The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
The panel offers two major takes: Zodiac is the greatest American crime film, and the Zodiac killer is the greatest serial-killer brand or legacy.
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- A modern Zodiac case would be flattened into partisan internet discourse.
- Zodiac is proposed as the greatest American crime film.
- Its attention to the actual work of solving crime distinguishes it.
- The Zodiac is proposed as the greatest serial killer by legacy and elusiveness.
- The self-created name and communications are cited as a uniquely strong gimmick.
- Modern DNA and cameras are said to make serial killing harder.
- Taking credit for unrelated crimes may have distorted the investigation.