Manuel Moore

Serial Killer

Manuel Moore and the Zebra Murders

Overview

Manuel Moore was one of four men convicted in connection with the Zebra murders, a series of racially motivated killings and attempted killings that terrorized San Francisco, California, between October 1973 and April 1974. Moore was prosecuted alongside J.C.X. Simon, Larry Craig Green and Jessie Lee Cooks. The violence attributed to the group left at least 15 people dead and eight or more people wounded. The name "Zebra" was created by the San Francisco Police Department after investigators assigned a special police radio channel, identified by the letter Z, to the enormous manhunt. The perpetrators did not use the name themselves. Their victims were generally white people who had no known personal connection to their attackers and were targeted while walking, waiting for transportation, shopping, working or completing ordinary household errands. Moore was not individually convicted of murdering all 15 fatal victims. His personal convictions included the first-degree murders of Tana Smith and Jane Holly, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and assaults against Roxanne McMillan, Terry White and Ward Anderson. Evidence presented at trial also connected Moore and his associates to the wider series through eyewitness testimony, firearms comparisons, vehicles and the account of informant Anthony Harris.

Background and the Alleged Conspiracy

Moore associated with men connected to Black Self Help, an organization operating from a building on Fillmore Street in San Francisco. Prosecutors alleged that a violent inner circle encouraged members to attack and kill white people. Anthony Harris, who knew several defendants and became the prosecution's principal witness, described the group as the "Death Angels." Harris testified that meetings were held during which the killing of white victims was discussed. He claimed that members believed such murders could demonstrate commitment to the group. Defense attorneys disputed this account, accused Harris of seeking reward money and immunity, and emphasized inconsistencies in his statements. The jury nevertheless found that portions of his testimony were supported by independent evidence. ...

Confirmed Victims: (15)

Quita Hague Age: (28), Date of Death: 1973-10-19

Survivors:

Richard Hague Age: (19), Date of Attack: 1973-10-19

Robert Stoeckmann Age: (26), Date of Attack: 1973-11-09

Arthur Agnos Age: (36), Date of Attack: 1973-12-13

Angela Roselli Age: (20), Date of Attack: 1973-12-20

Thomas Bates Age: (26), Date of Attack: 1974-01-29

Roxanne McMillan Age: (23), Date of Attack: 1974-01-29

Linda Story Age: (21), Date of Attack: 1974-04-01

Ward Anderson Age: (18), Date of Attack: 1974-04-14

Terry White Age: (15), Date of Attack: 1974-04-14

Zebra murders - Wikipedia