The Zodiac Profilers
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October 9, 2026 · 1:16 AM CDT

Planetary Transits

The current positions of the planets — the same sky overhead as you listen to each case file.

Sun
16° Libra

Seeking balance, justice, and relational truth

Moon
28° Gemini

Waxing gibbous — restless curiosity, dual perspectives

Mercury
8° Libra

Diplomatic communication, weighing evidence carefully

Venus
2° Scorpio

Desire turns obsessive; intimacy and power intertwined

Mars
14° Cancer

Protective instincts, emotionally-driven action

Jupiter
Rx
22° Gemini

Rx — expanding the mind inward; revisiting narratives

Saturn
Rx
13° Pisces

Rx — dissolving old structures, karmic reckoning

Uranus
Rx
27° Taurus

Rx — disrupting material security from within

Neptune
Rx
27° Pisces

Rx — illusion and dissolution at peak intensity

Pluto
29° Capricorn

Critical degree — transformation of power structures

Waxing Gibbous Moon in Gemini — information surfaces, duality sharpens, the case file opens wider.
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The Zodiac Killer — Astrology Deep Dive
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The Zodiac Killer — Astrology Deep Dive

The astrology behind America's most infamous unsolved case

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The Zodiac's crimes peaked during Scorpio season — the sign of secrets, obsession, and the compulsion to control through fear. His letters and ciphers suggest a mind fixated on power and legacy. Born December 18, 1933, the suspected Zodiac carries a Sagittarius Sun — the eternal wanderer obsessed with philosophy and leaving a mark on the world. His Capricorn Moon speaks to cold emotional control, while Virgo Rising explains the meticulous, cipher-obsessed precision. Most striking: Neptune conjunct the Ascendant — identity chaos, the self dissolving into myth. He became impossible to pin down, and that was by design.

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Astrology Case Files

Birth chart analysis, astrological profiles, and planetary signatures for every subject profiled on the podcast. Each case file contains the natal data we have, key chart observations, and the full astrology segment from the episode.

Birth Chart Data

Date of Birth

December 18, 1933

Sun Sign

Sagittarius ♐

Moon Sign

Capricorn ♑

Rising Sign

Virgo ♍

Key Observations

  • Sagittarius Sun — the eternal wanderer, obsessed with philosophy, freedom, and leaving a mark on the world
  • Capricorn Moon — cold emotional control, ambition masked as detachment, fear of exposure
  • Virgo Rising — meticulous, analytical presentation; the killer as craftsman, obsessed with precision
  • Neptune conjunct Ascendant — identity chaos; the self dissolves into myth, impossible to pin down
  • Crimes peaked during Scorpio season (Oct–Nov) — shadow activation of the Sagittarian need for power
  • Cipher use mirrors Virgo Rising's compulsion to control information through systems and codes

Birth Chart

Chart & Transits

Astrology Profile

The Zodiac's crimes peaked during Scorpio season — the sign of secrets, obsession, and the compulsion to control through fear. His letters and ciphers suggest a mind fixated on power and legacy. We explore what the astrology of his crimes reveals about the psychology of a killer who needed the world to know he existed, but refused to be known.

Astrology Profile

The Zodiac's crimes peaked during Scorpio season — the sign of secrets, obsession, and the compulsion to control through fear. His letters and ciphers suggest a mind fixated on power and legacy. Born December 18, 1933, the suspected Zodiac carries a Sagittarius Sun — the eternal wanderer obsessed with philosophy and leaving a mark on the world. His Capricorn Moon speaks to cold emotional control, while Virgo Rising explains the meticulous, cipher-obsessed precision. Most striking: Neptune conjunct the Ascendant — identity chaos, the self dissolving into myth. He became impossible to pin down, and that was by design.

Birth Chart Data

Date of Birth

February 29, 1956

Sun Sign

Pisces ♓

Moon Sign

Estimated Sagittarius ♐

Rising Sign

Unknown

Key Observations

  • Pisces Sun — deep empathy, emotional absorption, blurred victim/perpetrator lines
  • Leap day birth — rare, liminal, outside ordinary time
  • Shadow Pisces: self-destruction, escapism, martyrdom complex
  • Neptune (Pisces ruler) square Mars — victim/aggressor confusion at the core of her story
  • Death row letters show Piscean dissolution of self
  • Childhood trauma mirrors the Piscean wound of abandonment and boundary collapse

Astrology Profile

Born February 29, 1956, Aileen was a Pisces — a sign associated with deep empathy, emotional sensitivity, and a tendency to absorb the pain of others. But Pisces carries a shadow: self-destruction, martyrdom, and the dissolution of boundaries between victim and perpetrator. Her leap-day birth places her outside ordinary time — liminal, rare, and impossible to categorize. Neptune, Pisces' ruler, clouds the truth of her story even now.

Birth Chart Data

Date of Birth

Victims: 1934–1938, Cleveland OH

Sun Sign

Crimes spanned Scorpio–Taurus axis

Moon Sign

Unknown perpetrator

Rising Sign

Unknown

Key Observations

  • Torso Murders occurred during Scorpio and Taurus seasons
  • Decapitation and dismemberment — Scorpio's shadow of transformation
  • Eliot Ness (investigator) — Aries Sun, relentless pursuit energy
  • Unsolved — Neptune's veil of mystery never lifted

Astrology Profile

The murders peaked during Scorpio season — the sign of death, transformation, and the hidden. Scorpio rules the underworld, the unseen, and the things we bury. We explore what it means that this case has never been solved, and what the astrology of the era reveals about the darkness that gripped Cleveland during those years.

Birth Chart Data

Date of Birth

October 8, 1948

Sun Sign

Libra ♎

Moon Sign

Estimated Capricorn ♑

Rising Sign

Unknown

Key Observations

  • Libra Sun — the shadow of Libra: imbalance, compulsive fairness distorted
  • Born one day before today's date — Sun at 15° Libra at birth
  • Claimed 300+ victims across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • Libra's Venus rulership twisted into predatory charm

Astrology Profile

Born October 8, 1948, Pedro López was a Libra — a sign associated with charm, social grace, and the ability to appear balanced and unthreatening. But Libra's shadow is manipulation, a need to control the scales, and a cold calculation beneath a pleasant surface. We explore how his chart reflects a predator who used likability as a weapon.

Birth Chart Data

Date of Birth

August 27, 1906

Sun Sign

Virgo ♍

Moon Sign

Estimated Scorpio ♏

Rising Sign

Unknown

Key Observations

  • Virgo Sun — obsessive order, the body as specimen, ritualistic precision
  • Virgo's shadow: the body reduced to parts, clinical detachment
  • Mother fixation mirrors Virgo's complex relationship with the feminine
  • Isolated rural life — Virgo's tendency toward hermetic withdrawal

Astrology Profile

Born August 27, 1906, Ed Gein was a Virgo — a sign associated with order, routine, precision, and a deep need for control. But Virgo's shadow is obsession, a fixation on the body, and a compulsive need to categorize and contain. We explore how his chart reflects a man whose meticulous nature turned inward in the most disturbing ways imaginable.