'They'll never catch me': Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wishes happy birthday to the 'Zodiac Killer,' and the 'Zodiac Killer' responds

Today is the 49th birthday of Ted Cruz, the junior senator from Texas. Greg Abbott, the governor of the Lone Star State, found a unique way of wishing him happy birthday.

Happy birthday to the Zodiac Killer.

Here’s to many more years of evading arrest. @tedcruz pic.twitter.com/ZflpNNPfFT

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) December 22, 2019

To which Cruz responded.

Thx! They’ll never catch me…. https://t.co/Ie4Vqwtj8D

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 22, 2019

It all started during the heat of the 2016 campaign for the Republican nomination.

There’s a crazy conspiracy theory that Ted Cruz is the Zodiac killer https://t.co/cI6cXiF4B3 pic.twitter.com/SASZZH5Skv

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) March 7, 2016

'I am the Zodiac Killer'? Twitter speculates about Ted Cruz's 'major announcement' https://t.co/4r4x8QyVUK pic.twitter.com/7WHOL65oq8

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 27, 2016

And it has persisted.

‘Zodiac’s body count grows’! Ted Cruz just delivered the fatal blow to Beto O’Rourke’s ego https://t.co/0QCQUCUkA4

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 24, 2019

At least Cruz has embraced the meme.

Sen. Ted Cruz calls out Bernie Sanders for trying to redistribute his infamy as the Zodiac Killer https://t.co/2LEnjiy141

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 22, 2019

Zodiac Killer or not, happy birthday to Sen. Cruz.

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