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THE PRESIDIO ESCAPE ROUTE

8/4/2015

 
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In the article 'The Truth Behind 9/11', we took the Zodiac statements in the Bus Bomb letter mailed on November 9th 1969 and saw if all his wording corroborated itself from the standpoint of his claim he entered the park after the murder of Paul Stine. In other words, did every phrase he chose, tie together and point to one specific location. It suggested he was in the park watching the unfolding events for a short duration before making good his escape. That location, based on the wording in the Bus Bomb letter, suggested he entered the park after traveling north from the intersection of Jackson and Spruce Street. The idea was, that this was his intended escape route from the moment he planned this murder.

The Zodiac stated "I am the murderer of the taxi driver over by Washington St + Maple St last night." on October 13th 1969, suggesting that this was his original intended murder site, which would have facilitated an exit north along Maple Street, before traveling east to Spruce Street and north into the Presidio park. The destination of Washington & Maple makes much more sense bearing in mind an escape via Spruce Street and Julius Kahn playground.

The Zodiac stated on November 9th 1969 "2 cops pulled a goof abot 3 min after I left the cab. I was walking down the hill to the park when this cop car pulled up + one of them called me over + asked if I saw anyone acting suspicious or strange in the last 5 to 10 min + I said yes there was this man who was runnig by waveing a gun & the cops peeled rubber + went around the corner as I directed them + I disappeared into the park a block + a half away never to be seen again." This description tallies with Spruce Street, which is situated approximately a 'block and a half away.' from the sighting of Officer Donald Fouke and Eric Zelms as they traveled west along Jackson Street. The Zodiac stated "The dogs never came with in 2 blocks of me + they were to the west".  Arguello Boulevard, where Zodiac described the police cars and fire trucks and where the hive of activity was focused, is just over two blocks west of Spruce Street.

And finally Zodiac stated "there was only 2 groups of parking about 10 min apart then the motor cicles went by about 150 ft away going from south to north west." The only view of Arguello Boulevard from Zodiac's position in the trees adjacent to Spruce Street, is the section of road running northwest. In fact, it runs from south to northwest, just as the Zodiac stated. If he was in the park, concealed in the trees by Spruce Street, then everything he said would effectively be true. The reason the Zodiac only has an eyeline on this section of Arguello Boulevard, is that the rest is masked by trees, as it was in 1969. 

In previous articles we have made a case for the Vallejo and Benicia areas being the home of the Zodiac Killer based on geographic profiling, but on this occasion in the interest of impartiality, we shall make a case for San Francisco from nothing more than what the killer specifically wrote in two pieces of correspondence. He was a braggart and egotist, and like many killers he may inadvertently have left clues in his correspondence that individually reveal nothing, but taken as a collective could possibly narrow down his possible residence to within a few blocks, when we piece back the jigsaw. The biggest argument for his base being San Francisco is the correspondence itself, with the majority of the his communications mailed from this region to the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. Using the 'least effort principle', in that people are generally lazy and usually perform a task closer to home, when at all possible, this could apply to the Zodiac Killer when mailing his letters. One alternative suggestion was that he lived across the bay and worked in San Francisco, which is equally plausible. However, for the purposes of this argument we will leave that one behind. 
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We are fairly certain the Zodiac Killer used a vehicle to depart the scene in his first three attacks, but in the Presidio Heights murder of Paul Stine there is much doubt. Some people swear he had a getaway car waiting nearby, while others suggest he may have lived close by. What we do know, is the Zodiac Killer fled the scene on foot and claimed he entered the park - and for the purposes of this article - we shall take everything the Zodiac stated at face value and see where it leads us.      
Tracker dogs were employed in the search of the park 'The military police headquarters of the Presidio of S.F. was notified and an intense search of the Julius Khan area was made by seven dog units, other Richmond and C.P. units- to no avail.' From the Stine Report. But this took time, allowing the Zodiac Killer to observe the unfolding events for a brief period of time. Going on the basis the Zodiac Killer lived in San Francisco and was on foot, where does he go now? He can see the commotion on Arguello Boulevard, so he certainly doesn't head west. Heading through the undergrowth into the park north is equally risky. View on Google Maps. He was aware he was spotted on Jackson Street, where Officer Donald Fouke saw him (these were his claims), so it would be foolish and unnecessary to re-enter Jackson Street in a southerly direction, thereby leaving the logical choice available to the killer of heading east, away from the current search area. In other words the Cow Hollow district. But if he had no vehicle, did he live somewhere close by?

In the 'My Name is..Letter' mailed on April 20th 1970 the Zodiac stated "I have killed ten people to date. It would have been a lot more except that my bus bomb was a dud.  I was swamped out by the rain we had a while back," and in the Bus Bomb letter he said "What you do not know is whether the death machine is at the sight or whether it is being stored in my basement for future use." So again, taking the Zodiac Killer at face value, we shall look in this region of Cow Hollow or the Marina District for basement residences and flood plains in the region. The 'My Name is..Letter' could easily have been telling the truth also. It was mailed on April 20th talking of "rain we had a while back." San Francisco's rainy months are between November and April, averaging over 100 mm monthly. Here is the chart. If you take a look at this historical monthly and yearly rainfall map of San Francisco, it is evident that December and January were particularly heavy monthly rainfall totals in 1969/70 compared to the average, bearing out the Zodiac's claim of being 'swamped out a while back'. http://ggweather.com/sf/monthly.html  
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The map on the left shows areas vulnerable to sea level rise, low level areas close to the coast at mercy to the weather, in addition to heavy rainfall and storm surges. Click here to enter the map. Some residences within this area had basements. Also, if you zoom in on the map you will notice Scott Street.

​One Zodiac suspect, Rick Marshall, highlighted in the 2007 movie, lived in a basement residence in Scott Street in 1969, a few miles from the crime scene. See here. So if we assume that Zodiac had no car that night, lived nearby and take his statements as true, then logically his escape route from the park was east to low lying ground, vulnerable to flooding, sending him on a collision course with the Marina District of San Francisco or very close by.





Robin Smith
7/31/2015 03:37:02 am

In searching through all this minutiae: Was Paul Stine himself targeted or was the goal to simply murder any cab driver headed in the direction of Presidio Heights fair game?

One of these posters says he thinks that Edward Wayne Edwards (Deer Lodge Montana) did the murder of Stine as a payback to his Aunt Beatrice who lived in Presidio Heights at the time and was working at O'Doul's a bar at the corner of Mason and Geary. She reportedly embarrassed him about his prison time and had asked him to get out of his cab a couple of blocks away from her house (in Presidio Heights) as it was a "nice" neighborhood and her neighbors were aware of his EWE's prison time.

Therefore, Stine was himself N0t the target other than he was a cabbie going in the right direction at the time.

Robin Smith
9/8/2015 12:39:02 am

Well hello Gal5!!!...LTNS:)

This info about Stine puts my thinking back on track with this Edward Wayne Edwards and wanting to embarrass Aunt Bea!

Do not happen to now Beatrice Bellets' Presidio Heights address do you?. Off the top of my head typing here (bad habit) My secretarial skills are well:( anyway IU'll trudge back to be sure U have her last name correct.

I am sure of the Montana 3 connection because of all the credible research that's been done on that bunch. Looks lie the Stine as a target is wearing thin here!

However the Z connection is all too clear...the reason is not!

TY TM!

lonewolfe
12/9/2015 11:21:49 am

wrong!
ZODIAC act him self @ all times

lonewolfe
12/9/2015 11:19:52 am

Paul Stain was a target by ZODIAC Paul knew so much about ZODIAC and ZODIAC: took Paul wallet, eye glasses, the picture of ZODIAC and the log-on book for taxi drivers, means the trip Paul stain made from some certain time involved ZODIAC

Richard
8/2/2015 09:00:18 pm

Well you know my take Robin, I don't believe Paul Stine was targeted, not for a second. It was just unlucky that Paul Stine was where he was. Had the previous passenger wanted to go to the west side of San Francisco instead of the airport and Paul Stine had not been in the vicinity of Mason and Geary or the St. Francis Hotel we would be talking about a completely different taxicab driver today. If the killer had intended to target Paul Stine there are easier ways of doing it than what ultimately happened. The killer had no idea of where an on duty taxicab driver would be from one minute to the next on any particular night.The only pre-planning as far as I can see was the destination and possible exit route away from Presidio Heights. The targeted idea has no evidence to back it up, as does the speculation he knew his killer. There is nothing at the crime scene to suggest either. Ok there is nothing at the crime scene to rule it out either, but what we do know is he was shot by a mystery assailant and it is up to people to supply decent supporting evidence or reasoning to forge a link between taxicab driver and murderer and I have yet to see any.

Robin Smith
8/3/2015 10:11:28 pm

The total lack of evidence is proof that a conspiracy is working!

I wish I could go there. However, 1) Robert E Hunter Jr's address
2) Kjell Qvale's appearance on the scene 3) subsequent lying about everything by SFPD and finally the Z factor.

I just think somebody/ies concocted all this. Just like the Z card about Donna Lass. N0 reason for that little move other than to implicate certain people.

Why involve these people? There are plenty of victims and plenty of credible suspects for each of them.

The Z group is actually small and they are all connected

lonewolfe
12/9/2015 11:24:37 am

do you know what is mean "insane"........well that is ZODIAC KILLER" it was not and will not a group

Robin Smith
9/5/2015 06:19:10 pm

Richard...Alex...anybody

Does anyone know how long Paul Stine had been driving cab?....one of the posters from another site said it was a very short time?

I can't seem to find this info anywhere.

galaxie500
9/7/2015 09:37:25 pm

Paul Stine didn't acquire his position as a cab driver until August '69. Prior to that, he was employed as an insurance salesman. Not sure of the company.

lonewolfe
12/9/2015 11:29:01 am

galaxie500 you wrong and answer me what is the reason ZODIAC TOOK Paul Stine log book and ZODIAC LEFTBEHIND the log book from that night but why ZODIAC took the old log book.......see if I tell you the reason why Paul was murder you like that guy by the name "Tom Voigt" know everything and not even know what zodiac likes or dislike......little lad

g500
2/16/2016 10:56:43 pm

@ lonewolfe -

Very interesting, but how does any of this contradict my original post?

lonewolfe
12/9/2015 11:22:25 am

paul was a target 100%

Robin Smith
8/16/2015 04:10:50 am

Since Robert E Hunter Jr's address was given to Paul Stine, Washington and Maple I suspect someone was trying to implicate Hunter more than just the already known facts such as his niece's car being found there..the same niece that was friends with Cheri Jo Bates

Further Maybe whoever was in that cab may have been trying to get back to the Washington/Maple Street address. We know that house had an entrance at 222 Maple also.

lonewolfe
12/9/2015 11:35:44 am

that is the modus operandi of ZODIAC taunting the people make believed the certain person is the guilty and the suspect.....BRAVO!

Robin Smith
9/8/2015 09:26:48 am

Gal500..

Any chance you have old newspaper articles that may show when Sylvia Morton Hunter DIVORCED Robert E hunter Jr?

I think one of these Mr X's, Hunter or Qvale, sued a paper/magazine out of business because his name was connected to Z.

I can't put this out of my mind until I am able to dismiss Sylvia as a factor! A lot of powerful men and young girls involved here!!

Most of the girls dead.

I still read the KANE articles and realize there is more going on here than a nut job running loose.

Alex Lewis
9/28/2015 03:08:15 pm

Hey Rich, I have found yet another annoying little red herring shoved into this case by Goodness knows who....

I'll email you the details now...

Robin Smith
10/15/2015 07:41:56 am

ANOTHER red herring??...pray tell Alex!

Robin Smith
10/1/2015 07:44:06 am

It seems to me that all the supporters of Z writers Z killers being different people may be correct.

Discrepancies abound and details do not always coincide. It seems that the Z being tossed into the situation after Darlene Ferrin and before Paul Stein are an attempt to take the investigation of these particular murders off the LOCALS.

SFPD, VPD et al are obviously, for various reasons, covering their own collective asses.


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