Pam Huckaby On September 25th 1990, the Zodiac Killer mailed the Celebrity Cypher to the Vallejo Times-Herald, very likely responding to the Sally Jessy Raphael TV Show featuring Robert Graysmith and Pam Huckaby, which aired a few weeks earlier. This postcard, written largely in code, suggested an introductory message, a name and a return address But before the name (or more likely a pseudonym) of 13 characters (5 and 8) we have three coded words of 2, 4 and 2 characters, very reminiscent of the April 20th 1970 "My name is" letter.
It is with little doubt that this was the intention of the sender. This meant that the ciphertext character "M" was represented by itself, and the fourth word in the message sequence of seven words, was likely two letters in length (one hidden beneath the stamp). If this had been designed as only one word (either "I" or "A") then the next word in the sequence becomes problematic. Bearing in mind who appeared on the Sally Jessy Raphael Show, it would be reasonable to conclude that the sender was addressing Pam Huckaby by coding the words "To Pam from me, my name is" or "To you from me, my name is". Once the letter M's were placed into the cryptogram below, the introductory message becomes very limited.
It is with little doubt that this was the intention of the sender. This meant that the ciphertext character "M" was represented by itself, and the fourth word in the message sequence of seven words, was likely two letters in length (one hidden beneath the stamp). If this had been designed as only one word (either "I" or "A") then the next word in the sequence becomes problematic. Bearing in mind who appeared on the Sally Jessy Raphael Show, it would be reasonable to conclude that the sender was addressing Pam Huckaby by coding the words "To Pam from me, my name is" or "To you from me, my name is". Once the letter M's were placed into the cryptogram below, the introductory message becomes very limited.
THE STAMP ON THE POSTCARD WAS MARIANNE MOORE. NO, I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION THE "M" AND "E". IT'S CERTANLY A COINCIDENCE.
VALLEJO TIMES-HERALD Just after the television show, the Vallejo Times-Herald released a comprehensive newspaper article about Pam Huckaby, mentioning that she had received cryptograms and zodiac signs at her home in Antoch, entitled "Zodiac victim's sister says killer is after her". So it's not surprising that a few weeks later the Vallejo Times-Herald received a cryptographic correspondence from the killer, that may have included her name.
In my recent articles I have presented a case that the Zodiac Killer jokingly gave his name as "ME ⊕" ("ME" followed by the Zodiac crosshairs) in his April 20th 1970 letter. And here in 1990, we possibly have a message of "To Pam from me, my name is" or "To you from me, my name is". The Zodiac Killer could have been jokingly referring to himself as "me" yet again, followed by "my name is", to remind us what was present in the code on April 20th 1970.
A few months later, somebody masquerading as the "Scorpion" mailed several cryprograms to John Walsh, host of the TV show "America;s Most Wanted", one of which was headlined by "Hi, Remember me". Therefore, we have two sets of cryptographic mailings in response to two TV shows in 1990 and 1991 (just like the Zodiac Killer did when he responded to the Jim Dunbar TV show in 1969), and mailed the 340 cryptogram to the San Francisco Chronicle. Three TV shows and three cryptograms, headlined by "I hope you are having lots of fun trying to catch me", "To Pam from me, my name is" or "To you from me, my name is" (maybe). and "Hi, Remember me".
In my recent articles I have presented a case that the Zodiac Killer jokingly gave his name as "ME ⊕" ("ME" followed by the Zodiac crosshairs) in his April 20th 1970 letter. And here in 1990, we possibly have a message of "To Pam from me, my name is" or "To you from me, my name is". The Zodiac Killer could have been jokingly referring to himself as "me" yet again, followed by "my name is", to remind us what was present in the code on April 20th 1970.
A few months later, somebody masquerading as the "Scorpion" mailed several cryprograms to John Walsh, host of the TV show "America;s Most Wanted", one of which was headlined by "Hi, Remember me". Therefore, we have two sets of cryptographic mailings in response to two TV shows in 1990 and 1991 (just like the Zodiac Killer did when he responded to the Jim Dunbar TV show in 1969), and mailed the 340 cryptogram to the San Francisco Chronicle. Three TV shows and three cryptograms, headlined by "I hope you are having lots of fun trying to catch me", "To Pam from me, my name is" or "To you from me, my name is" (maybe). and "Hi, Remember me".
THE Z13 CODE MAILED ON APRIL 20TH 1970
EXTRA READING: Four and Half Years of Me and The Identity in the Halloween Card
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