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 ma
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Signup to Generate a PitchKiller 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.
Killer In The Code is hosted by Michael Connelly. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Chapter 15: The Injustice Collector" (22 October 2026, 48 minutes), "Chapter 14: Words Matter" (12 October 2026, 44 minutes), and "Chapter 13: It Goes Where It Goes" (10 September 2026, 35 minutes).
Killer In The Code publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 15 episodes.
Booking probability for Killer In The Code is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Killer In The Code requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Killer In The Code's contact route on record: verified email.
Michael Connelly hosts Killer In The Code, a society podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Episode #5
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 .
Episode #4
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...
Episode #3
The investigation leads to an examination of a murder in Los Angeles two years before Elizabeth Short was killed. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com .
Episode #10
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
Episode #9
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
Episode #8
Part 2 of the discussion amongst the investigators answering questions from listeners. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com
Episode #7
An update on the investigation. Part 1 of the discussion amongst the investigators answering questions from listeners. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com .
Episode #6
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
Episode #5
Alex Baber’s search for the ‘torture room’ where Elizabeth Short was murdered. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com .
Episode #4
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 .
Episode #3
Alex Baber finds a clue in the last Zodiac cipher that unlocks a direct connection to the Black Dahlia. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.
Episode #2
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.
Episode #1
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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