Donna Ann Lass Using some material from previous articles, here we will show how the March 22nd 1971 Pines postcard was designed to pinpoint the name of Donna Lass by overlaying it on a map. That location being the Donner Memorial State Park. The reason I believe this was the meaning behind the Pines card, is because the Zodiac Killer mailed an extremely similar card just under 4 months later. The Monticello postcard was postmarked July 13th 1971, also containing pasted words on its face with familiar language. These postcards were designed with respect to Donna Lass, who disappeared from the Sahara Tahoe Hotel on September 6th 1970, and Kathy Bilek, who was murdered in the Villa Montalvo woods on April 11th 1971.
The Pines card: [1] Sierra Club [2] Sought Victim 12 [3] Peek through the pines' [4] pass Lake Tahoe areas [5] around in the snow.
The Monticello card: [1] Near Monticello [2] Shought Victims 21 [3] In the woods [4] Dies April.
It is my belief that the Monticello card, not only had some woods or trees on its face, but may have had a punch-hole in the top right corner, exactly like the Pines card. Both of these punch-holes designed to sit over the locations that inferred the name of two victims claimed by the Zodiac Killer, however, not Kathy Bilek, despite the postcard being designed with her in mind. Both postcards contain helpful directions, which both lead to a memorial for two claimed Zodiac victims. It may be helpful to read a previous article entitled The Story of San Jose, before proceeding.
The following is an excerpt from the unreleased 120-page Harvey Hines report, regarding his investigation into the missing Donna Lass: "After studying the card, I drove to Nordin, located on old Highway 40, north of Lake Tahoe, and found the SIERRA CLUB. I learned the club was not called the Sierra Club. It was named the Claire Tappaan Lodge and it was a private club for Sierra Club members only. I believed if I followed the directions on the postcard I would find Donna Lass' grave. I believe she was buried near the Sierra Club and most likely on the Donner Ski Ranch".
I believe Harvey Hines had the right idea, because Donner Ski Ranch is directly in line on the east-west axis with Clair Tappaan Lodge, exactly as "Sierra Club" is with the punch-hole on the Pines card. But I have reached the conclusion that the location isn't the Donner Ski Ranch, rather the Donner Memorial State Park. The reason lies in the wording "Donner Memorial", a bleak reference to her disappearance and likely death. If we "pass the Lake Tahoe areas" traveling west, we do reach the "Sierra Club" of Clair Tappaan Lodge highlighted by Harvey Hines. If we now position the Pines card into place over a map, it can be seen that "Sierra Club" sits over Clair Tappaan Lodge (which can be seen from the road if we "peek through the pines"), and the punch-hole sits directly over the Donner Memorial State Park.
The Pines card: [1] Sierra Club [2] Sought Victim 12 [3] Peek through the pines' [4] pass Lake Tahoe areas [5] around in the snow.
The Monticello card: [1] Near Monticello [2] Shought Victims 21 [3] In the woods [4] Dies April.
It is my belief that the Monticello card, not only had some woods or trees on its face, but may have had a punch-hole in the top right corner, exactly like the Pines card. Both of these punch-holes designed to sit over the locations that inferred the name of two victims claimed by the Zodiac Killer, however, not Kathy Bilek, despite the postcard being designed with her in mind. Both postcards contain helpful directions, which both lead to a memorial for two claimed Zodiac victims. It may be helpful to read a previous article entitled The Story of San Jose, before proceeding.
The following is an excerpt from the unreleased 120-page Harvey Hines report, regarding his investigation into the missing Donna Lass: "After studying the card, I drove to Nordin, located on old Highway 40, north of Lake Tahoe, and found the SIERRA CLUB. I learned the club was not called the Sierra Club. It was named the Claire Tappaan Lodge and it was a private club for Sierra Club members only. I believed if I followed the directions on the postcard I would find Donna Lass' grave. I believe she was buried near the Sierra Club and most likely on the Donner Ski Ranch".
I believe Harvey Hines had the right idea, because Donner Ski Ranch is directly in line on the east-west axis with Clair Tappaan Lodge, exactly as "Sierra Club" is with the punch-hole on the Pines card. But I have reached the conclusion that the location isn't the Donner Ski Ranch, rather the Donner Memorial State Park. The reason lies in the wording "Donner Memorial", a bleak reference to her disappearance and likely death. If we "pass the Lake Tahoe areas" traveling west, we do reach the "Sierra Club" of Clair Tappaan Lodge highlighted by Harvey Hines. If we now position the Pines card into place over a map, it can be seen that "Sierra Club" sits over Clair Tappaan Lodge (which can be seen from the road if we "peek through the pines"), and the punch-hole sits directly over the Donner Memorial State Park.
I have now designed the Monticello card to what I believe it probably looks like. Using exactly the same process as the Pines card, we now have to follow its directions. In this instance, we know the murder victim referenced in the postcard was Kathy Bilek, murdered in April, in the woods, near Monticello (because the neighborhood of Monticello is 9 miles east of the Villa Montalvo woods). So (if it exists) what would the punch-hole in the top right corner of the Monticello card be directing us to in this instance? It is another clue to the identity of the murdered victim of Kathy Bilek in the Monticello card - by association with a previously claimed Zodiac victim.
If the Monticello card is to stay true to the Pines card, then the punch-hole must fall over another "memorial" with a potential name. The Pines card sat over a "Donner Memorial", so the Monticello card must sit over a "Kathy Memorial". Using the same technique as above, we will place the location of "near Monticello" over Villa Montalvo woods (because it's situated near Monticello). The punch-hole in my design would now sit over the Oak Hill Memorial Park & Cemetery in the Monticello neighborhood of San Jose, where Kathy Snoozy is buried. The Zodiac Killer claimed the murders of Kathy Snoozy and Deborah Furlong in the November 8th 1969 Dripping Pen card as "Aug". This was the final clue in the Monticello card, giving us the forename of Kathy Bilek by association with Kathy Snoozy, allied with the word "memorial" once again.
If the Monticello card is to stay true to the Pines card, then the punch-hole must fall over another "memorial" with a potential name. The Pines card sat over a "Donner Memorial", so the Monticello card must sit over a "Kathy Memorial". Using the same technique as above, we will place the location of "near Monticello" over Villa Montalvo woods (because it's situated near Monticello). The punch-hole in my design would now sit over the Oak Hill Memorial Park & Cemetery in the Monticello neighborhood of San Jose, where Kathy Snoozy is buried. The Zodiac Killer claimed the murders of Kathy Snoozy and Deborah Furlong in the November 8th 1969 Dripping Pen card as "Aug". This was the final clue in the Monticello card, giving us the forename of Kathy Bilek by association with Kathy Snoozy, allied with the word "memorial" once again.
TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THIS ARTICLE PLEASE READ THE STORY OF SAN JOSE
AND THESE PREVIOUS ARTICLES ABOUT THIS TOPIC.
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