THE CELEBRITY CYPHER [PART 3]

3/25/2020

The Zodiac Killer communications were often preceded by newspaper articles about him. The Zodiac Killer opened his letter-writing campaign to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner and Vallejo Times-Herald on July 31st 1969. Other than the questioned "Cars Make Nice Weapons" letter on October 28th 1987, the Zodiac Killer or an impostor hadn't written to the Vallejo Times-Herald for twenty-one years until the arrival of the Celebrity Cypher on September 25th 1990. If the Zodiac Killer (assuming him the author) was to remain fairly consistent in replying to the newspaper articles about him, then the August 16th 1990 article in the Vallejo Times-Herald may have been a likely trigger for the Celebrity Cypher, mailed just a few weeks later. A few days before the August 16th 1990 article, Pam Huckaby (sister of Darlene Ferrin) had appeared on the Sally Jessy Raphael Show, outlining a series of threatening and disturbing incidents that befell her in recent weeks. Her claims are widely disregarded, but could the real killer of Darlene Ferrin (as opposed to an impostor) have watched the show and/or read the article, and composed the Celebrity Cypher the following month. Below is the article with highlighted sections.

The article has a running theme of Pam Huckaby, who lives near Antioch, California, who has been sent cryptic messages. Notable passages are "The killer is called the Zodiac because of his cryptic messages, loaded with astrological symbols, to the news media and police investigators" and "Police in Antioch had been unresponsive to her earlier reports of death threats. Huckaby said there have been notes pinned to the door of her home - "cryptograms" and Zodiac signs". George Bawart stated "The Zodiac's success in his killing and the success of most serial killers are they have no connection with their victims".

Did the Zodiac Killer react to this Vallejo Times-Herald newspaper article mentioning cryptograms, Antioch and the fact serial killers are usually unknown to their victims, by mailing a cryptogram to the Vallejo Times-Herald and possibly beginning with the words "To you from me, my name is"? The name and address (on the left side) possibly using an alternative cipher key.

Thanks to David Oranchak for pointing me in the direction of this newspaper article.

47 Comments

Rubislaw 32 link

3/25/2020 10:25:13 am

Thanks for posting this , Richard , and has its rightful place , in the scheme of Zodiac matters .

There have probably been times when Pam Huckabee has been unwisely advised , and ought to have sought guidance by a human rights lawyer . And , no doubt , there will have been times when she brought enough attention to herself , for irresponsible young pranksters to seek cheap thrills , at her expense .

But , Ms .Huckabee has been involved for a '' long haul '' that was unforeseen , in her attempts to find justice , on behalf of her sister , Zodiac victim , Darlene Ferrin . And , for this Pam should be applauded and respected .

While the CA DOJ , and for 50 years , continue in their failure to deliver their obligation to Darlene's family then , Pam has every right to look around and , if necessary , blame anyone she so pleases....if this , at least , illustrates to everyone else that the CA DOJ's failure over many years , as caused Pam mental and physical illness .

Pam Huckabee represents , if you will , a product of failure in a justice system that , always had the necessary resources to solve the case of the Zodiac Killer , but lacked the skills of organization , applied strategy and often , simple competence .

Richard

3/25/2020 11:12:18 am

It is important for the relatives of victims to keep pressing law enforcement, because this sometimes reignites relatively cold cases. Where Pam has not helped herself is claiming victims were known to one another where no such evidence exists that Darlene knew Betty Lou or Cheri Jo Bates, and claiming that Darlene had premonitions of her own death, which is not true. "I'm going to be in the papers tomorrow" was simply regarding the carnival that day. Also, anything pertinent to BRS should have been mentioned 50 years ago, not many years down the line. That is when truth and embellishment becomes blurred.

Richard

3/25/2020 12:44:00 pm

Cannot help thinking that the December 1990 card is connected to the Celebrity Cypher postcard. Both are cryptic in nature. The December communication being a clue to the September postcard. Of course, they both could be different authors, and neither are guaranteed to be Zodiac. However, the possibility always exists that the December author is suggesting two keys to the solution of the Celebrity Cypher. One for the message, one for the address. I know you have your own take Rubislaw, but was just mulling over the chances of one author for the two 1990 cards.

Rubislaw 32 link

3/25/2020 01:46:21 pm

Yes , Richard , I am of the opinion that the two 1990 correspondences , are by the same author , and that it is the Zodiac . I believe that the FBI and CA DOJ are aware of this , and merely '' confident '' , if no actual forensics evidence to prove this , beyond a reasonable doubt .

The Zodiac might be perceived for opting for correspondences , in '' two's '' . Two references to events at Presidio Heights , Two Day-by-Day forecasts , two Fairfield Letters , as examples . And , in this case two 1990 correspondences , of different nature , but only 3 months apart , when any evidence of the Zodiac , still alive , was '' sparse '' , to say the least .

What I believe , they have in common is , that they were both , ultimately , intended for the Zodiac's '' Secret Pal '' , Paul Avery . Sadly , it is likely that Avery never got to hear about them .Interesting , perhaps , that at this late 1990 time , Avery was working for the S F Examiner and , these two 1990 correspondences , were sent to the Vallejo Times-Herald and S F Chronicle , respectively .

The Celebrity Cipher may have been inspired by news of the divorce of the Hardens . It's intention was to scare LE , by suggesting that he might start targeting the wealthy . It's technical solution , being military tactician , Frederick the Great , with its surprise of a Zodiac identity , hiding behind the postage stamp .

The Eureka Card , I believe , was simply a '' follow-on '' message , of general well-intended greetings , underlining that he , the Zodiac , was still alive , with a dig at the FBI's Crytanalysis Unit , for not having solve the Z340 .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/25/2020 01:54:51 pm

....yes , and I believe that the '' Peek through the Pines '' card was constructed before , and possibly at a close time period to the '' 13 hole '' card , and see those two , as twins of a sort .

Richard

3/25/2020 04:57:58 pm

What date did the Harden's divorce?

Rubislaw 32 link

3/25/2020 05:35:18 pm

I have seen a reference to it , from their daughter , as being in June ( 1990 ) Richard . But have yet to see anything official .

Perhaps , a reader knows or can refer to an actual newspaper mention ( ? ) .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/25/2020 03:33:03 pm

Yes indeed , the '' Peek through the Pines '' was the inference that he , the Zodiac , as WJGrant , had murdered Judith Hakari....and had nothing to do with Donna Lass who , wasn't even missing , at that ( real ) time .

So, '' Detective Jake Herminghaus '' , stop wasting your time hiding behind Phillip Powers , and his ridiculous claim . Contact me , through Richard .You may think I don't know , but I do . And, you might be surprised who is listening to me now , even though they would prefer not to have to . If what you know is the truth , it cannot be hidden for ever .

Thanks Richard .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/25/2020 07:35:33 pm

Perhaps I should point out , that the ''Peek through the Pines '' card is yet another of the Zodiacs fibs , but yet another of those correspondences that was a '' double whammy '' fib....for WJGrant never killed anyone in his whole life and , though not pure as the driven snow , did not deserve the attention , that the Zodiac appears to have bestowed upon him , for the purposes of '' palm off '' .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/26/2020 03:44:54 am

It's a very interesting Vallejo Times Herald article , from August 16th 1990 ,Richard , and certainly worth considering , as '' preempt-er '' for what was to come , in September , with the Celebrity Cipher .

I watched the TV clips again , Pam '' strings '' conclusions together ,but this does not mean , as is often inferred , that she merely ''invents ''. There has been just so much for to have to digest , with representations of '' assistance '' from all sorts (...Graysmith , Vallejo P.D....) over the years .Easy to say now , but looking back , the Suennen family so needed a crusading lawyer ,from the word '' go'' , but I don't suppose that , with so many agencies on to the case , that they imagined the dire failure that it would all come to ( ? ).

With the Husted report , it seems that the nomination of WJGrant , as the grey suited man , at Darlene's painting party , was a ''family'' decision . Often has been the case , in the past , that it has been left to Pam , to be the spokesperson on behalf of her family , and some her '' quieter '' siblings might like to introspect over , what might be perceived as overbearing pressure on her , to '' perform '' ( ? ).

I see now that '' Christina '' who , may or may not have witnessed an argument ensue , between Darlene and her killer , appears to have her own agenda , these days .

Back to the 1990 correspondences . The Celebrity Cipher was posted in Oakland , and the Eureka Card posted in the vicinity of Eureka .

Was the ( presumed ) Zodiac an outsider , who returned to Northern California , to specifically '' deliver '' his mail ...or had the Zodiac always existed in that area ?

I definitely believe the former case , and think that it was on the basis of '' second-hand news '' that the Zodiac felt so inclined , to make his presence felt , once again , at that 1990 time . And , as with 1986 , the Zodiac was in a reasonably cheerful and mischievous frame of mind .

Richard

3/26/2020 05:06:13 am

The reality is Rubislaw, he could have moved at this juncture and returned to Northern California to mail the 1990 communications, but the question is, if he wasn't travelling there for business or vacationing, he may as well have posted them from anywhere. Many of the outlier letters we have examined have come from all over America, including New York and Atlanta. There is little to no chance of locating the Zodiac Killer based on the area he mailed the communications, other than to say, if I were going to send menacing communications it wouldn't be from my home town. If I had to take a wild stab, I would go for a Zodiac Killer resident in Northern California throughout. You obviously sway towards Los Angeles at some point, which is not unrealistic.

There is no guarantee that this August newspaper article had anything to do with the timing of the Celebrity Cypher, but we know Zodiac was an avid reader of anything about himself. This was proven throughout 1969 and up to 1971. The author of the Albany letter was triggered by the newspapers, as was the author of the Exorcist letter and 2001 card. It's no great leap of faith to believe that if this was the immediate newspaper article in the Herald prior to September 25th 1990, then it had an influence regarding the Herald addressed Celebrity Cypher. The newspapers and Zodiac were inextricably linked. Unfortunately the same could apply to hoaxers, willing to get their 15 minutes of fame.

Rubislaw 32 link

3/26/2020 06:01:37 am

On the specific mailing question , Richard , this obviously appears to be a possibility . I don't know how that system really works , but I do wonder if the FBI can tell , or are in a position to find out the difference ( ? ).

Buying in to the Zodiac's propensity for mischievousness , there is certainly a likelihood that he thought it a novel idea for a correspondence to arrive at the offices of a major Bay area newspaper , postmarked '' Eureka ''. And further , may have been aware that the FBI would conclude that he must have visited Eureka , and not falsely arranged for this to come about , through Post Office '' facilities '' ( ? ) .

It certainly can be frustrating on the ''two-track '' nature of sleuth investigations - the case itself , in its purest form , and second-guessing what LE have the capacity to know , for which the amateur will never be privy , as well as how far beyond in knowledge about the case's progress , than the amateur .

As a general example of their extra '' tentacles '' , if the Zodiac was someone well and regularly travelled , including periods overseas , with a defining reason that he had never been caught before , being that he possessed no criminal record , then....

The first angle on a prospective suspect , will be their free and easy access to IRS records , on that suspect .

First and foremost , '' Follow the money '' .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/26/2020 11:37:31 am

With the picture on the Celebrity Cipher postcard , Richard , becoming apparent as depicting Carmel Beach , Richard , an extra item of note :

As is known , Clint Eastwood had been Mayor of Carmel , 1986-1988 , and I think generally agreed as having influenced the Zodiac in his choice of postcard....if only to highlight the suggestion that the Zodiac might be having thoughts about focusing his attention on exclusive neighbourhoods , if not Carmel itself .

Although Eastwood was born in San Francisco , his upbringing and schooling was in Oakland and Piedmont , the satellite town within Oakland .

So , the mailing of the postcard as being Oakland , may have been influenced by the fact that Eastwood is known as an '' Oakland Boy '' ( ? ) . And , therefore , adds credence to the notion that Clint Eastwood was specifically in the Zodiac's thoughts or intentions .

Despite what Ms. Betts has claimed , Lyndon Lafferty was never shown the photograph depicted , but was informed by the duty officer at Vallejo P.D. that the picture denoted '' Driftwood on ocean beach '' .

Lafferty had been granted permission to take away , a photocopy of a photocopy of the Celebrity Cipher postcard that the Vallejo P.D. held , having passed on the original to the FBI , as was their instructions , after receiving the original card from the Vallejo Times Herald .

And yes , it is entirely plausible that the FBI then doctored the July 31st 1969 envelope to the Vallejo Times Herald , following the discovery that a presumed Zodiac had spelled Herald as '' Herold '' on both .

I think it important to remember that ,it now seems likely that the FBI didn't actually want the nature of the postcard's picture denoted '' Carmel '' to be known to the public .

So , that is really : FBI - 0 , Sleuths : 1 .

Richard

3/26/2020 12:51:25 pm

There may be no connection whatsoever to the card chosen with respect to itself or the cipher. But if we are looking for a link, we have Clint Eastwood, Carmel, Dirty Harry (based on Zodiac), Oakland and Salinas in close proximity - take your pick. I suppose, without solving the coding to everybodies satisfaction, we cannot prove any of the links unfortunately. It sounds like the majority of the Zodiac case Rubislaw. Even when something can be proven, there are still dissenting voices. In a case where the shirt piece being mailed in by somebody claiming to be Zodiac, still isn't enough evidence for the killer and writer being the same, there is literally nothing that could convince some people. This communication is bereft of depth, so could never be proven one way or another by sight alone. The best we can do is offer a gut feeling. I couldn't say one way or another on this postcard.

Rubislaw 32 link

3/26/2020 01:00:52 pm

You probably knew it was coming from me ( Lol )....but , how is it , that a Hearst Corporation financed TV series about investigating the Zodiac , hit on the idea to call a phoney computer , '' Carmel '' , for which to assist in breaking down the words , expression and ciphers , of '' The Cipher Slayer ''.

Does anyone know what '' CARMEL'' actually stands for ?

( Where is Kevin Fagan hiding , at the moment ? )

3/27/2020 06:14:45 pm

The word Carmel (Hebrew language: כַּרְמֶל) means "fresh" (planted), or "vineyard" (planted) and Karmiel (Hebrew: כַּרְמִיאֵל) is a portmanteau meaning "God's Vineyard" Wikipedia

Broadly it means garden, plantation or orchard.

(garden of eden - possibly Paradice?)

3/30/2020 02:11:21 pm

Heracles, as a part of his Twelve Labours, was required to travel to the Garden of the Hesperides and pick the golden apples off the Tree of Life growing at its center.

Rubislaw 32 link

3/26/2020 11:44:28 am

....and '' points scoring '' aside , the further inference is that the FBI required assistance with the solving of the Celebrity Cipher itself and , this they surreptitiously ''entrusted '' in Lafferty to deliver , when , via the Vallejo P.D. , they released the cipher side alone , in 2006....one year before Fincher's Hollywood film....and the '' miraculous '' discovery of the Eureka Card , in a S F Chronicle store cupboard (...no way , on earth...).

Richard

3/26/2020 12:57:58 pm

Yes, a bit odd a communication sitting in a file draw for 17 years. I presume it was opened in 1990. But one would have thought an apparently pointless Christmas card such as this, with just photocopied keys would have been tossed away shortly after opening. Because clearly they couldn't have suspected it to be Zodiac at the time. So why did it gain traction in 2007?

Rubislaw 32 link

3/26/2020 01:17:39 pm

You have probably guessed , yourself , but the Eureka Card was released , as a decision by the FBI , to complete the 1990 '' picture ''.

And , probably , safe in the knowledge that we didn't know about the '' Dirty Harry connection '' .

Fagan and Express Newspapers editor , Ben Borland , are not going to get away with this , as information to the bereaved of victims .

Both of them , found out '' too many times '' , and personally find their disingenuous claims '' disappointing '' , to say the least .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 03:56:15 am

A couple of related points , Richard , simply to air at this juncture , if nothing more .

You probably remember , when you and I were first attempting to figure out , what the small print read , on the cipher side of the Celebrity Cipher postcard ?

Well , if the really small printed words weren't difficult enough , the relatively larger word , in the thumb-nail map of North America , couldn't be read . And yet , eventually through trawling through some postcards on the internet , I found that the relatively larger word , read CALIFORNIA .

Why the initial difficulty ? Well , it was because some that small print had been doctored with a pen .

To get to the point , perhaps , was it the Vallejo P.D. who had doctored their photocopy , before allowing Lyndon Lafferty to walk off with a photocopy of the Vallejo P.D.'s photocopy (..now doctored..) .

OR...was it the original postcard , held by the FBI , who doctored that original , so that anyone would find it difficult to locate a '' same '' postcard .

I think it is the latter case - the FBI having doctored the small print on the original . The inference being that the FBI have been deliberately hiding the nature of the ( Carmel ) picture .

Also , it makes the doctoring of the July 31st 1969 envelope to the Vallejo Times Herald , a more realistic proposition .

Richard

3/27/2020 06:08:38 am

That spelling of "Herold" could provide the biggest link from July 31st 1969 to September 25th 1990. If it wasn't altered (which is likely) then this elementary misspelling could verify the Celebrity Cypher.as Zodiac material. The Vallejo Times-Herald envelope wouldn't have been accessible in 1990 for a copycat to misspell.

The "California" element you describe is difficult to read, so what would have been advantageous is not an nth copy, to determine differences between the postcard and any manipulation or over-writing. Without that, it is difficult to ascertain between distortion and manipulation.

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 04:35:54 am

Whether the following observation , makes any difference , I am unsure : In examining the Benicia High School note , again , it is possible that it has been '' doctored '' in a conventional sense...that the writing has been inked over again , to highlight what looked too faded , as a photocopy '' product '' .

This seems not necessarily unique among some copies of correspondences , and the FBI may have even performed this on the '' Count Marco '' Letter ( ? ) .

But , focusing on the Benicia High School Note , it was as reported , pinned to the front entrance doors to the school , and retrieved by the janitor .

But , on the photocopy , granted of not great quality , there appears ''possible '' irregularities ( ? ) . For instance , those little circled crosses , near the bottom of the note .It seems to me the the actual writings have been inked over again , for clarity's sake , but with the large blood smearing left as it was .

My point is , is the Benicia High School Note , in its original form ,'' not '' actually a note on paper , as such , but in reality , a scrawl on the School doors....or,even a '' mural '' on a white-washed brick wall ( ? ) .

Those little circled crosses , near the bottom of the '' note '' could be tiny craters or '' pock marks '' in brickwork covered over , by the circles .

The inference could be, that a ( presumed ) Zodiac , may have had the bare-faced cheek to actually spend time at the school , as a covert graffiti artist might do . As opposed to deftly sneaking in to the school and quickly pinning a note to the front doors ( ? ) .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 05:41:14 am

...and of course , it may ask the question , that Bryan's car door , at Lake Berryessa , wasn't the only '' different medium '' that investigating officers have had to deal with ( ? ) .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 05:48:43 am

....and further , we shouldn't forget the Desk Top Poem .

Perhaps the Zodiac was going for a hat-trick of different materials ?

First wood : then metal ; then brick .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 08:14:54 am

One shouldn't get too ahead of oneself , but the mural notion to the Benicia High School Note , does present further possibilities ( ? ) .

Firstly , it should be stated that it is Lafferty's claim that the '' incident '' of the note's uncovering was never reported to the public (...not even The Benicia Herald ...) .

Though it would seem likely that word of mouth got out , locally ,with problems involving pupils after ( ? ) .

One could look at the Robert Salem crimes scene , which seems to have inspired the Zodiac from breaking cover , after a 4 month hibernation , and this comes largely to do with writings on Salem's wall , for which the Zodiac is almost certainly blameless .

So , it is possible that the Zodiac would seek to get his own back , in this respect and , the so called Benicia High School Note may have represented a form of revenge .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 02:34:07 pm

In examining the '' Note '' ,as is offered in your topic of 11/12/2019 , Richard , there could be '' giveaway '' signs along its Left-hand side .

Four sets of mortar lines , constituting three standard bricks of height , with the large blood smearing pasted on to the third , and bottom , of the three bricks .

The writing then , made on a surface of brickwork , that has been mildly rendered , and then white-washed or painted .

The height of three standard building bricks would be about 8 inches . So , the Benicia High School Note , as a perceived mural piece , would take up the space of a rectangular area , about 8 1/2 inches in height , and about 9 1/2 inches in width .

Perhaps it is the case that the Benicia High School Note was written up . on a wall surrounding the entrance to the school , as opposed to a note pinned to the entrance door .

A graffiti mural . '' Banksy '' Zodiac ?

Richard

3/27/2020 02:52:40 pm

If I'm understanding you correctly, couldn't the markings be fold lines transferring the ink. To decide whether it was written Banksy style, we probably have to look at the upside down writing to see if it's consistent with the rest.

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 03:22:03 pm

Indeed ,its a bit of a stab , but those four '' lines'' have noticeable '' width '' ,and appear as more than a mere '' fold '' .

Also , just before the blood smearing ,there is the word '' Guess '' which ,is the same scale as '' You Die '' below the smearing . It appears as these words were all that remains of an original part of the message which , was then obliterated by the blood smearing .

Hence , perhaps , the need for an '' afterthought '' postscript that , was added , albeit at a strange angle .

An interesting notion , I think , if not necessarily the truth of the matter...but this note has been bugging me , on unusual looks , for a while now....and then suddenly noticed , what looks like mortar lines .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 03:44:04 pm

December 22nd 1972 was a Friday....so, perhaps we could surmise that December 22nd was the last designated day of the school term , before the Christmas break for the pupils .

I wonder if ( presumed ) Zodiac selected a long quiet weekend where , he might dare to perform a mural piece ( ? ) .

Like '' Thanksgiving weekend '' ,perhaps ?

Since no reportage was permitted , then we can only make a sensible guess . But , one can bet one's bottom dollar that the FBI were called in , on investigations , as well as the Benicia P.D. ( ? ) .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 03:53:21 pm

Thanksgiving 1972 was Thursday November 23rd .

Perhaps a four-day long weekend , then , with the school deserted ( ? ) .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 04:53:59 pm

Was the '' Note '' 1972 or 1973 ?

Qir earthquake April 10th 1972

Herbert Mullins' first victim , Lawrence White October 13th 1972

Arrest of Herbert Mullins February 13th 1973

Conviction of Herbert Mullins August 19th 1973

Richard

3/27/2020 05:35:48 pm

The Benicia High School note was likely placed at the school in the September of 1973.

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 06:34:42 pm

I'm up to speed on '' 1973 '' Richard . What is the perceived significance of '' September '' ?

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 05:01:13 pm

December 22nd 1973 was a Saturday .

Thanksgiving 1973 , was Thursday November 22nd .
( The tenth anniversary of the assassination of J F Kennedy )

Rubislaw 32 link

3/27/2020 07:19:48 pm

Oh....I see the '' ss '' . I thought that they were little z's .

But , September 1973 makes it one month on ,from the conviction of Herbert Mullin . So , it fits in well , on a tie in to the possible '' Qir '' clue .

To go further with this , would be handy for an ex-pupil or near resident , from the time , to offer something extra ( ? ) .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/28/2020 01:46:24 am

It's a good point to suggest that some of the writing at the bottom , may have been added , by '' someone '' else....like '' counter-intelligence '' , for instance ( ? ) .

December 22nd ; zz : Since Ancient times , it is believed that '' 22 '' is the number of God , and the number of Revelation . According to the Bible , '' 22 '' is the number of disorganization .

Joseph Heller's '' Catch - 22 '' ( ? ) .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/28/2020 02:58:11 am

As a general point and , if we buy into most of the correspondences , both confirmed and unconfirmed , leaked into the public domain , one way or another then , it is apparent that...

The Zodiac seems to have often adopted different styles of writing , such as '' confession '' , '' tragic poetry '' , '' dry wit '' , '' wise crack '' , '' nastiness '' , '' victim of circumstance ''.....always attempting to palm himself off , or sell himself in a certain light .

To show off his '' range '' of writing ( ? ) .

'' Catch - 22 '' was categorised as '' Absurdest Fiction '' . Perhaps the Benicia High School Note was the Zodiac's attempt at an '' Absurdest '' style ( ? ) .

I am certainly excited at the possibility of it being a mural piece , in terms of its execution .

Robyne

3/28/2020 11:25:41 am

The first name may very well be: "Frank", "Wayne", "David"

Rubislaw 32 link

3/28/2020 12:07:16 pm

For the most part , I think that for the reality of the observer , in order to understand the Zodiac , we have to suspend our beliefs to the perceived extent that the Zodiac did - to try to think the way he appears to have done .

His extensive reading , was various genres of '' Fiction '' ,but counter-balanced by , in all probability , an avid reader of newspapers , with news predominately about real people and real tragedies in the real world .

The scrapbook red herring merchant and plagiarist ?

Here's a possibility for part-influence of the Benicia High School Note :

'' Two little ducks - 22 '' ?

On November 12th 1973 , 13 year old Doris Karen Derryberry and 12 year old Valerie Janice Long , both of Olivehurst , CA , went missing , after embarking on shopping trip , 40 miles south of Sacramento .

Within a few hours of the report , their bodies were found , up a dirt track , near Bear River Dam , Camp Far West Lake , Wheatland .
They had been sexually assaulted , then shot at close range .

From the start of investigations , two young men were sought for their murders .A gas pump attendant had served the two men and girls , and had tried to intercede when he observed the girls crying , on returning from the rest room facilities . Their party's car drove off , before he was able to take note of the car's registration number .

This case was finally solved , by DNA analysis , just four years ago , and in January 2017 , cousins William Harbour and Larry Peterson were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of the young girls .

The murders of Derryberry and Lane , November 12th 1973 .

Thanksgiving for that year , November 22nd 1973 .

A bomb threat in the note , until December 22nd 1973 .

Rubislaw 32 link

3/29/2020 04:18:12 am

By examining the case of Derryberry and Lane , Richard , I am not dismissing your previous suggestion of a '' Saturday / September '' selection date for a presumed Zodiac's antics , out of hand .

Anyone reading my comments on this matter , could be inclined to see my suggestions , as no less of an , albeit legitimate , attempt to create a '' working fit '' to suit a narrative of events , leading to an '' end '' threat of December 22nd 1973 .

But , there is the , perhaps , realistic consideration :

Given that the note , either in paper or mural form , would have been a surprise to both the High School and LE authorities , would an , in effect , '' three month '' subjugation of threat , carry as much weight of fear , as a '' one month '' subjugation of fear to come ( ? ) .

I think that a '' one month '' ( November 22nd - December 22nd ) threat carries much more weight of fear and immediacy .

Anyone who has access to original reportage on the ( ..little ducklings ( ? ) ... ) case of Derryberryand Lane , do please post a comment .

Richard

3/29/2020 06:23:51 am

The two arrested for these murders would have been about 22 in 1973. The crime was Yuba City, nearly 100 miles away involving sexual assault. Connecting the Benicia note in any respect to these crime using a ''working fit' could probably be used for a multitude of other attacks much closer to the Bay Area. It's just my opinion, but I do not see any connection through the note. My overriiding opinion on the Benicia High School note is that the evidence points squarely at two irresponsible children, who lack the subtlety to draw another particular crime into the narrative of what is essentially a childish note. Irrespective of my take Rubislaw, here are a couple of small Yuba clippings from 1973.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/84253973/dna-match-brings-arrests-in-california-girls-1973-killings

Richard

3/29/2020 06:26:09 am

Here is another from November 13th 1973
http://mockforums.net/archive/index.php?thread-5534-4.html

Rubislaw 32 link

3/29/2020 06:56:50 am

Thanks for the references , Richard , and in context will enjoy having a trawl .

Ironically , perhaps , I find the note far too sophisticated for school children and , have to wonder on some of the possible liked words , being available to anyone outside law enforcement ( ? ) , at that Autumn 1973 time . A counter-intelligence '' fit up '' or Zodiac himself ( ? ) .

Hopefully , another mystery that will become explained , eventually .

An extra point of interest , possibly , is that this Benicia High School Note , may well represent the Zodiac's last excursion into mischievousness , before the January 1974 Exorcist Letter .

Possibly , just two months apart .

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3/30/2020 08:47:45 am

It was good to find one original article , Richard on the Derryberry/Lane case . An extra piece of information found , was the the bodies of the girls were found by two young men out target practising , near the dam .And , given that Harbour and Peterson murdered the girls with a shotgun , suggests that they , as with the other two young men , used that spot , for similar sport ( ? ) .

To a casual newspaper reader , it must have been apparent that , the investigating police were looking for wild fowl or '' Duck Hunters '' ( ? ) .

Retrospectively , it emerged that Harbour and Peterson lived locally to the girls , suggesting perhaps , that they recognised them shopping , and possibly offered them a lift home ( ? ) .

The very first time I read the Benicia High School Note , the impression of '' Duck Hunters '' , as in the film '' Deliverance '' , was the impression made . So, its possible that an '' Absurdist '' piece , was attempted to be conveyed , along those lines .

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3/30/2020 08:53:31 am

The Film '' Deliverance '' : released July 30th 1972 .

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3/30/2020 09:39:52 am

North Central Airlines 1947-1979 , employed the familiar '' Herman the Duck '' corporate symbol , which could be seen in livery form , on the tails of all their aircraft fleet .

THE CELEBRITY CYPHER [PART 3]

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