VISIT DAVE'S WEBSITE On June 2nd 2026 David Oranchak completed his three-part destruction of yet another hopeless and deranged offering, which this time attempted to link the Zodiac Killer with the Black Dahlia murder from 1947. It is another excellent video series from David Oranchak, whose presentation skills are superlative in every aspect, as he comfortably annihilates the most recent of dumb theories. Massively respected in the Zodiac community by almost everybody, his services will no doubt be called upon in a year or two when the next chancer comes along, who will undoubtedly put forward more half-baked nonsense that captures the attention of an immoral mainstream media only concerned with generating money over truth.
This publicity effectively creates "puppets" in the Zodiac community, who feel compelled to confront the latest claims and dedicate unbridled effort to correct the record and quell the most recent uninformed fervour. There appears an irresistible compunction to expend great resource in dismissing drivel, where shade is probably the best disinfectant. If individuals have that much of an uncritical mind that they blindly accept rubbish spewed from the mainstream media, then they probably aren't going to distinguish between reasonable and unreasonable. Providing a counterweight to this stupidity is an endless task that David Oranchak will have to revisit time and time again. David Oranchak, whose fantastic work alongside Sam Blake and Jarl Van Eycke in solving the 340 cipher on December 5th 2020, is a highly intelligent person, blessed with dedication, modesty and ethics that sets him apart from most.
This publicity effectively creates "puppets" in the Zodiac community, who feel compelled to confront the latest claims and dedicate unbridled effort to correct the record and quell the most recent uninformed fervour. There appears an irresistible compunction to expend great resource in dismissing drivel, where shade is probably the best disinfectant. If individuals have that much of an uncritical mind that they blindly accept rubbish spewed from the mainstream media, then they probably aren't going to distinguish between reasonable and unreasonable. Providing a counterweight to this stupidity is an endless task that David Oranchak will have to revisit time and time again. David Oranchak, whose fantastic work alongside Sam Blake and Jarl Van Eycke in solving the 340 cipher on December 5th 2020, is a highly intelligent person, blessed with dedication, modesty and ethics that sets him apart from most.
Wayne Williams, convicted in two, of many Atlanta murders With that said, let's examine a statement made by David Oranchak at 11 minutes and 50 seconds into his latest video, which appears to contradict the approach adopted in the rest of the video. This statement is not the focus of the overarching message in the video and will undoubtedly present as nitpicking, but nonetheless, it is a statement without merit. David Oranchak is widely known and respected to not just accept things without evidence---he meticulously examines claims through dedicated and diligent research, that is often labor intensive and time consuming. David is not the sort of person to just repeat a narrative without careful evaluation of that claim. However, at 11m 50s into the video David casually makes a claim that he cannot possibly substantiate---but one that has been repeated endlessly by individuals over many years, who I dare say, have not dedicated any time whatsoever in examining their throwaway comments (or the letter itself).
David stated "He (Baber) also links the DC Freeway Phantom using this 1981 letter from a Zodiac copycat". This statement is factually incorrect, because irrespective of your thoughts on this letter's authenticity, nobody has physically identified its sender to prove it wasn't Zodiac. And if the claim that the letter is from a copycat has its foundations based solely on handwriting and tone---then that is another falsehood perpetuated by researchers unable to prove this concept. With handwriting alone, it is currently impossible to say whether the 1981 "Atlanta" letter was penned by the Zodiac Killer, or somebody mimicking the Bay Area murderer. Unless you can undeniably identify the sender of this communication, you cannot possibly claim it was mailed by a copycat. Unfortunately David Oranchak, in this instance, has just copycatted the narrative that this is a copycat---and fell into the trap of repeating a claim passed down through the years---in absence of any evidence to make such a claim. The diligent research exemplified in the rest of the video, is not repeated in this limited instance. It may be a minor point in an otherwise excellent presentation by David Oranchak, whose work I value greatly---but it appears that when it comes to the Zodiac communications, comprehensive research by most is not a requirement when making such assertions.
AUTHENTICATING THE ATLANTA LETTER?
David stated "He (Baber) also links the DC Freeway Phantom using this 1981 letter from a Zodiac copycat". This statement is factually incorrect, because irrespective of your thoughts on this letter's authenticity, nobody has physically identified its sender to prove it wasn't Zodiac. And if the claim that the letter is from a copycat has its foundations based solely on handwriting and tone---then that is another falsehood perpetuated by researchers unable to prove this concept. With handwriting alone, it is currently impossible to say whether the 1981 "Atlanta" letter was penned by the Zodiac Killer, or somebody mimicking the Bay Area murderer. Unless you can undeniably identify the sender of this communication, you cannot possibly claim it was mailed by a copycat. Unfortunately David Oranchak, in this instance, has just copycatted the narrative that this is a copycat---and fell into the trap of repeating a claim passed down through the years---in absence of any evidence to make such a claim. The diligent research exemplified in the rest of the video, is not repeated in this limited instance. It may be a minor point in an otherwise excellent presentation by David Oranchak, whose work I value greatly---but it appears that when it comes to the Zodiac communications, comprehensive research by most is not a requirement when making such assertions.
AUTHENTICATING THE ATLANTA LETTER?
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