Here's why some people think Ted Cruz is the Zodiac killer

Some people jokingly posit that freshman Republican Sen. Ted Cruz could be the infamous Zodiac killer. Some people jokingly posit that freshman Republican Sen. Ted Cruz could be the infamous Zodiac killer. Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Here's why some people think Ted Cruz is the Zodiac killer 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

Is Ted Cruz, in fact, the infamous Zodiac killer?

That's the question Twitter trolls have (jokingly) posed as the freshman senator vies for the Republican presidential nomination.

The "theory" has picked up enough steam that Tim Faust, a former professional photographer and general manager of an Austin wrestling league, and artist Rory Blank have designed a t-shirt that says, wait for it, "Ted Cruz was the Zodiac Killer."

Proceeds from the shirt will go to the West Fund, which provides funding and support for abortion, which Ted Cruz opposes.

Did you know Ted Cruz is the Zodiac? Do you want to fund abortion in west TX? https://t.co/yHzodLrJQx #ZodiacTed pic.twitter.com/xSkhLOYPG4 — Kill Tim Faust (@crulge) February 18, 2016

The running gag stems from a March 2013 tweet by Red Pill America as the freshman senator took the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

#CPAC Alert: Ted Cruz is speaking!! His speech is titled: 'This Is The Zodiac Speaking' — Red Pill America (@RedPillAmerica) March 14, 2013

Since then, the "pressure" on Ted Cruz to confirm whether he's the Zodiac killer, who killed at least four people during the 1960s and 1970s in the Bay Area but was never caught, has mounted.

Ted Cruz was born in CALGARY. The Zodiac Killer's first two victims were named CAL and GARY. #ZodiacTed — tyler (@ZeppoWilbury) January 20, 2016

When Ted Cruz is at home he refers to himself as The Zodiac. "Zodiac has to go to the bathroom. Zodiac is going to the fridge for a beer." — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 4, 2015

They cracked the cryptogram. "I, Ted Cruz, the infamous Zodiac Killer, will run for President in 2016" #ZodiacTed pic.twitter.com/bQ3tDOvdzx — Davis. (@realdaveimboden) January 20, 2016

movie fact: bill murray whispers "ted cruz is the zodiac killer" to scarlett johansson at the end of lost in translation — adam (@burgerkrang) January 20, 2016

Some people, as they do, take the Cruz-Zodiac banter too seriously:

it doesn't even make sense that ted cruz was the zodiac killer. he was a little kid when that shit went down. — #RDET (@RandoDaily) February 19, 2016

Cruz has never explicitly denied being the Zodiac killer, but it's worth noting that he previously opted for the Secret Service code name "Cohiba" and not "I am the Zodiac killer," something the real Zodiac killer would likely do.

Still, this chatter ignores the fact that Jake Gyllenhaal figured out it was Drew Carey's brother.

Seriously, "Zodiac" is amazing.

(h/t Jezebel, The Daily Dot)

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