Paramount Pictures has provided us with an exclusive image of an authentic Zodiac letter scanned directly at the San Francisco Police Department crime lab. The letter was received by law enforcement authorities on November 9, 1969.

Based on the actual case files of one of the most intriguing unsolved crimes in the nation's history, Zodiac is a thriller from David Fincher, director of Se7en and Fight Club. As a serial killer terrifies the San Francisco Bay Area and taunts police with his ciphers and letters, investigators in four jurisdictions search for the murderer. The case will become an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.

The film will be released on March 2nd and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, Donal Logue, John Carroll Lynch and Dermot Mulroney.

Click on the thumbnail below to see the exclusive Zodiac letter image in high-resolution!

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to check out 5 other letters that the Zodiac sent to the authorities.

In addition you can to explore the rest of the evidence at the Paramount Pictures' official Zodiac Timeline webpage.

Zodiac was released March 2nd, 2007 and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Richmond Arquette, Bob Stephenson. The film is directed by David Fincher.