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School project’s graffiti sparks fears Zodiac Killer is back

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

A Florida State University class project about drug cartels and serial killers took a turn when students scrawled a message on a sidewalk associated with the infamous Zodiac Killer.

The Tallahassee Democrat reported Wednesday that police started investigating after finding the message that included the cipher associated with the serial killer responsible for several unsolved murders in northern California in the late 1960s and early ’70s.

The message near a student apartment complex stated “I’m alive and well and I’m going to start killing again.”

Police stepped up patrols and eventually discovered it was done for an English class project. Students were told to write a message in a public forum and take a picture of it.

Tallahassee police spokesman David Northway called it a class project gone wrong.

Winner of rubber-duck race can dine anywhere in the world

HARVARD, Mass.

A Rotary club in a small Massachusetts town is gearing up for its annual rubber- ducky race in which the winner’s prize is a free dinner for two anywhere in the world.

The Boston Globe reports that the winner of Harvard’s Ducky Wucky River Race will receive free airfare, a two-night stay at a hotel and the fancy dinner.

The Ayer Rotary Club will kick off the festivities May 7, when a construction vehicle will dump thousands of numbered ducks into the Nashua River to float downstream.

Last year’s champion dined in Venice, Italy. Rotary member Jason Kauppi says past winners have traveled as far as Paris, Tokyo and Australia.

The event finishes off the Apple Blossom Festival in Harvard, a town of 6,000 residents.

Rhinoceros follows worker to staff yard at Denver Zoo

DENVER

A greater one-horned rhino was able to leave part of its enclosure at the Denver Zoo and wander into a yard occupied by staff and volunteers.

The Denver Post reports that staff members say the rhino, named Bandhu, appeared surprised by the people in the yard when he found his way there last Thursday. Zoo staff says Bandhu was moved to an indoor enclosure, and zoo guests were never in any danger.

No one was injured, and Bandhu is known for having an exceptionally calm demeanor.

Officials say they are reviewing the incident.

Associated Press