Podcast
Killer In The Code
Killer In The Code: Solving The Black Dahlia & Zodiac Cases, a new podcast from bestselling author Michael Connelly.
Self-styled cold case consultant Alex Baber believes he has a set of life skills that allow him to find the hidden beneath the hidden. These skills took him down a two-year path to solving two of the most infamous murder cases in history, The Black Dahlia and Zodiac killer cases. With no badge and no law enforcement training, has Baber closed the cases that have baffled law enforcement for more than half a century? Some of the top minds in homicide and code-breaking work believe so and stand by his findings. Killer In The Code follows Baber on his investigative journey across the country as he uses cryptology, genealogy, AI, and finally long hours of basic gumshoe work to identify a suspect that has taunted and eluded authorities for decades. Along the way startling new evidence in both cases is discovered, all of it pointing unequivocally toward one man who lived in a dark world and may have intentionally left a “smoking gun” behind so that one day he would be discovered by someone who viewed the open cases as one puzzle missing just a few key pieces. Alex Baber found those pieces and solved the puzzle. Killer In The Code tells the story. Learn more on killerinthecode.com.
- Episodes
- 15
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 32 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
15 episodes, from the first
Season 1
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31 min
Chapter 1: The Hidden Beneath The Hidden
Episode 1
Show notes
Cold case consultant Alex Baber cracks the Zodiac Killer’s most difficult cypher and it leads to a stunning revelation. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
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23 min
Chapter 2: The Smoking Gun
Episode 2
Show notes
Alex Baber’s gumshoe work leads to the discovery of undeniable physical evidence linking two of most infamous murder cases in history. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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43 min
Chapter 3: El Diablo
Episode 3
Show notes
Alex Baber finds a clue in the last Zodiac cipher that unlocks a direct connection to the Black Dahlia. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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38 min
Chapter 4: Code Makers and Breakers
Episode 4
Show notes
When Ed Giorgio’s cryptology team confirmed Alex Baber’s codebreaking, they uncovered a key piece of evidence themselves and a startling connection to Elizabeth Short. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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22 min
Chapter 5: The Zodiac Motel
Episode 5
Show notes
Alex Baber’s search for the ‘torture room’ where Elizabeth Short was murdered. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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27 min
Chapter 6: A Mind For Murder
Episode 6
Show notes
Who was Marvin Merrill? A deep dive into the suspect’s life reveals possible connections to unsolved cases from every place he ever lived. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
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32 min
Chapter 7: The Round Table Part 1
Episode 7
Show notes
An update on the investigation. Part 1 of the discussion amongst the investigators answering questions from listeners. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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35 min
Chapter 8: The Round Table Part 2
Episode 8
Show notes
Part 2 of the discussion amongst the investigators answering questions from listeners. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
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29 min
Chapter 9: Last Man Standing
Episode 9
Show notes
An update on the investigation and an interview with William J. Mann, author of Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
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24 min
Chapter 10: New Age Sherlock
Episode 10
Show notes
Inspired in equal parts by Alan Turing and Arthur Conan Doyle, Alex Baber is a citizen sleuth who believes no case is unsolvable. A profile of this unconventional investigator. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
Season 2
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42 min
Chapter 11: From The Grave
Episode 1
Show notes
Marvin Margolis’s military file is a gold mine of information, including his own description of the harrowing wartime experience that sent him down a dark path. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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32 min
Chapter 12: Probable Cause
Episode 2
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Two long experienced judges weigh in on the case against Marvin Margolis. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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35 min
Chapter 13: It Goes Where It Goes
Episode 3
Show notes
The investigation leads to an examination of a murder in Los Angeles two years before Elizabeth Short was killed. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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44 min
Chapter 14: Words Matter
Episode 4
Show notes
Professor Valerie Fridland, expert on sociolinguistics, the study of how the words we use reveal identity, reviews the words of the Zodiac, Black Dahlia and Cheri Jo Bates killers and comes up with some telling conclusions. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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48 min
Chapter 15: The Injustice Collector
Episode 5
Show notes
A former profiler with the FBI continues the linguistic analysis of the words of Marvin Margolis as well as the Zodiac and the killers of the Black Dahlia and Cheri Jo Bates. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
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