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Arthur Leigh Allen

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Key facts

Name Arthur Leigh Allen[1]
Birth date December 18, 1933[1]
Birth place Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.[1]
Death date August 26, 1992[1]
Death place Vallejo, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation Teacher, mechanic, cashier[1]

Arthur Leigh Allen was an American schoolteacher and convicted child molester best known as the prime suspect in the Zodiac Killer case. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 18, 1933, and died in Vallejo, California, on August 26, 1992. He was the only suspect police named in the case, though his identification with the killer was never substantiated.

Context

Arthur Leigh Allen was an American schoolteacher and convicted child molester who became the prime suspect in the Zodiac Killer case [1]. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 18, 1933, and died in Vallejo, California, on August 26, 1992 [1]. He worked as a teacher, mechanic, and cashier [1]. Allen was the only suspect police named in the Zodiac case [2], though his identification with the killer has never been substantiated [2]. He was institutionalized in 1975 for child molestation [2].

Documented claims

  • Arthur Leigh Allen was a prime suspect in the Zodiac Killer case. [1]
  • He was the only suspect police named in the Zodiac case. [2]
  • His identification with the Zodiac killer has never been substantiated. [2]

Questions and answers

Why wasn't Arthur Leigh Allen the Zodiac?

His identification with the Zodiac killer has never been substantiated [2].

Who is the most likely suspect for the Zodiac?

Arthur Leigh Allen was the prime suspect and the only suspect police named in the Zodiac case [2].

Did Robert Graysmith confront Arthur Leigh Allen?

This is not covered in the available sources.

Sources

  1. Arthur Leigh Allen — imdb.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. ALLEN : Primed Suspect | - Zodiac Killer Facts — zodiackillerfacts.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People