Extra reading on the Halloween Card
Three months after the Little List letter on October 27th 1970 he mailed a card to Paul Avery (misspelt Averly with the L,A and V appearing to be underlined on the envelope),who was a reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle and the correspondence came in the form of a halloween card depicting two skeletons again using the misspelt PARADICE word surrounded by 5 other words by knife,by gun,by rope,by fire and crossed with the word SLAVES. Also the card contained the words 'peek a boo you are doomed !' as a sort of veiled threat,and on the face of the card written on the skeletons hand was the number 14,probably indicating Paul Avery was to become his 14th victim. Many theories have been put forward to the meaning of the symbol on the Halloween envelope and card. Zodiac throughout his correspondence often declared how many victims he had claimed for his afterlife,so quite simply the symbol could stand for ZVF, representing Zodiac Victims Fourteen,with the four dots alluding to this fact. The picture to the right shows the front and back of the card,with the skeleton image forming the front face and below that what is contained on the inside of the card as its opened. See also the comparisons attempted to link this card to the 340 cipher mailed to the San Francisco Cronicle on November 8th 1969. Click here.
Kevin Robert Brooks has done extensive research into the Zodiac case and firmly believes he has identified the notorious serial killer as Donald Lee Bujok with numerous interesting 'coincidences' between Bujok's life and the Zodiac Letters,but below we will concentrate on his findings regarding the Halloween Card mailed on October 27th 1970 to Paul Avery,a reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle.
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First of all Donald Lee Bujok had a military background, serving with the sixth infantry for approximately eight months in 1954 and while stationed there would have come across the California Veterans Association symbol, which looks very similar to the symbol the Zodiac placed on the upper left of the envelope and at the foot of the card once opened. (Seen here above right).
Kevin Brooks draws you in to the symbol on the left side, believing the lined section with four dots to stand for ZV4F, deciphered to:- Zodiac is a veteran with 4F, which is related to what Bujok was on the grounds he was released by the army for medical or mental problems. Also the familiar Zodiac crosshair symbol could be found at the garrison where Bujok was stationed, for the duration of his time he was there and marked the spot for a helicopter landing pad and this is where he drew his inspiration that manifested itself in later correspondence. |
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The author of the Halloween envelope also underlines the L ,A and V of the misspelt name of Paul Avery, indicating he was a member of the Light Armoured Vehicle Division with the misspelling to Averley hinting towards his middle name of Lee.
The front of the Halloween card contains the message 'I feel it in my bones, you ache to know my name, And so I'll clue you in', and once the card is opened it reveals the word BOO! signifying his name BUJOK. The card also was 'sprayed' with eyes drawing the observer to another subtle hint,that Donald Lee Bujok was a member of the sightseeing sixth infantry which they used as a logo.
The front of the Halloween card contains the message 'I feel it in my bones, you ache to know my name, And so I'll clue you in', and once the card is opened it reveals the word BOO! signifying his name BUJOK. The card also was 'sprayed' with eyes drawing the observer to another subtle hint,that Donald Lee Bujok was a member of the sightseeing sixth infantry which they used as a logo.
He also served time in prison at Montana State Prison, Deer Lodge for 11 years, incidentally the attacker of Bryan Hartnell and Cecilia Shepard claimed to have been an escaped prisoner from Deer Lodge, Montana, having killed a guard before tying up and brutally stabbing the couple at Lake Berryessa. The skeleton positioning in the card was possibly portraying memories of his time in prison in which prisoners were hung by their wrists to the cell bars as a form of punishment and similar to how Paul Stine's body was laid out in the Presidio Heights murder scene.
The writing By Gun, By Knife, By Rope and By Fire were methods employed by prisoners to taunt guards they had held captive during a 1959 uprising and another prisoner Ed Edwards, serving alongside Bujok had written a book in which he included the mentioning of another prisoner who spoke about anyone being killed by him would be his slave in the afterlife which effectively is where the Zodiac drew his sources of material, ever present during later communications.
Finally photographs of Donald Lee Bujok with military style glasses, of which he was issued and wore in later life, bear an uncanny resemblance to the famous Zodiac composite sketch.
The writing By Gun, By Knife, By Rope and By Fire were methods employed by prisoners to taunt guards they had held captive during a 1959 uprising and another prisoner Ed Edwards, serving alongside Bujok had written a book in which he included the mentioning of another prisoner who spoke about anyone being killed by him would be his slave in the afterlife which effectively is where the Zodiac drew his sources of material, ever present during later communications.
Finally photographs of Donald Lee Bujok with military style glasses, of which he was issued and wore in later life, bear an uncanny resemblance to the famous Zodiac composite sketch.
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