THANKS TO MIKE MORFORD Recently it has been shown that the Zodiac Killer fashioned the October 6th 1970 "13-Hole" and October 17th 1970 "Edward Adams" postcards by using significant parts of the "Letters to the Editor" page from the San Francisco Chronicle in each instance. The question has always been, did the Zodiac Killer know (or come across) Edward C. Adams, his wife, or any of their family members? After all, the October 17th 1970 postcard was mailed directly to Edward C. Adams at 102 Camino Don Miguel, Orinda, California, and postmarked Berkeley, just a few miles west of his home. The threat of "ADAMS YOU ARE NEXT" could be interpreted that Edward C. Adams, having recently experienced a death in the family, was next for the afterlife.
This was the route explored by excellent Zodiac researcher Mike Morford when he found and posted a newspaper article on the Zodiac Tapatalk forum earlier this year, announcing the death of Florence Wolcott on October 14th 1970, the mother-in-law of Edward C. Adams, who died three days before the "You Are Next" postcard was postmarked. Mike Morford stated that the postcard was created on October 12th 1970, but that isn't necessarily the truth, because the postcard was only fashioned from San Francisco Chronicle newspaper cuttings from that date and very probably mailed four or five days later. The Zodiac Killer could have taken cuttings from the October 12th 1970 San Francisco Chronicle newspaper at any time between October 12th and October 17th.
Every newspaper cutting, apart from the large capitalized "YOU", can be found in the October 12th 1970 newspaper (the search function easily finds black text but not white). However, despite trawling through every page manually, I have yet been unable to locate the "YOU" on this specific date. Either I have missed it, or it may be present in the San Francisco Chronicle pages between the dates of October 12th and 17th, or another publication. If the "YOU" (on a dark background) can be found in the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper after the death of Florence Wolcott and before the time the Edward Adams postcard was mailed, it could bolster the case for this communication being a response to her death. Mike Morford speculated on whether someone knew that Edward C. Adams' mother-in-law was on "her last legs" and imminent for death, responding in this callous manner on October 17th 1970. The timing of her death just three days before the mailing date, the threat of "You Are Next", and the knowledge of Edward C. Adams' home address could suggest some familiarity with this family.
The newspaper article shown above is from the Orland Unit Register from October 15th 1970, so what is the likelihood that the Zodiac Killer came across this article? Orland is a city 110 miles northeast of Vallejo (by crow) which had a population of 2,310 in 1970, so if he was knowledgeable about the death of Florence Wolcott, isn't it more likely he got the news direct from the family, or somebody close to them?
THE EDWARD ADAMS POSTCARD WAS MAILED BY ZODIAC
This was the route explored by excellent Zodiac researcher Mike Morford when he found and posted a newspaper article on the Zodiac Tapatalk forum earlier this year, announcing the death of Florence Wolcott on October 14th 1970, the mother-in-law of Edward C. Adams, who died three days before the "You Are Next" postcard was postmarked. Mike Morford stated that the postcard was created on October 12th 1970, but that isn't necessarily the truth, because the postcard was only fashioned from San Francisco Chronicle newspaper cuttings from that date and very probably mailed four or five days later. The Zodiac Killer could have taken cuttings from the October 12th 1970 San Francisco Chronicle newspaper at any time between October 12th and October 17th.
Every newspaper cutting, apart from the large capitalized "YOU", can be found in the October 12th 1970 newspaper (the search function easily finds black text but not white). However, despite trawling through every page manually, I have yet been unable to locate the "YOU" on this specific date. Either I have missed it, or it may be present in the San Francisco Chronicle pages between the dates of October 12th and 17th, or another publication. If the "YOU" (on a dark background) can be found in the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper after the death of Florence Wolcott and before the time the Edward Adams postcard was mailed, it could bolster the case for this communication being a response to her death. Mike Morford speculated on whether someone knew that Edward C. Adams' mother-in-law was on "her last legs" and imminent for death, responding in this callous manner on October 17th 1970. The timing of her death just three days before the mailing date, the threat of "You Are Next", and the knowledge of Edward C. Adams' home address could suggest some familiarity with this family.
The newspaper article shown above is from the Orland Unit Register from October 15th 1970, so what is the likelihood that the Zodiac Killer came across this article? Orland is a city 110 miles northeast of Vallejo (by crow) which had a population of 2,310 in 1970, so if he was knowledgeable about the death of Florence Wolcott, isn't it more likely he got the news direct from the family, or somebody close to them?
THE EDWARD ADAMS POSTCARD WAS MAILED BY ZODIAC
I believe the word "YOU" will have been taken from an advertisement such as the one below (although darker), but different versions of the reproduced postcard show altered backgrounds, indicating that this may be a product of reproduction or photography rather than the true original background. Here are two examples showing the same cutting with differing gray lines. The only commonality is the black background, which I suspect is the true image. .
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, OCTOBER 16TH 1970. THE DAY BEFORE THE POSTCARD MAILING.
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