What is Arthur Leigh Allen?
{{Infobox criminal | name = Arthur Leigh Allen | birth_name = Arthur Leigh Allen | birth_date = December 18, 1933 | birth_place = [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] | death_date = August 26, 1992 | death_place = [[Vallejo, California]] | body_discovered = In his home | occupation = Teacher, mechanic, cashier | known_for = Being a suspect of [[Zodiac Killer]] | criminal_charges = | criminal_penalty = Felony probation | module = |conviction=[[Child sexual abuse|Child molestation]]|image=Allen Suspect 1991.jpg|caption=Allen In 1991}} '''Arthur Leigh Allen''' (December 18, 1933 – August 26, 1992) was an American [[sex offender]] who was at one time suspected by California law enforcement to be the [[Zodiac Killer]]. Allen became a suspect in 1971 when Don Cheney reported him to the police. Cheney was Allen's friend. Cheney met Allen in 1962 and became friends later in 1968. According to Allen, in a visit between Cheney and Allen between 1968 and 1969, Allen confessed to his desire to kill couples at [[Lovers' lane|lovers' lanes]]. Cheney said that Allen would use a gun with a flashlight attached to the barrel, like the Zodiac Killer. He also claimed that he would write letters to police under the name ‘Zodiac’. People said Cheney never visited Allen again after the conversation. Cheney was interviewed by San Francisco Police Department inspector Bill Armstrong. Police investigated Allen in 1971. In July of 1992, a victim of Zodiac, Mike Mageau, picked Allen as the man who shot him at Blue Rock Springs on a police lineup saying, “That’s him! He’s the man that shot me!”. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-08|title=Zodiac Killer Suspect Arthur Leigh Allen - ZODIAC KILLER .COM|url=https://zodiackiller.com/zodiac-killer-suspect-arthur-leigh-allen/|access-date=2024-03-16|website=zodiackiller.com|language=en-US}}</ref>{{better source|date=November 2024}} == Early life == Allen was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 19, 1933. He grew up in Vallejo,