The Zebra Killers
The reign of terror caused by a group of African-American murderers known as the Zebra killers took place in San Fransisco from October 1973 to April 1974. They called themselves the Death Angels and it’s believed that their crimes were all racially-motivated.
They killed at least 15 people during their murder spree. However, authorities believe that the actual number of people killed could be as high as 73.
The spree began with the kidnap of a young couple called Quita and Richard Hague. Quits was raped, and her head was hacked off with a machete. Richard was murdered with the same weapon. They went on to kill an 81 year old janitor and a 20 year old student. The only link to the killings was that all of their victims were white.
The Zebra killers were caught after an aquaintance, Anthony Harris admitted to police that he had witnessed some of the murders first-hand.
J.C.X. Simon, Manuel Moore, Larry Green, and Jessie Lee Cooks were the four Bay Area men that were convicted for the racially motivated gruesome murders. Of the four men, only Jessie Lee Cooks ever confessed to the crimes.
