| Dave Toschi | |
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| Born | David Ramon Toschi July 11, 1931 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Residence | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Other names | Inspector Toschi Inspector Toschi |
| Education | High School |
| Occupation | Former Inspector |
| Employer | N/A |
| Known for | The Zodiac Killer Case |
Dave Toschi (born July 11, 1931) is a former inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, where he served from 1952 to 1983. He is best known for his role as a chief investigator in the Zodiac Killer case, which he began work on after the murder of taxi driver Paul Stine.
Toschi is currently vice president of North Star Security Services in Daly City.[1] He was an advisor to the producers of the 2007 film Zodiac.[2]
As depicted in the film, Toschi was incredibly fond of wearing bowties and was even offered his own brand of bowties after the Zodiac case blew up in the late 60s. In part of Vallejo and San Francisco, bowties are still colloquially referred to as Toschi straps, a title that the inspector found "honoring, in an oblique yet saddening way."[3]
Actor Mark Ruffalo portrayed Toschi in the David Fincher film Zodiac.
George Lucas gave an interview to Empire Magazine once stating that the Zodiac murders captured his imagination at the time as a high school and then college student at USC and he always felt like Toschi received a bad rap for how the investigation was handled. He claims this is why he named a location on Tatooine "Toschi Station," in honor of SFPD inspector.
Steve McQueen copied Toschi's distinctive style of quick-draw shoulder-holster by wearing his gun upside down for the 1968 movie Bullitt. McQueen also modeled much of his Bullitt character on Toschi.[4]
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