observed the Zodiac Killer wiping down the taxicab driver door area, but this doesn't necessarily mean he managed to erase all of the fingerprints he deposited that night. He may have wiped the taxicab inadequately, or failed to wipe this section of the door post. This was an extremely dynamic situation in reduced lighting, with the pressure of time and the impending arrival of law enforcement - so it really isn't that surprising that the Zodiac Killer wasn't able to remove every fingerprint he left at the scene of the murder.
HOW THE SHIRT PIECE WAS REMOVED: PART ONE PART TWO
The bloody fingerprints shown above are not on the central (middle section) of the pillar, and are listed as "OUTSIDE REAR POST OF LEFT FRONT DOOR". It is with certainty that these bloody fingerprints were noted on the upright post of the driver side door. In other words, the right side of the glass on the driver's door (as shown below). This being the case, suggests that these fingerprints should be from the left hand of the Zodiac Killer. With his left hand pulling the door into his body, he can acquire the leverage and use his dominant right hand to pull up the body of Paul Stine. It would have been easier to brace the right hand on the fixed central pillar and use the left hand to upright the stricken taxicab driver, but this apparently wasn't the methodology used by the Zodiac Killer. The only other plausible option for the location of these fingerprints, is that he used the fingertips of his right (or left) hand to push the driver door shut by using this upright post of the left door. However, this would have been totally unnecessary, with multiple other more sensible ways to achieve the same task.
The Robbins kids may have observed the Zodiac Killer wiping down the taxicab driver door area, but this doesn't necessarily mean he managed to erase all of the fingerprints he deposited that night. He may have wiped the taxicab inadequately, or failed to wipe this section of the door post. This was an extremely dynamic situation in reduced lighting, with the pressure of time and the impending arrival of law enforcement - so it really isn't that surprising that the Zodiac Killer wasn't able to remove every fingerprint he left at the scene of the murder.
HOW THE SHIRT PIECE WAS REMOVED: PART ONE PART TWO
ABOVE IMAGE COURTESY OF CRAGLE
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