Dave Toschi

Dave Toschi
Born	David Ramon Toschi July 11, 1931 (1931-07-11) (age 80) San Francisco, California,  United States
Residence	San Francisco, California, United States
Other names	Inspector Toschi Inspector Toschi
Education	High School
Occupation	Former Inspector
Employer	N/A
Known for	The Zodiac Killer Case

Dave Toschi (born July 11, 1931) is a former inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, where he served from 1952 to 1983. He is best known for his role as a chief investigator in the Zodiac Killer case, which he began work on after the murder of taxi driver Paul Stine.

Toschi is currently vice president of North Star Security Services in Daly City.^[1] He was an advisor to the producers of the 2007 film Zodiac. ^[2]

In popular culture

Actor Mark Ruffalo portrayed Toschi in the David Fincher film Zodiac.

George Lucas gave an interview to Empire Magazine once stating that the Zodiac murders captured his imagination at the time as a high school and then college student at USC and he always felt like Toschi received a bad rap for how the investigation was handled. He claims this is why he named a location on Tatooine "Toschi Station," in honor of SFPD inspector.

Steve McQueen copied Toschi's distinctive style of quick-draw shoulder-holster by wearing his gun upside down for the 1968 movie Bullitt. McQueen also modeled much of his Bullitt character on Toschi.^[3]

References

1. ^ King, D. "Chasing Zodiac", San Francisco Chronicle
2. ^ See crew section
3. ^ Graysmith, Robert. (1986). Zodiac, p. 96. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-89895-9

External links

• San Francisco Chronicle: Chasing Zodiac
• Zodiackiller.com photo of Toschi

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Name	Toschi, Dave
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Date of birth	July 11, 1931
Place of birth	San Francisco, California,
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