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THE ARRIVAL OF THE EXECUTIONER

11/20/2018

 
The Exorcist letter has recently come under the spotlight regarding its authenticity as a Zodiac communication, but regardless, we will examine it in context to previous correspondence from the Bay Area murderer and hopefully show that the entire letter is designed around the Gilbert & Sullivan comedic opera 'The Mikado', in particular Ko-Ko the Lord High Executioner. The Zodiac Killer had now seemingly dropped his long-held pseudonym after a three year hiatus and had reemerged, vowing to continue his campaign of murder under a new guise.    
PictureClick to enlarge letter
The Zodiac Killer had previously used two musical numbers from The Mikado when he mailed the Little List letter on July 26th 1970. The first was 'A More Humane Mikado', followed by 'As Some Day It May Happen', featuring Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner.​ This was noted in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 12th 1970, just 15 days prior to the mailing of the 'Halloween' card: "It was immediately apparent that Zodiac had plagiarized several stanzas from an aria in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta 'The Mikado'. It is the entrance aria of Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. A quiet search of onetime Ko-Ko's has turned up none that could be Zodiac. Obvious differences in physical description and handwriting comparisons have cleared all Ko-Ko's tracked down since the arrival of the July 27 letters."

The text on the Exorcist letter is split into three sections: [1] The introduction referring to the recently released Exorcist movie, and featured in a newspaper article by reporter Paul Avery, [2] The latest Zodiac pseudonym disguised under the heading of 'Yours truley', and [3] The customary threat promising more victims if his "note" is not published.

There is little doubt that the Zodiac Killer (now Lord High Executioner) is describing the William Friedkin movie 'The Exorcist' in terms of 'The Mikado'. The Gilbert & Sullivan play is often described as a comedic opera of political satire, so the author choosing the words "I saw and think "The Exorcist" was the best satirical comedy that I have ever seen" is certainly not by accident. However, it is the introduction of "I saw and think" that may carry more meaning than initially thought.
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'As Some Day It May Happen' featured heavily in the July 26th 1970 letter. It was spoken by Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, with the word "think" appearing four times during this act, including the introduction :
[1] "Gentlemen, I'm much touched by this reception. I can only trust that by strict attention to duty I shall ensure a continuance of those favours which it will ever be my study to deserve. If I should ever be called upon to act professionally, I am happy to think that there will be no difficulty in finding plenty of people whose loss will be a distinct gain to society at large". [2] and [3] "And who doesn't think she dances, but would rather like to try; And that singular anomaly, the lady novelist — I don't think she'd be missed — I'm sure she'd not be missed". 
[4] "He's got her on the list — he's got her on the list; And I don't think she'll be missed — I'm sure she'll not be missed".

PictureGroucho Marx as Ko-Ko (1960)
Was the Zodiac Killer reprising his performance of the Little List letter and using the introduction of "I saw and think" under the guise of Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner?  This argument may be bolstered, when he immediately follows this up by signing his new pseudonym in the form of another Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner verse from 'On A Tree By A River' featuring tit-willow. The author is simply saying "Signed, yours truley: The Lord High Executioner." 

The third section of text on the 'Exorcist' letter is uncannily similar to the first letters mailed by the Zodiac Killer on July 31st 1969. The 'Exorcist' letter was mailed to the San Francisco Chronicle, so we will take a look at the July 31st 1969 letter mailed to the same paper. This is what the killer signed off with: "I want you to print this cipher on the front page of your paper. In this cipher is my idenity. If you do not print this cipher by the afternoon of Fry.1st of Aug 69, I will go on a kill ram-Page Fry. night. I will cruse around all weekend killing lone people in the night then move on to kill again, until I end up with a dozen people over the weekend." It begins with a demand to print his material in the paper, and finishes with the threat "to kill" again if his instructions are not followed, exactly like the Exorcist letter. 

The 'Exorcist' letter symbols were decoded by Kevin Robert Brooks to spell the words "To Kill", which although not proven, makes perfect sense with respect to the July 31st 1969 letters, and in keeping with the Lord High Executioner's list of people who will not be missed. The Mikado style symbolism at the foot of the Exorcist letter threatening "To Kill" again, lending credence to the notion the Zodiac Killer is now operating under the pseudonym of a Japanese High Executioner. 

The answer that has always eluded people - is did the Zodiac Killer begin his murders and letter writing in Riverside, before resuming his campaign of terror in the Bay Area? The Zodiac Killer communications began on July 31st 1969, and presumably ceased with the last confirmed correspondence on January 29th 1974. We have shown the similarity of threats exhibited by the Exorcist letter and the trinity of July 31st 1969 letters, regarding his promise "to kill" if his cipher or "Tit-willow" communications were not published. The 408 cipher was split into three parts (similar to the Exorcist letter) containing 8 lines of text, thereby 24 lines in total. The verse Tit-willow was split identically to the 408 cipher, three verses of 8 lines. The three Bates letters were mailed to Joseph Bates, the Riverside Press Enterprise and Riverside Police, and once again contained double postage like much of the Zodiac correspondence, with each containing just 8 words: "Bates/She had to die there will be more".   

The Mikado influence is present in all three sections of the Exorcist letter (including the Asian style characters) in a reinvention of the July 26th 1970 Little List letter. Was the Exorcist letter a hoaxer operating under the guise of the Zodiac Killer, plagiarizing the Gilbert & Sullivan opera once again and convincing us the threat was still alive in the Bay Area after nearly five years, or was the executioner at Lake Berryessa on September 27th 1969 biding his time, before extinguishing the Zodiac Killer once and for all?

Rubislaw 32 link
11/20/2018 07:05:49 am

''I am happy to think that there will be no difficulty in finding plenty of people whose loss will be a distinct gain to society at large.''

About nine tenths of the Zodiac's personal philosophy [?].

Rubislaw 32 link
11/20/2018 03:38:32 pm

Fifty years ago,ownership of music,in forms such as Long Playing records,was about five times more expensive,in real terms,than it is to-day.

Hence,the average household,that enjoyed the luxury of quality sounding music,would tend to have a collection of,perhaps 12-20 records,of their very favourites,and then use a local library,for new music available.

On the February 5th 1968,an unknown man walked into the JFK Library,in Vallejo,and opened a borrowers account,in the name of William Joseph Grant.The Librarian typed up this information,including Grant's Fairfield address,and got the man to sign for this information.

The unknown man,then elected to borrow a double LP recording of ''The Mikado''.Such,as we might presume,was this man's enjoyment of ''The Mikado'',that he held on to it,by checking the double LP,in and out 8 times....before finally returning the double LP to the JFK Library,on March 17th 1970.

This same man,went through the same procedure,at the Civic Library,Fairfield,in order to borrow the book ''The Code Breakers'',by David Kahn.This,between February 13th 1968 and August 20th 1969.

When Zodiac investigator,Lyndon Lafferty uncovered this information,he found that although the man had signed,using the surname ''Grant'',he had employed a different Christian name,than ''William''.

Before handing this information,over to the FBI,Lafferty took the signatures,and already garnered handwriting of WJGrant,to a handwriting expert....who did not find a match between the man's writing,and Grant's.

Further information that Lafferty was able to convey,was that both the book and the double LP of ''The Mikado'',had not been withdrawn before the unknown man had decided to borrow them.In addition,that Lafferty uncovered this information,in 1975,....and no one else had withdrawn both items,since the unknown man,having finally depositing them,back to their respective libraries.

Perhaps two deductions,can be immediately made [?].

Firstly,that it appears that the unknown man,was at least confident,that Grant was ''not'' a user of either the JFK Vallejo,nor the Civic Fairfield Libraries....and believed that he would be able to open borrower's accounts,with these libraries,in the name of Grant,unchallenged.

And secondly,that in borrowing a double LP of ''The Mikado'',that the unknown man was giving away a description of his ''living arrangements''.More particularly,that he was ''not'' staying in a hotel or guest house....but a residency,that would,at least,be described as ''private''.

Drew
11/20/2018 07:45:59 pm

Very strange Rubislaw! I thought Grant was a Fairfield resident. If so this makes it all very confusing and a little hard to accept.

This singular (because handwriting matches) unknown man told these two libraries that he was William and Redacted Grant, respectively, and they both loaned him items that Zodiac almost surely referenced, and at just the time we would expect Zodiac to be reading/listening to them. Libraries require patrons to produce proof of residency (driver's licence, piece of mail) before creating a membership. If this unknown man produced Grant's Fairfield address at the Vallejo library, how did he obtain a Vallejo membership? Did Grant have a Vallejo address as well and that's what he gave them stolen or forged documents of?

At the Fairfield library he gave a different first name and the pretty common last name of Grant and a different address than Grant's. If this was a careful plan to obtain the material anonymously do you or Lafferty conclude that the unknown man gave his own Fairfield address and not Grant's? Doesn't it seem like this unknown man was actually named Grant, lived in Fairfield, and the book is coincidence?

Do you have any further info? It is really easy to steal books from libraries, especially back then. Do you think this is really the same guy and that this guy is Zodiac? Very interesting! Is there a quick answer to explain why Zodiac may have been impersonating Grant?

Thanks in advance if you have any time to flesh this out!

Rubislaw 32 link
11/21/2018 12:49:47 am

I'm not sure where you are getting your information,on library's ''security of information'',Drew.

I wouldn't pretend to know precise policy adopted by libraries in that area....or,if it happened to differ,in any respect then....than now.

But the whole ''ethos'' tends to be,that libraries exist for the benefit,of the public,financed usually,by local,state or federal funds.I don't believe it would have mattered if the unknown man had claimed that he was from San Diego....and that a signature was all that would have been required to make good,on his claim of address.

This is how Lyndon Lafferty recounts his findings,and provides photographic evidence of the stamped dates,for both the book and double LP,on pages 294 and 295,of his ''Silenced Badge'' book.The Civic Fairfield card is a ''clean'' photo,but there is some redaction,over precise recording of the Mikado,for publisher's privacy rights,no doubt.

It does seem to me,and others,that when Lafferty's book first came out,there was a dreadful amount of ''sniffiness'' over it,from the two major sites,and Mr.Voigt's in particular.

Accusations appeared to reign down on Lafferty,over perceived ''homophobia'' and recommendations were only made,in terms of reading the book,to acquire inaccuracies spotted...by ''claim'' only.

Perhaps Mr,Voigt was annoyed that Lafferty derided Voigt's claim that Dicky Gyke was the Zodiac....as much as Voigt's derision of Lafferty's claim [?].

In reading Lafferty's book,there is no doubt,that some of his final conclusions,were flawed.But there is an enormous amount of valuable investigative work,that Lafferty was able to achieve,and contribute,to the case,in general.

It is noticeable to me,how honest Lafferty was,on the deductions side....when he couldn't actually come up with an explanation,over library details given,and signatures for those details,for example.

Drew
11/21/2018 08:21:20 am

I'm no expert Rubislaw, but I do work at a library. Libraries in Canada are paid for by the city, not the province, so they give free memberships to those who can prove they are a tax paying local. Non-residents can join if they pay a substantial fee, but they need to prove who they are and where they live - in case they need to be sent a bill for damaging or losing an item. I am not saying that this is how libraries in California are funded or operated. There could be reasons why they do things differently.

Rubislaw 32 link
11/21/2018 01:29:18 am

....looking at the dates documentation of The Mikado's ''checking in and out'' details,now,I note that the librarian who received the LP back,for the last time....has actually added comments [!].

''Poor condition'' and ''no bag''.

Seeing as the unknown man was the only person to withdraw the double LP,that might give us a little more information [?].

That,the man was prone to complacency and ''cack handedness'' [?].

Rubislaw 32 link
11/21/2018 09:12:11 am

In fairness to you,Drew,and what you have hinted at,near to the end of your comments....yes,there is a very real possibility that Zodiac was targeting Grant,as a form of persecution....as opposed to simply,''picking him out of a book''.

There is plenty of other.at least suggested ''evidence'' on display,including ''Dr.Adams'' being Grant's personal psychiatrist,and sending Marion,Grant's wife,to Adams,for treatment,when Marion had a nervous breakdown.

This ''persecution'' would have constituted underlying and ''core'' motive,of the Zodiac....beyond his terror shenanigans,with the authorities.

That Grant did not run to the authorities,when the reality of this persecution,started to ''hit home'',is a mystery and secret,that Grant took to his grave.

Rest assured that I take every opportunity to remind the authorities of this ''persecution'',and the reasons why.

But,for now,at least,it will have to remain a secret.As I claim,I didn't find out about this ''secret'',until shortly after Grant's death,in 2012.

I seem to remember,picking myself up,off the floor,when the penny dropped.

I didn't think that people actually fell out of chairs,until it happened to me.

But,that's just my claim.

Rubislaw 32 link
11/21/2018 03:04:46 pm

Indeed,I've taken on board,what you have said,Drew.

That you carry out work,at libraries,is of interest in itself.

It may well be the case,that ''policy'' simply varies,from place to place.

I think that most of us would agree that,in Western societies,in general,that,the concept of a public library is seen as representative of a great public institution,with free and easily accessed information and means of learning,for the masses.

Even if,on occasion,some will take advantage.

Similarly,with academic institutions,like Universities....there tends to be lax security,and the ''teachers'' are loath to dismiss students,for not keeping up,for fear that the hierarchy will be accused of ''elitism''.

Specifically,on the matter of a clue to ''private residence'',I meant that,even if it transpired that the unknown man was later found to be impersonating Grant.....that he,the unknown man,would have been presumed to have only been able to play ''The Mikado'',in a private residence environment.

Judith
11/21/2018 08:41:46 pm

So from my perspective the Exorcist letter is from the Zodiac.
Peter repeated the phrasing from the letter during our marriage. "I saw and think the Exorcist was the most satirical..." same bizarre verbiage.

In 2001 when our daughter described her father killing men to me, she said he would say in his truck on the way home, "He won't be missed."

Rubislaw 32 link
11/22/2018 07:42:55 am

Well,I certainly agree with you,Judith,on the authenticity of The Exorcist letter,and I struggle to understand how ''some'' take the liberty of refuting it,when the authorities [CA DOJ and FBI] have officially ratified it.

It is such an uphill battle to assess,with confidence,which of the ''unconfirmed'' 's are actually authentic that,it appears to be a complete waste of time,refuting the ones,that have already been delivered to us,on a plate.

''Anarchy'' in the Zodiac sleuths' world [?].

Hey Richard,I'm going to analyse these library ''check in and out'' dates,in more detail,and how they might fit in,with other aspects to the Zodiac's reign of terror.

I think that.given what Lafferty presents us with,it would take a brave person,to dismiss the unknown man,as being the Zodiac [?].

To an extent,it does seem that Lafferty had ''The Mikado'' and ''A code book'',on a ''shopping list'' of things to find.He started with the JFK Library,in Vallejo....which is interesting,in itself,because Lafferty thought that Grant was Zodiac,and Grant being a Fairfield resident.

So,Lafferty uncovers the double LP....but no ''code book''.

It is then Lafferty's nose takes him to the Civic Library,Fairfield....and bingo !

It is an interesting further thought,perhaps,that if the unknown man,had found a code book at the JFK Library,Vallejo,....would the unknown man have bothered about the Civic Library,Fairfield.

Two further deductions,perhaps [?].

Firstly,a likelihood that the unknown man,had become a Vallejo resident.

Secondly,that the unknown man,always had intentions,to acquire ''The Code Breakers'',by David Kahn,specifically,as his elected choice of code books,for the purpose of read and study.

Rubislaw 32 link
11/22/2018 09:11:43 am

Just on the subject of ''The Code Breakers'' book.David Kahn had seen delays and ''withdrawals with amendments'' on the publication of his book,due to law suits ''flying around'' over its contents.More particularly,shared information,between the CIA and MI5,with respect to ''The Cold War''.This information was causing embarrassment to the USA and UK's allies,not least giving away potential secrets to the USSR.

Despite the publication delays,it was actually good publicity for Kahn's book,and it could be that the unknown man had earmarked this book,specifically,as the one he wished to acquire.

Further possible deduction :

The Zodiac - An intellectual snob [?].

Rubislaw 32 link
11/22/2018 02:16:40 pm

On the matter of Lyndon Lafferty,as a Zodiac investigator,I only wish that he was still around,so that I could ask him more questions,regarding his thinking,at given times.

Naturally,it is common knowledge that he believed WJGrant to be the Zodiac,and often investigated,with this belief,in mind.

An explanation for why Lafferty homed in on the JFK Library first,might be because there were times,when Grant was a regular,if not constant visitor,to ''his'' neighbouring town of Vallejo.

The reason ? Grant's gambling addiction,which seems to have gone on,long after Grant was able to kick his alcohol addiction.Vallejo was ''the place'' to come,for illegal gaming,in the Bay Area,and Lafferty's police colleagues would have known this,all too readily.

As to the signature,left by the unknown man,I believe that,outside LE,only Lafferty's friend,Jerry Johnson,may know.

I have guessed that,since there is a possible element of the unknown man ''desiring'' to invest in leaving clues around,that would only be uncovered,at a later date,long after he,the unknown man,had ''flown the nest''......then it is possible that this man,left the Christian name,Ulysses,and a signature as ''Ulysses S Grant''.

This name,associated with the famous general and former President,was probably how ''Zodiac'' viewed WJGrant....and regarding ''himself'',the Zodiac,as ''Robert E.Lee'',Ulysses S Grant's adversary,in the American Civil War.

Just too many clues,and some of which that I am unable to make public,at this stage.

''The Zodiac''....famous for his ''disappearing acts'',as much as his ''theatrical appearances'' [?].

Like ''The Scarlet Pimpernel''....''They seek him here,they seek him there....they seek him everywhere.''.

Rubislaw 32 link
11/22/2018 03:00:42 pm

....and hey,didn't Darlene Ferrin have a ''secretive friend'',that her friends,only knew as ''Robbie Lee'' [?].

Rubislaw 32 link
11/22/2018 07:01:57 pm

Well,well,well....perhaps one for the notebook,Richard [?].

''Robbie Lee''....believed to be possibly ''Robbie Lee Moncure''.

Lived opposite Darlene,before she moved....at 553 Wallace Avenue,in an apartment,above its own garage.It's south-west Vallejo,close to The Benicia Road.

Sister Pam said he was from Texas.Believed to have owned a Chevy Impala,which he changed out for a Mercury Cougar,April 1969.

Left Vallejo circa 1971,whereabouts afterwards unknown.

''Sketchy'',but interesting [?].

Rubislaw 32 link
11/22/2018 11:00:21 pm

....yes,certainly ''sketchy'' on this ''Robbie Lee'',put,apparently Graysmith got a few words out of him,on page 415 of ''Zodiac unmasked''.

Sister Pam said that he brought Darlene and their mother,back from a visit to fellow sister,Joanna,from Texas,once.

1971 Vallejo,California,City Directory :

Richard L Moncure
Street Address 553 Wallace Avenue Apt 5
Occupation Sheet Metal Worker

When there was a little ''activity'' on him,5-7 yeas ago,on Mr.Morford's site,Tahoe 27 posted what she thought was a picture of him,as an older man.

If anyone can post,what Graysmith's words were,it would be appreciated.

Rubislaw 32 link
11/22/2018 11:11:42 pm

I have this purported quote from ''Robbie Lee'' about Darlene Ferrin :

''We were real close...friends...and that was it.She didn't share the names of her friends with anyone.Each was sort of separate...I didn't pry....I was just into her.''

Apparently,Sgt Lynch is on record,as saying that investigating police,only interviewed her family,and work associates.

Why [?].

Richard
11/23/2018 01:35:23 am

For reference: Tahoe 27
In the VPD reports it is mentioned one of Darlene's good friends was a "Richard" who drove a White Cougar.
From everything I read, nothing more was mentioned. I always wondered who Richard was. No other friends mentioned him and there was never another word said about him. No questioning him, etc.
Another "good friend" was "Lee"...who supposedly brought her gifts from Mexico.
Further research led to: Robbie Lee Moncure.
I will use this name because it IS in Graysmith's published book.
Darlene supposedly called him "Robbie" and "Lee".
Robbie, according to Graysmith, drove a '68 white Cougar. One was supposedly following Darlene and a waitress at Terry's jotted down the license plate number. It was registered to Robbie.
According to Bobbie Ramos, he had lived across the street from Darlene on Wallace.
When interviewed by RG Robbie stated the following:

"We were real close....friends....and that was it! She didn't share the names of her friends with anybody. Each was sort of separate. I didn't pry...I was just into her". (He goes on to say she was full of devilment and that she would play little games with different people)
Robbie left town in 1971.
Maybe this is why in the VPD reports it states "Richard". He didn't know her friends and apparently they didn't know too much about him. But according to Robbie..they were "real close friends".
Darlene seemed like an outgoing, friendly girl! Why the secrecy amongst good friends? Who doesn't talk about their friends?? Why "separate" the two?
I think Robbie may have been the "Lee" spoken about in police reports. NOBODY offered anything further as to who this was. The only other good friend mentioned was Richard in the white Cougar, who turns out to be Robbie Lee...

Rubislaw 32 link
11/23/2018 05:58:07 am

Yes,you've put it all together nicely,on this ''Robbie Lee'' possible,Richard.

Naturally,we are never going to understand,fully,how the investigating police,went about their business,''making inquiries'',after Darlene's,or any other victim's murder.

But,it does seem all so strange,and a bit ''random'' [?].

I suppose that area of Vallejo and its vicinity,was full of male transient workers [?].

In addition,the ''sensible'' ones wanted to avoid the draft to South East Asia,and made sure that they were ''gainfully employed''....and perhaps,could produce a second name,to go by,if they felt it advantageous [?].

And,perhaps,easier to have ''a.k.a's'' or modifications on their birth names,with most aspects of checking,in those days....still operating manual file systems.

Rubislaw 32 link
11/24/2018 01:01:02 pm

Hi Richard....just to let your readers know,that I have now posted comprehensive details on ''Library shenanigans'' at the JFK Vallejo and Civic Fairfied,with respect to the unknown man's impersonation of William Joseph Grant.

You may wish to note that Lafferty was of the opinion that the ''DMV letter'',was essentially about an unknown man,attempting to gain a driver's licence,in the name of William Joseph Grant,''twice'' in one day.

The details on the Libraries,can be viewed at zodiackillermystery.freeforums.net

If the ''Zodiac Killer'' section is then accessed,readers will see the ''The puzzle of Lyndon Lafferty's Library Legacy'' thread.

3 of the 10 JFK visits,were on a Saturday.No visits to the Civic Fairfield,on a Saturday.

If the unknown man [..Zodiac [?]...] resided in South West Vallejo,it would be no more than a ''5 minute walk'' to the JFK Vallejo Library,at 505 Santa Clara Street.

Rubislaw 32 link
11/25/2018 07:20:45 am

Yes,part of the problem,with Lafferty's book is,that he was forced to employ ''cover names'',for a number of real individuals....for legal reasons.

So,it can take great concentration,to follow some of his investigative escapades....and gives the book,a sort of ''other worldly fiction'',sometimes....when it is all factual,really.

I now have ''someone's'' attention,on this business with what name,precisely,was employed,by the unknown man,as signatures for both libraries.

Ulysses S Grant [?].

Could be....I will post here,at your site,Richard,if or when I find out.

Rubislaw 32 link
11/25/2018 08:18:14 am

Just to bear in mind,this proposition,that the Zodiac,saw himself,as ''Robert E.Lee'',the Confederate general.....at war with WJGrant,whom he,Zodiac,saw as Ulysses S.Grant.

Robert E.Lee,some might realise,was,in effect,the name offered to the Vallejo Police,as first caller,following the publication of the ''408'' solution,by The Hardens.

A suggestion,by a now thought to be,hoax caller...''The name could be 'Robert E.EEEE'....I'm getting 4 E's....possibly ''Fouries'',as surname.''

The 'hoax caller',left his name,as Robert H.Coon,of 345 Hyde Street.

The well known mystic and writer,Robert H Coon,was ''not'' the actual caller.

General Robert E.Lee was known as ''The King of Spades'',by the men that served under him,on account of his penchant for ''Trench Warfare''.He insisted that every serving man,be issued with a spade.

Winston Churchill's hero,in history,was Robert E.Lee.

Robert E.Lee's hero,in history,was Frederick The Great.

All three men are regarded,as having been great military tacticians.

One might note that the ''celebrity'',as I [claim to have] uncovered,in the 1990 Celebrity Cipher....is Frederick The Great.

Lots of unanswered questions,for sure.

''Le Noble Pleasure''....a quote from Frederick The Great,as a sarcastic aside,to those gentry,that would populate their lands with wild beasts,so that they could go hunting,and feel good about themselves,for having ''bagged'' a savage.

Zodiac did seem to be keen on historical figures,as role models.

Johnny Bravo
11/25/2018 02:29:40 pm

Speaking of executioners. This guy was in the sights of LE on 2 occasions, yet by his own admission and with some proof from DNA evidence, he simply wandered about the country killing people for decades! Only in America!

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sam-little-serial-killer-20181125-story.html

Rubislaw 32 link
11/27/2018 10:13:20 am

Hi Richard

It had occurred to me.You have now put together an excellent potted reference,on this ''Robbie Lee''/ ''Robbie Lee Moncure'' character,that purportedly lived opposite Darlene Ferrin,when she resided at Wallace Avenue.

Tahoe 27 has posted a photograph of an elderly man,that she believes may be the same person,referred.

Joanna Suennan [?] is now a sometime poster at Mr.Voigt's site,and Tahoe 27 flits between this site,and Mr.Morford's.

We have it,at least claimed,that this same ''Robbie Lee'' once,brought back home,Darlene and her mother,from Texas,when visiting sister Joanna.

Why is it,then,that there appears to have been no resolution,with respect to recognition,on the photo,proffered by Tahoe 27 ??

We struggle so hard to figure out LE's findings and thoughts,that it seems a mystery why ''we'' can't even sort out ''our own back yard''.

Richard
11/27/2018 11:25:49 am

More importantly, is did Robbie Lee Moncure know, or know of Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday. The Rambler remained in the turnout a bare minimum of 30 seconds plus (likely more than a minute), without any shooting taking place. Why would Zodiac pull alongside the Rambler and just sit there, or David Faraday not pull away. If LHR and BRS were connected to Zodiac, and Robbie Lee Moncure drove a 1968 white Cougar, then he didn't use this vehicle at either scene, therefore pouring huge doubt on his involvement in the Zodiac story, other than a minor character. He could have borrowed or stolen a vehicle, yes, but personally I don't believe a Zodiac resolution rests with the friends or acquaintances of Darlene Ferrin, or her alleged admirers.

Rubislaw 32 link
11/27/2018 11:58:04 am

Absolutely point taken...it's just that a resolution on the photo,of ''any sort'' would be helpful [?].

There seems to me,that there is all too much ''proffering'',without any consideration,to ''follow through''...at least in terms of letting everyone know an outcome.....even if that outcome remains,still ''in the air'',given the extra information proffered.

It's what I call ''school swats'' mentality.The ''unremarkables'' who scavenge anything,and make a point of giving as little back,as possible.

Finally,after two years of trying,I might get extra information on ''the unknown man'',and his ''telling'' decision to withdraw both ''The Mikado'' and ''Code Breakers''.

But,its like ''pulling teeth''....a tortuous experience,with those that would rather,take the opportunity of celebrating their friendship with individuals that hold valuable information....never considering that it might be a worthy contribution,to extract that information,and share it with everyone else.

This ''sleuthing lark'' is often a lesson,in the capacity of others,for selfishness and meanness.

Talk about ''I'm alright Jack'' [?].


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