What period of time was the serial killer that inspired the film Dirty Harry active?
Dirty Harry Dirty Harry is a 1971 American action crime thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the "Dirty Harry" series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. The film drew upon the actual case of the Zodiac Killer as the Callahan character seeks out a similar vicious psychopath.
Earle Nelson Earle Leonard Nelson, known as "the Gorilla Man," (May 12, 1897January 13, 1928) was an American serial killer.