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Richard Grinell, Coventry, England
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THE FAIRFIELD TWO

6/23/2018

 
Here we will take a further look at the two letters mailed from Fairfield to the San Francisco Chronicle on December 7th 1969 and the San Francisco Examiner on December 16th 1969. Many have dismissed these two communications as having been penned by the Zodiac Killer, but either way, they were almost certainly written by the same individual. The most important question to ask - is were these letters ever publicized in the newspapers during the December of 1969. They seemingly got no coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle or Examiner newspapers, but did they appear in any other publication? If not, then there can be little doubt these two Fairfield letters were mailed by the Zodiac Killer. 
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The article on the left appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on December 28th 1969, regarding the letter mailed to attorney Melvin Belli on December 20th 1969. It states "The Zodiac Killer-unheard of in recent weeks-is back in operation and pleading for help before he takes his ninth and tenth victims".

The Melvin Belli letter was mailed only 13 days after the December 7th 1969 San Francisco Chronicle 'Fairfield' letter, so it appeared as though the Chronicle had dismissed the Fairfield letter, claiming they had not heard from the Zodiac "in recent weeks". They apparently never published the Fairfield letter (unless anybody knows otherwise), and the follow up letter on December 16th 1969, mailed to the San Francisco Examiner equally appeared to make little impact. Why were these communications apparently overlooked? 

Many Zodiac researchers and enthusiasts regard the two Fairfield letters to have been penned by a hoaxer - but if the letters were created by a hoaxer why did he do such a poor job as to negate the purpose of sending them. The Zodiac Killer created two organized and structured ciphers of 408 and 340 characters. Both were designed with care, using seventeen characters in each row, and a form of 'filler' on the 408 code to keep the cipher symmetrical. The December 7th 1969 Fairfield letter contained a 38 character code, much of which was 'stolen' from the 340 cipher and formed into scruffy disorganized rows. If the letter writer was attempting to disguise himself as Zodiac, then why didn't he simply create a few lines of symbols in an organized fashion like the 408 and 340 cipher. The fact he didn't do this could suggest that he wasn't trying to pass himself off as Zodiac - because he was Zodiac. The argument, is that the December 7th 1969 letter is a poor Zodiac imitation and therefore not the Zodiac. However, it isn't very difficult to copy any of the characters from the first two ciphers and create a new and realistic looking cipher that mimics its predecessors. This is not a difficult task - and neither is the handwriting. The following image (December 7th 1969 Fairfield letter and 38 character code) was inspired by a forum thread on Zodiac Killer Site.

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The December 7th 1969 letter stated "I just need help. I will kill again so expect it any time now. The will be a cop. Then I will Turn myself in  OK". If this letter was by a hoaxer and not published in any newspapers, then how was the Zodiac Killer able to know its contents. The December 20th 1969 'Melvin Belli' letter was confirmed Zodiac correspondence, as it contained a piece of Paul Stine's blooded shirt. The Melvin Belli letter pleaded for assistance: "Dear Melvin. This is the Zodiac speaking. I wish you a happy Christmass. The one thing I ask of you is this, please help me. I cannot reach out for help because of this thing in me won't let me. I am finding it extreamly dificult to hold it in check I am afraid I will loose control again and take my nineth & posibly tenth victom. Please help me I am drownding. At the moment the children are safe from the bomb because it is so massive to dig in & the triger mech requires much work to get it adjusted just right. But if I hold back too long from no nine I will loose complet all controol of my self & set the bomb up. Please help me. I can not remain in control for much longer".

Can it be argued that the Fairfield letter stating "I just need help" and the Melvin Belli letter thrice urging "please help me" just 13 days later, was just simple coincidence, or is it more likely the Zodiac Killer had written the earlier Fairfield letter and was just continuing the theme. In addition, the second part of the December 7th Fairfield letter is threatening to kill a cop just like the communication following the Belli letter on April 20th 1970, in which Zodiac suggested "there is more glory in killing a cop than a cid because a cop can shoot back". Additionally. the Fairfield letter after stating he "needs help," intimates he "will kill again," as does the Melvin Belli letter when warning he "will lose control again".
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Now let us approach this from a different angle and consider the possibility that the December 7th 1969 letter was featured in the Fairfield Daily Republic newspaper, or some other publication prior to the Zodiac Killer composing the Melvin Belli letter.
The Zodiac Killer certainly appeared to design his ciphers in a carefully structured way - so imagine - that when saw this poorly designed and crude 38 character code plagiarizing his 340 cipher in a newspaper, why on earth would he then validate the hoaxer by mimicking the December 7th 1969 letter by stating "please help me" in the Melvin Belli letter later that month. One would think he'd have wanted to disassociate himself from it. Whatever approach you pursue, tends to validate the December 7th 1969 letter mailed to the San Francisco Chronicle, and by association, the December 16th 1969 letter mailed to the San Francisco Examiner, which was almost certainly penned by the same author. The latter Fairfield letter could also have links to the 'Halloween' card, with the code reading Death By Fire, By Gun, By Rope and By Knife. link    
PictureDecember 16th 1969 Fairfield letter. Click to enlarge.
Much has been made of the single postage on both the Fairfield envelopes, the writing paper used by the author and the crudeness of the two short codes. However, there could be a perfectly reasonable explanation for all these anomalies.

The Zodiac Killer thought he had sent proof of his connection to the first two crimes when he mailed the trinity of July 31st 1969 letters. Vallejo Police Chief Jack E. Stiltz urged the author for more details to prove he was the killer, and the Zodiac duly obliged on August 4th 1969. The Zodiac then mailed a piece of taxicab driver Paul Stine's shirt in his next three consecutive and 'confirmed' communications. Firstly, in the October 13th letter, secondly, with the November 8/9 card and letter, and finally with the Melvin Belli letter.

All these communications were mailed from San Francisco, likely during his normal routine - but the December 7th & 16th letters were mailed from Fairfield. If he was away from his usual residence during this span of 10 days (possibly having broken up for Christmas) and was on holiday, or visiting family, or simply away from his home location on business, then it is conceivable that he had to improvise with writing paper and stamps. He most certainly would have stored the blooded shirt piece in a secure location (possibly at home), to which he likely had no access during the mailing of the two Fairfield letters. These letters have all the hallmarks of 'spur of the moment' communications while away from his home location. This may explain their deviation from what had come before or after. Nevertheless, it is crucial to find out if these two Fairfield letters were published by any newspapers prior to December 20th 1969. If they weren't published, then the two Fairfield letters are almost certainly penned by the Zodiac Killer. 

Rubislaw 32 link
6/24/2018 01:23:52 am

Nice to see that newspaper article,dated December 28th 1969,Richard.

It refers to the Belli letter,one week prior....and that they,the press ''had not heard from Zodiac in recent weeks''.

As I have documented recently,the likelihood of Zodiac,being a ''very busy boy'',in that month of December.

Possible/Probable correspondences :

Dec 7th - SF Chronicle,including Z38
Dec 10th - Sacramento Bee,Cancer Forecast
Dec 11th - SF Printing Co.,Leo Forecast
Dec 16th - SF Examiner,including Z5 and Bleeding Knife
Dec 20th - Melvin Belli

Despite some show of bravado,by a presumed Zodiac,all these correspondences indicate him,in a state of spiralling depression.

If,and likely,they are all from the same Zodiac...that's five correspondences in thirteen days.

Given,by that time,that the FBI were about five months into the task of overseeing the ''extortion'' aspect of Zodiac's crimes...then they,the FBI,suddenly had a lot to process,in a short period.

The newspapers would have had to have agreed to hand over the correspondences to the FBI,first.So,they,the newspapers wouldn't,probably,be in a position to give news of them [?].

But,one can imagine,that when the newspapers ''caught wind'' of a letter to celebrity lawyer,Melvin Belli....then they were going to ''move the earth'' to print news of that,ASAP [!].

The other correspondences didn't seem so important,in comparison,and the FBI would,no doubt,require more time over them.

But,looking back....the probable reality of Zodiac's ''busy-ness'' never really materialised,from a historical perspective.

Nor,that the Belli letter was one of a ''December parade'' of correspondences,indicating that Zodiac was having a hard time,in his head.

Richard
6/24/2018 02:29:02 am

Certainly probable correspondences Rubislaw. Here is my issue with the Cancer and Leo paste-ups. I like the idea that Zodiac spent some time away from his residence in Fairfield, hence the improvised Fairfield letters and different writing paper. The Cancer paste-up was postmarked Sacramento December 10th 1969 and addressed to the Sacramento Bee. The Leo paste-up was postmarked San Francisco December 11th 1969 and addressed to San Francisco Newspaper Printing Co.
San Francisco and Sacramento are about 45 miles from Fairfield. In fact, Fairfield is equidistant to both. My problem with all these communications being genuine, is if I believe Zodiac was a resident of Vallejo or somewhere close by, then the killer stationed in Fairfield between December 7th and 16th, would have travelled to Sacramento on the 10th and San Francisco on the 11th to post these two paste-up cards, rather than Fairfield, as he had done with the December 7th and 16th letters. The Sacramento posting is not much of an issue, but the Zodiac Killer would have passed the Vallejo area on his way to post the Leo paste-up in San Francisco on December 11th, so he could easily have returned home to retrieve his writing material he didn't take originally. The idea of Zodiac mailing the December 7th letter from Fairfield, then travelling to Sacramento to mail the Cancer paste-up on the 10th, then travelling to San Francisco to mail the Leo paste-up on the 11th, and then returning to Fairfield to post the letter on the 16th is an extremely convoluted scenario, although not impossible, certainly if Zodiac's profession was a mobile one. But it would certainly shed doubt on my comfortable story of a Zodiac Killer visiting family for a couple of weeks in December, or on a business assignment stationed in Fairfield. I have little doubt at this juncture (but may change in future) that the two Fairfield letters are genuine Zodiac material, but these two paste-ups throw a spanner in the works. If the two paste-ups were from Zodiac, which is less than certain, then his fluidity around this period, particularly between December 7th and 11th, could suggest he had reason to be in Fairfield, Sacramento and San Francisco on these dates, rather than he just drove aimlessly around to disperse the locations from which he mailed his material. I don't know how strongly you buy into these paste-ups being Zodiac Rubislaw, but I suppose it depends on the quantity of hoaxers mailing imitation Zodiac material around that period. What are the odds of two paste-ups arriving in between the two Fairfield letters.
I'm not fully convinced of the Cancer and Leo paste-ups- what do you think?

Rubislaw 32 link
6/24/2018 08:07:43 am

Appreciate your reply,Richard,and the questions on logistics,that it asks.

You have inspired me to do a little more research in this area,for that December month,and will be back to you,on my findings.

Of course,I think that we are in agreement on a Vallejo residency,for Zodiac.I'm going with this possibility that Sacramento represented a head office,for his employers also.That possibly,Zodiac would visit Sacramento for one day a month,or fortnight...during the working week.

Naturally,Fairfield lies between Vallejo and Sacramento.

Will return,on this fascinating subject of December 1969,again.

Shawn
6/24/2018 08:10:15 am

I think the Dec. 7th letter was just some mentally deranged person other than Zodiac doing his thing.

The Guy that called Melvin Belli on the TV program basically was reaching out for help also.

Richard
6/25/2018 02:02:12 am

My thoughts behind the Fairfield letters being genuine Zodiac material was the idea that Zodiac was full of threats in seven communications prior to the Belli letter, then switched tack, to pleading for help, no matter how disingenuous this cry for help may have been. This shift seemed congruent with the December 7th letter in tone, bearing in mind this author mailed two communications rather than one, without any attempt at disguise. Additionally. the Fairfield letter after stating he "needs help," intimates he "will kill again," as does the Melvin Belli letter when warning he "will lose control again." Because the December 7th communication is relatively short, these small pointers, along with the possible connection of the Halloween card to the December 16th letter, pushes me toward the belief they were genuine material, while I do accept it is unknown how many mentally unstable 'authors' wrote to the newspapers. The Fairfield letters were however featured in the FBI files, so must have been considered, as were the Leo and Cancer paste-ups. If there were copious other 'lunatics' writing in claiming to be Zodiac in the December of 1969, these certainly were omitted from the FBI files, likely deemed not worthy of inclusion for reasons I can only speculate. Nevertheless, I certainly heed your reservations Shawn and should probably have tempered my claim of "then the two Fairfield letters are almost certainly penned by the Zodiac Killer." It's good for provoking debate though. Thanks for your continued input- it's great that we can share ideas on a variety of rarely discussed topics.

Drew
6/24/2018 09:25:22 am

Hi Richard, I did a newspaper search and indeed found no mention of the Fairfield letters. It is likely that the police were made aware of them but as far as online research is concerned I think we can conclude that there is no evidence that they were published.

You have raised a lot good points here but the hoaxer possibility is a complicated one. The sport of killer hoax letters has a long history but with Zodiac the difficulty is increased by the fact that some people actually seemed to believe that they were the Zodiac. One example of this involved a David Martin who lost his marbles and got himself into a violent situation with his family on Nov 22 which ended in the loss of his life. Thankfully his family survived but that ill fellow claimed he was Zodiac with his dying breath. Another example (assuming they were different men) could be found in the arsenic cola guy earlier that month. A third could be the Salem murderer, but it is hard to separate which hoaxers may have been using the handle for attention and which were truly delusional.

As Shawn inferred the ‘need help and will surrender’ and ‘losing control’ comments sound like a play on the Dunbar caller. I think the Fairfield and Belli letters could have been Zodiac’s way of referencing that highly publicized episode. If they had published the Fairfield letters Belli may not have recieved his package. Incidentally the Fairfield letters may have used less stamps because they did contain a package (as I believe all of the confirmed Zodiac letters did). Zodiac did not reference the Dunbar show in November (as far as we know) but that could be because he had already started creating his 340 before the Oct 22 incident and he was committed to sending it first. In the Belli letter it sounds like he is making a mockery of the plea. ‘Help me I’m drownding’ for me is perhaps the most unlikely of spelling errors. I don’t believe at all that Zodiac was considering turning himself in or accepting help from Belli. If it was not the Dunbar show guy who invited Belli into the story I might feel differently.

I’ve considered as I’m sure you have that the Fairfield author might have been the Dunbar caller but we actually have persuasive evidence to despute that theory. It seems like the Dunbar guy on Dec 7 was in Oklahoma calling a KTOK radio show as was written about in the Chronicle and elsewhere on Dec 8.

I am currently of the mind that the Fairfield letters are authentic Zodiac because it seems like the most simple answer but I admit the whole hoaxer MO is as baffling to me as the killer’s. Unfortunately I think that’s all the time I have today. Cheers

Rubislaw 32 link
6/24/2018 11:49:12 am

Interesting points made,from you Drew.

Although a supporter of the Fairfield letters,as being genuine Zodiac ones,I understand that it is not an easy position,to take....particularly in the light of them,having not been officially authenticated.

A few ''fibs and white lies'' has been proven,over and over again,to be ''par for the course'',with the press and police alike,on extended cases of murder and serious crime.

So,unfortunately,that's not something that we can ever really take on board,as something to include or exclude on a specific dilemma,for clarity.

Does anyone know the circumstances of published photography,regarding Hartnell's car door scorecard ?

Just thinking ''basic'' links to the Fairfield letters,like the ''Bleeding Knife'' etching,for instance.

Rubislaw 32 link
6/24/2018 02:07:21 pm

Just on the logistics,Richard,for December 1969.

If the same Zodiac,posted five letters,culminating in Melvin Belli's,then :

Zodiac posts Ist letter,Saturday 6th,from Fairfield.
Zodiac posts 2nd letter,Tuesday 9th,from Sacramento.
Zodiac posts 3rd letter,Wednesday,10th,from San Francisco.
Zodiac posts 4th letter,Monday 15th,from Fairfield.
Zodiac posts 5th letter,Friday 19th,from San Francisco.

If Zodiac is a Vallejo resident,he drives up to Sacramento,on Saturday Dec 6th,stopping at Fairfied,to post a letter.

On Tuesday Dec 9th,he returns to Vallejo,posting a letter in Sacramento,before he departs.

On Wednesday Dec 10th,having returned to Vallejo,the previous day,he drives into San Francisco,and posts a letter.

The next Monday Dec 15th,he drives from Vallejo to Fairfield,and posts a letter.

The following Friday Dec 19th,he drives into San Francisco,from Vallejo,and posts Melvin Belli's letter.

The Cancer and Leo ''cut and paste'' letters could be authentic Zodiac [?].

Whimsical musings about horizons,time and travel [?].Therapy for the depression he was feeling [?].The start of his ''cut and paste'' inclinations...becoming more sophisticated,with the ''13 hole'' and ''Pines'' card,for example [?].

What was the cause of this depression ?

Perhaps the euphoria gained through successes at Lake Berryessa and Presidio,had now subsided [?].He believed that he would have to come up with something new and novel,to perpetuate his notoriety,through terror.This would only increase his chances of being caught.

And,on the subject of being caught,how would this play out,for Zodiac [?].How would he be treated ? Could he be lynched,like Lee Harvey Oswald,when in custody ? A ''convenience'',to avoid a complicated trial,that could also turn into a ''circus'' ? Should he plead guilty,or take a risk and tempt receiving the death penalty [?].

All these things were coming together,as negative thoughts,that wouldn't go away.

Zodiac was suffering inside.

Richard
6/24/2018 03:44:31 pm

This places things in a nice order, and it's certainly possible Zodiac went off the rails in between his murders (if he was ever on them). Have you seen the 1977 Steve McQueen letter on lined paper, mailed from Sacramento. The writing, apart from capitals interspersed within the writing, isn't that dissimilar to the Fairfield letter writing.
http://www.zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=1617

Rubislaw 32 link
6/24/2018 05:12:52 pm

Thanks Richard,I'll check that out.

I like the bit about Zodiac may never have been on the rails,in the first place.

Armed with a bit of knowledge,we sometimes try and fill in the blanks,or do a spot of ''colouring in''....to see if we can get an overall picture.

Not such a bad thing...for we can always retreat to a safer position again,at a later date.

Rubislaw 32 link
6/25/2018 03:35:16 am

I like what you have just said to Shawn,Richard.

I have said it before....but it needs to be said,again and again.

The Fairfield letters,and many of the ''unconfirmed's'' that have emerged,in poor photocopy form.....are the ''cream of the crop'',beyond those correspondences,already authenticated.

Just because the FBI carry ''bad history'',caused mostly through a well known Director,who overstayed his tenure,by many years....doesn't mean to say that the FBI is a corrupt institution,in total.

And,they are certainly not fools.

Rubislaw 32 link
6/25/2018 01:57:07 pm

Thanks for the tip on the ''Steve McQueen'' letter.

Yes,I have seen it before,but had not realised that it was from 1977,believing previously that it emanated from the 60's.

A few points of interest,like ''you better'' and the envelope address is ''quite'' Zodiac like.

I wonder if the real Zodiac would have gone to all the time and trouble,to make a ''celebrity'' list....though we can never underestimate his capacity for attempting to show off [?].

I'm about 33:66 against it being Zodiac authentic.

Some interesting aspects,though....and one year before his professed comeback of 1978.....that never seemed to materialise,beyond three letters [...though personally believe that ''more'' happened...].

Rubislaw 32 link
6/26/2018 06:22:45 am

It has just occurred to me,Richard,with regard to the ''Steve McQueen'' letter :

Whoever sent it,was looking for something in return,for not harming these celebrity ''A list-ers''.

Perhaps the release of a prisoner or prisoners....or the rectification of some high profile injustice [?].

I will have a look at current affairs,for the letter's time.It might add credence,to its authenticity.

If any readers come across anything worthy of note,please post.

Rubislaw 32 link
6/26/2018 05:05:34 pm

Not too much point pondering over the Steve McQueen letter,any further,Richard.

I'm up to 50% on confidence,now.Particularly if the ''glorification'' note of 1959,to the Hollywood Reporter,is the same person....and could be Zodiac,comparing that,with the Badlands letter,which is ''confirmed'' Zodiac.

The Sacramento and Steve McQueen link is good for me,on investigations.

But,this is what would put it up to 90% confidence,for me :

If the redacted names of prisoners,to be released are :

George Stiner
Larry Stiner
Donald Hawkins

These three Organisation Us members are presumed to be the decoy men,who distracted attention for Claude Hubert,the assassin of Black Panther members,Bunchy Carter and John Huggins,at UCLA,on January 17th 1969.

Like Claude Hubert,George and Larry Stiner,and Donald Hawkins,were in the pocket of COINTELPRO,

Hubert has never been brought to justice,but the three decoy men were sentenced to life imprisonment,for conspiracy to commit murder.

It appears that there are three men's names redacted.

A scenario,perhaps,whereby Zodiac has been abroad.He is required to visit his head office in Sacramento....and decides to come up with this threat letter,believing the FBI have solved the ''340''.

What he doesn't realise is,that George and Larry Stiner had escaped from San Quentin,a couple of years earlier [!].

If the three names redacted are George And Larry Stiner,and Donald Hawkins,then....

Firstly,it would have had the FBI scratching their heads,thinking : ''Where has this guy been....[?].''

Secondly,the FBI will know,as from about one year ago,that Zodiac was the writer of the ''Steve McQueen'' letter.

A lot of ifs and buts....but is conceivable.

Rubislaw 32 link
6/28/2018 03:05:34 am

I'm not sure if anyone read my last comment....but I find it hilarious that a situation may have arisen,where Zodiac might have decided to enact being a ''big shot'' extortionist,with the ''bonus'' of having the arrogance,to not even leave his symbol behind,as a calling card.

And,the demand for three prisoners to be released,as if it were an act of conscience,or moral indignation.......not even realising that two of the three,had already run away.

Rubislaw 32 link
6/29/2018 04:18:14 am

If anyone has taken an interest in these posts,I have made surrounding a possible solution to the ''Steve McQueen'' letter....then I can tie up some loose ends.

George Stiner fled to Suriname,after his escape from San Quentin.He struggled to settle,and provide for his eleven children....eventually cutting a deal with U.S.Authorities....giving himself up,in return for the government taking care of his family.

He is currently continuing to serve out his life sentence.He claims that the Black Panther Party members were armed,at UCLA,that day of the assassinations....which is rigorously denied by both the BPP and investigating police.

George Stiner's brother remains on the run,since circa '74/'75.Since their are grounds for believing that Claude Hubert,the assassin,fled to Guyana...then it is possible that this is where Larry Stiner ended up.

Donald Hawkins was sent to a youth detention centre,initially,after being served with a life sentence...on account of his age.....which explains why he,unlike the Stiner brothers,was unable to escape with them.

The whole premise of the ''Steve McQueen'' letter....if authentic Zodiac....is,that Zodiac seeks to embarrass the FBI,by in effect,demanding that they release three men,who committed second degree murder,at the behest of the FBI,themselves.

As reminder,perhaps,to anyone investigating,in the future....if George and Larry Stiner,and Donald Hawkins,are the three redacted names...then it is likely that the scribe of the ''Steve McQueen'' letter,is Zodiac,himself.

Richard
6/29/2018 05:43:43 am

They escaped San Quentin on March 30th 1974 around the time Zodiac fell silent. I previously stated that Zodiac may have been jailed in San Quentin between 1971 and 1974- so may have known of these individuals. However, as you have stated, Zodiac would have to be unaware of their escape to make this a viable option. Demanding the release of somebody from prison is often politically motivated, however, could be personal from a previous fellow inmate. Since the Steve McQueen letter arrived June 8th 1977, it requires a usually well read Zodiac to be detached from Californian life one would assume, as you alluded. The murder list is extremely random as if to be meaningless, and I doubt behind the scenes this letter was taken seriously as a Zodiac addition. The problem is, we simply do not know what is under the redacted sections. One would assume it was three people currently in jail, so if the Steve McQueen letter was sent by Zodiac, these people were either connected to him in some way while he was in prison (which would make sending a letter extremely risky) or these were people politically motivated, to which he sympathized with. The chances the letter was Zodiac is slim, but equally trying to identify the identities of the three unnamed people is equally difficult. They may have been jailed together under the act of one crime, but certainly these three quite possibly had a similar political affiliation. Why don't you try a FOIA request Rubislaw.

Rubislaw 32 link
6/29/2018 06:45:09 am

Thanks for some great feedback,on this Richard.

And,you explore the options well.

What appears likely,and I believe is inferred [?]....is that the celebrity list was compiled from 10 years previously......though all the politicians included,were Democrats,who began to make their mark,in public life,more into the seventies.

So,perhaps a compilation from 60's Hollywood,and 70's politics [?].

Nice,that you managed to find the March 30th 1974 date,for the Stiner brothers escape.

That could be the time that Zodiac left the Northern California area...to return briefly,in 1977.He may have made a number of brief return visits...but the ''Steve McQueen'' letter might represent,just one visit [?].

And,of course,the implication that he has lost the thread,of what he saw as hypocrisy,by the FBI....bearing in mind,their involvement with COINTELPRO.

But,for all we might venture,and conjecture....we shouldn't overlook that this is,in all probability,about a ''Zodiac'',threadbare on genuine morals [?] [!].

More a case of ''Zodiac'' showing off his expansive knowledge,and pretence of being a guardian angel to a just and fair society.

That is,of course,if it is Zodiac,with his underhanded threat against the FBI,using the Hollywood set,as a means to throw a ''hoped'' wide exposure,to this act of extortion.

I think that the FOIA request route is a ''no goer'',realistically.

I have been toying with going back to the newspapers again,recently.

A well known human rights campaigner,has even offered to hook me up with an investigative journalist.

I just don't want to be seen as taking on L.E.,as if they were the enemy.

But,on the matter of the ''Steve McQueen'' letter specifically....at least this UCLA link offers an alternative solution,to merely ruminating about handwriting [?.

Rubislaw 32 link
6/29/2018 10:02:44 am

As you have referred to,Richard,the possibility of Zodiac,or another extortionist,gaining knowledge of the UCLA decoy ''trio'',through serving time in prison.....it is,on reflection,unfair of me to ''push'' for a UCLA link,without offering more,from where I am coming from.

I am really not insistent about anything....but there are possible references to the UCLA assassinations,in Zodiac's ''340''.And this is why I mentioned that the FBI may be in a position to understand the circumstances of that ''Steve McQueen'' threat letter,now.

In the ''340'' solution,Zodiac writes :

''Caen accuses neo-Fascist cops near credit on one student ''race assist'',at UCLA toilet.''

The assassin,Claude Hubert,gained access to Campbell Hall,via a toilet,in an ante room,used as a cafeteria.

In addition,Zodiac calls Claude Hubert,the following names :

1] ''Science Saint''.The patron saint of metallurgy and optics is St,Hubert.

2] ''Cid's Son''.Cid,the master,and Son,the servant.Hence,J.Edgar Hoover's assassin.

3] ''Coon''.A black,in the pocket of his white master.In addition,the actual accusation of Claude Hubert : '' You did UCLA''.

Obviously,I think the UCLA link,is all too apparent.

Whether it holds actual links,to the ''Steve McQueen'' letter,could be considered another matter.

From the ''Fairfied Two'',to the ''UCLA Three'' [?].


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