The unsolved murders that terrorized the Bay Area in the '60s have sparked profiles of the Zodiac Killer, dozens of suspects, and even conspiracy theories as to the murderer's identity.
The Based on a True Story actor said one book helped him understand psychopathy and the absence of human emotion for his role as the "West Side Ripper."
The actor who plays the West Side Ripper describes how he filmed Based on a True Story's violent kill scenes, while keeping a good rapport with his fellow castmates when the cameras stopped rolling.
Based on a True Story's all-star cast includes Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina and Tom Bateman as the characters explore America's obsession with true crime and just how far some are willing to go to capitalize on the growing genre.
Thousands of true crime junkies converge at CrimeCon every year to rub elbows with top investigators, forensic experts, and well-known true crime television and podcast personalities in one of the country's most unique conventions.