2007 Film
Avery was portrayed in the 2007 film Zodiac by Robert Downey, Jr. The film details his involvement in the Zodiac case including his discovery of the 1966 Riverside murder, the threat on his life, the "I Am Not Avery" buttons, his involvement with cartoonist turned Zodiac expert Robert Graysmith, as well as his eventual physical decline, including his abuse of cocaine and alcohol, ending with a brief mention of his fatal illness.
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