Two written messages were received on March 2nd and March 8th of 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia, either from the Zodiac Killer or somebody purporting to be him. The first, a business reply envelope postmarked Cleveland, OH, was mailed with the message "Please stop forced bussing or I will kill 3 more black boys in Atlanta in March", while the second continued a similar theme, but this time signed off with the name "Zodiac" and included the infamous Zodiac crosshairs. On March 18th 1981, a letter addressed to the "Editor of the Washington Post" was received (but postmarked February 17th from Prince George's County, Maryland), claiming to have information on the Atlanta killings, and requested that the editor place an advertisement in the newspaper stating "Daniel Please Call Home", after which, the writer would initiate further contact with the editor of the Washington Post. The author had incorrectly used the name Daniel instead of Darron, in reference to the missing Atlanta child Darron Glass.
It is unknown whether any of these communications originated from the pen of the Zodiac Killer, but it doesn't hurt to explore every avenue, particularly regarding the March 8th 1981 communication where the author stated "I used to stalk women, but I like to kill children now. At all my victims bodies I have left certain clues, but I guess it's too much for you Rebels to handle". So, are there any crimes or murders in the preceding months where the killer left any clues on or near any of his victims. Especially clues misinterpreted as inadvertent oversights by the murderer of the Atlanta children. We need to look at the March correspondence, allied to any recognisable Zodiac traits in previous months in Atlanta, particularly bearing in mind brown Caucasian hairs had been noted in the FBI files in at least one of the crime scenes - and considering the possibility that Wayne Williams may not be responsible for all the Atlanta killings.
It is unknown whether any of these communications originated from the pen of the Zodiac Killer, but it doesn't hurt to explore every avenue, particularly regarding the March 8th 1981 communication where the author stated "I used to stalk women, but I like to kill children now. At all my victims bodies I have left certain clues, but I guess it's too much for you Rebels to handle". So, are there any crimes or murders in the preceding months where the killer left any clues on or near any of his victims. Especially clues misinterpreted as inadvertent oversights by the murderer of the Atlanta children. We need to look at the March correspondence, allied to any recognisable Zodiac traits in previous months in Atlanta, particularly bearing in mind brown Caucasian hairs had been noted in the FBI files in at least one of the crime scenes - and considering the possibility that Wayne Williams may not be responsible for all the Atlanta killings.
An unknown male Caucasian telephoned the Conyers Sheriff's Offce in Atlanta at 7:30 pm on January 8th 1981 and at 11:45 am on January 15th 1981, claiming responsibility for the recent Atlanta killings and giving directions to his latest victim. A search of the area failed to uncover any murder victims, resulting in the second telephone call to police by the white male, indicating they had searched the wrong area. The calls had been placed from a local convenience store. The caller made further threats to kill a white child from one of the subdivisions off Sigman Road in Conyers and giving a deadline of February 1st 1981. In between the two telephone calls, a search was conducted on January 10th 1981 close to Redwine Road and the I-285 in southwest Atlanta, uncovering the skeletal remains of two young children. Evidentiary value or "certain clues" were discovered at that location, which included The Best of Penthouse Letters: No.1 (a pornographic collectors edition), two pieces of white cloth with a blue stripe and magnetic recording tape.
Were these deliberately placed at the crime scene, or plain debris scattered at that location unrelated to the crime itself? Aural examination of the magnetic tape only revealed commercially recorded music.
Were these deliberately placed at the crime scene, or plain debris scattered at that location unrelated to the crime itself? Aural examination of the magnetic tape only revealed commercially recorded music.
The Atlanta murders are extremely unlikely to have any connection to the Zodiac Killer. However, that doesn't mean he can be unequivocally ruled out in being the responsible for some or all of the letters and telephone calls to police, We know of his propensity to claim crimes he wasn't a participant in, along with his willingness to write communications and direct police to the scene of his crimes. But the most important feature regarding the two telephone calls to the Conyers Sheriff's Office on January 8th and January 15th 1981, is that they were both recorded. The white male's voice giving directions to the dump sites of victims (whether they bore fruit or not), should be of significance when considering the alleged letter from the Zodiac Killer on March 8th 1981. Many media hoaxers are prevalent during serial killings, muddying the investigations and making it difficult to ascertain truth from fiction. But if the Zodiac Killer was present in Atlanta during the early 1980s, then these two recordings would be worth listening to.
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