'''Robert Graysmith''' (born '''Robert Gray Smith'''; September 17, 1942)<ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite web|url= https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/graysmith-robert-1942 |title= Graysmith, Robert 1942- |website= [[Encyclopedia.com]] |access-date= October 26, 2020}}</ref> is an American [[true crime]] author and former cartoonist. He is, known for hisauthoring workthe on1986 thebook ''[[Zodiac killer(true crime book)|Zodiac]] case. In recent years'', Graysmithbased has faced scrutiny from other online sleuths, who have called various aspects ofon his bookswork fraudulent,on andthe inaccurate.[[Zodiac <refKiller]] name=zodiacrevisited>{{cite web|url= https://zodiacrevisitedcase.com/reflecting-on-robert-graysmith|title=Reflecting on Robert Graysmith/|date=August 10, 2012 }}</ref>
== Career ==
Graysmith worked as a [[political cartoonist]] for the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' in 1969, when the [[Zodiac killerKiller]] case came to prominence. He attempted to decode letters written by the killer and became obsessed with the case over the next 13 years. Graysmith wrote two books about the case; his 1986 book ''Zodiac'' was the basis for the 2007 film by the same name. He eventually gave up his career as a cartoonist to write five more books on high-profile crimes, one of which became the basis for the film ''[[Auto Focus]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/28/AR2007022801979.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=William | last=Booth | title=A Killer Obsession | date=March 1, 2007}}</ref>
