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The Salinas Decoder
Based on a true story of the couple who solved one of the Zodiac Killer's ciphers...
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Synopsis
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.
Director
Elvis ToFrom TMDB credits
Studio
San Diego City College Film Club1 production companies
Release
April 8, 2026Released
Box Office
—Budget $250
Top Cast
8 of 8Gray 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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Reviews
From TMDB usersTo.Elvis.Loc
Apr 6, 2026
I thought the short film was pretty good in showing people what the real life characters had to do while solving the Z408 cipher back in 1969. There were some continunity errors but it is still passable and it's a great short overall!
