Kao Kang Recently I showed a plausible link between James Hogg's 1824 novel The Suicide's Grave: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner and "The Exorcist" movie released in 1973, both of which centered around demonic possession. But what I didn't contemplate at the time of writing, is what triggered the Zodiac Killer to select a portion of The Mikado verse containing the wording "suicide's grave", if indeed it was a deliberate choice for the reasons previously stated. After all, this was a novel released 150 years previously.
It goes without saying that the Zodiac Killer often referenced, or was triggered by recent newspaper articles he had read - so the idea of the "suicide's grave" could have germinated in the mind of the Zodiac Killer just before he mailed The Exorcist letter on January 29th 1974. Therefore, what are the odds of the "suicide's grave" being mentioned in the newspapers the day before "The Exorcist" letter was postmarked, that tied into the Japanese themed "The Mikado" (Tit-Willow) and the Asian style characters at the foot of the letter? In total, we would have "The Exorcist" movie and the "suicide's grave" of demonic possession, the Tit-Willow verse from a Japanese satirical comedy, a Japanese relevant newspaper headline on January 28th 1974 referencing the "suicide's grave" of Kao Kang and some Asian symbolism arranged at the bottom of The Exorcist letter. The content in the article below appeared in several newspapers, but this one was published on January 28th 1974, with the inset image (bottom right) from January 26th 1974. They tell of the demise of Kao Kang to his suicide's grave.
It goes without saying that the Zodiac Killer often referenced, or was triggered by recent newspaper articles he had read - so the idea of the "suicide's grave" could have germinated in the mind of the Zodiac Killer just before he mailed The Exorcist letter on January 29th 1974. Therefore, what are the odds of the "suicide's grave" being mentioned in the newspapers the day before "The Exorcist" letter was postmarked, that tied into the Japanese themed "The Mikado" (Tit-Willow) and the Asian style characters at the foot of the letter? In total, we would have "The Exorcist" movie and the "suicide's grave" of demonic possession, the Tit-Willow verse from a Japanese satirical comedy, a Japanese relevant newspaper headline on January 28th 1974 referencing the "suicide's grave" of Kao Kang and some Asian symbolism arranged at the bottom of The Exorcist letter. The content in the article below appeared in several newspapers, but this one was published on January 28th 1974, with the inset image (bottom right) from January 26th 1974. They tell of the demise of Kao Kang to his suicide's grave.
Kao Kang was a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader during the Chinese Civil War and the early years of the People's Republic of China (PRC) before he became the victim of the first major purge within the party since before 1949. The events surrounding Gao's purge, the so-called "Gao Gang Affair". After disagreements with Chairman Mao Zedong, and apparently distraught, Gao Gang (also called Kao Kang) made several attempts to talk to Mao Zedong but was refused an audience with the Chairman. It is possible that Mao avoided facing Gao because of the secret talks between the two men that had prompted Gao's attempts to advance his own position. Gao tried to shoot himself during the February meetings and succeeded in poisoning himself in August 1954. After his suicide, in 1955, Gao was formally expelled from the Party. Gao's ally, Rao, was also expelled from the CCP, and was jailed until his death in 1975. Gao's death not only brought closure of the most immediate sort to the affair but also made sure that he was duly remembered in a dishonorable fashion as a traitor to the party. Wikipedia.
Newspapers throughout America in January 1974 covered the re-emergence of Teng Hsiao-ping into the Chinese Politbureau - the man who "wrote the report that sent former State Planner Kao Kang to his siucide's grave" in 1954.(see article above).
The Japanese connection to the Zodiac Killer was argued in the article The Suffering Mother Reborn Into Paradise, where it was shown that the phrase "reborn in paradise" from the 408 cipher was a product of Japanese culture and history. This, along with the Zodiac Killer's choice of The Mikado in the Little List letter (July 26th 1970) and The Exorcist letter (January 29th 1974), and the findings presented in this article regarding the "suicide's grave" of Kao Kang, the January coverage of China's sought accord with Japan over the threat from Russia, along with the demonic possession featured in the James Hogg novel (Suicide's Grave) and "The Exorcist" movie, creates a contemporary connection with the past.
The Japanese connection to the Zodiac Killer was argued in the article The Suffering Mother Reborn Into Paradise, where it was shown that the phrase "reborn in paradise" from the 408 cipher was a product of Japanese culture and history. This, along with the Zodiac Killer's choice of The Mikado in the Little List letter (July 26th 1970) and The Exorcist letter (January 29th 1974), and the findings presented in this article regarding the "suicide's grave" of Kao Kang, the January coverage of China's sought accord with Japan over the threat from Russia, along with the demonic possession featured in the James Hogg novel (Suicide's Grave) and "The Exorcist" movie, creates a contemporary connection with the past.
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