THE LANGUAGE OF A VALLEJO KILLER? AN ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST FOUR LETTERS.
At a time when finding Zodiac Killer DNA and solving this case is heavily debated and in question, one of the most important things to explore are the vast number of communications sent by the killer,...
View ArticleTHE MEANING BEHIND THE "GLORY" ON 4/20/70
To understand the mindset of the Zodiac Killer when composing his communications, we have to look for running themes over a period of time (such as Snoozy & Furlong) and evaluate whether his...
View ArticleTHE WAR OF THE WORLDS
On February 3rd 1974 the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), an affiliate of the group, or a "friend" of the militant collective, mailed a communication from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Chronicle on...
View ArticleROWAN AND MARTIN'S BOO-IN [OCTOBER 26TH 1970]
Daniel Hale Rowan When the Zodiac Killer sat down to put the finishing touches to his October 27th 1970 Halloween card, what inspired him to draw an eye mask on the second skeleton and use the...
View ArticleTHE MONTICELLO CARD NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS?
The Zodiac Killer sourced his pasted text from the newspapers when creating the 13-Hole postcard and Pines card, keeping some phrases intact. When he created the March 22nd 1971 Pines card he...
View ArticleANOTHER "ZODIAC" LETTER ON APRIL 15TH 1971
April 29th 1971 At the very early stages of the Saratoga murder investigation of Kathy Bilek (18) it was determined that her killer was likely the same individual who murdered Kathie Snoozy (15) and...
View Article"ZODIAC" PSEUDONYM WRITTEN ON TOMBSTONE
For many years now I have stated that the Zodiac Killer designed the Monticello card on July 13th 1971, which read "Near Monticello Shought Victims 21 ...... In The Woods Dies April". The card was...
View ArticleTHE EXORCIST PARODY ON COMEDY HOUR
In a letter postmarked January 29th 1974, the Zodiac Killer described The Exorcist movie as "the best saterical comidy that I have ever seen". The Exorcist movie, released on December 26th 1973, was...
View ArticleAN INVERTED MERRY CHRISTMAS
The Zodiac Killer, his double postage, and the inspiration behind his communications has long been a discussion point in the Zodiac community. On October 22nd 1938, Chester Floyd Carlson made a major...
View ArticleTHE SANTA ROSA NOTE THREATENING MURDER
The Press Democrat October 24th 1969 On October 14/15th somebody claiming to be the Zodiac Killer phoned either the Santa Rosa Police Department or the Press Democrat newspaper, and stated "I am the...
View ArticleANDREW GRAY AND NED DEHAN ON THE ZODIAC KILLER CHANNEL
Recently the Zodiac Killer Channel "Interviews With The Experts" series (hosted by Ned Dehan) returned with a bonus episode featuring Andrew Gray, who contributes heavily to the Citizen Detective...
View ArticleA MORE CONTEMPORARY "DANGEROUS GAME" [UPDATED]
For many Zodiac Killer researchers the murderer of five appeared to have a fascination with dates, which included the Melvin Belli letter (12/20/69) mailed on the first anniversary of the Lake Herman...
View ArticleREMAINS OF DONNA LASS IDENTIFIED
A skull found close to Interstate 80 and Highway 20, near Yuba Gap in Placer County in 1986 by a fisherman traveling towards Lake Valley Reservoir, remained unidentified until 2023, when it was...
View ArticleREMAINS OF DONNA LASS IDENTIFIED [PART 2]
There is very little evidence to suggest that the Zodiac Killer had any involvement in the abduction and murder of Donna Lass in 1970, but let's examine the March 22nd 1971 Pines card and the March...
View ArticleREMAINS OF DONNA LASS IDENTIFIED [PART 3]
Using all the descriptors available in multiple newspapers, my best estimation is that the remains found by Melvin Bennett as he traveled towards Yuba Gap to fish at the nearby Lake Valley Reservoir,...
View ArticleTHE PINES CARD PREDICTED CAMP SPAULDING AS THE DEPOSITION SITE OF DONNA LASS?
Many newspaper articles and Zodiac researchers over the years have speculated that the "around in the snow" phrase pasted upside down onto the Pines card (along with the punch-hole in the top right...
View ArticleTWO POSTCARDS, TWO BURIAL SITES?
In the previous article regarding the design of the Pines card, we measured the distance between between the pasted "Sierra Club" (thought to be Clair Tappaan Lodge) and the center of the punch-hole....
View ArticleDRIVING PAST THE SIERRA CLUB
Many newspaper articles and Zodiac researchers over the years have speculated that the "around in the snow" phrase pasted upside down onto the Pines card (along with the punch-hole in the top right...
View ArticleZODIAC UPSTAGED BY THE OSCARS IN 1978
You may be wondering why the Zodiac Killer mailed the April 24th 1978 letter with the statement "I am waiting for a good movie about me" - and then possibly - followed this up with a mailing on May 2nd...
View ArticleTHE "ZODIAC KILLER" THREATS TO INCLINE VILLAGE IN NOVEMBER 1969
For many Zodiac researchers it is believed that the Zodiac Killer mailed the Pines postcard on March 22nd 1971, insinuating his involvement in the disappearance (and probable murder) of Donna Lass, who...
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