Apr 08, 2026
4 min
Full-HD

The Salinas Decoder (2026)

It is August 8th, 1969 and a teacher from North Salinas High School, along with his wife solve one of the ciphers sent to San Francisco Chronicles by the Zodiac Killer, not realizing they turned him into a legend.

Category

Crime Thriller History

Country

United States of America

Companies

San Diego City College Film Club

Gray Eversmann

Donald Gene Harden

Madeleine Anastasia

Bettye June Harden

Leon Nelson

Zodiac Killer

Roberto Marsical

David Arthur Faraday

Setayesh Moghimi

Betty Lou Jensen

Davis To

News-Reporter (voice)

Elvis To

News Reporter 2 (voice)

Mello Edrees

Zodiac Killer (voice)

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