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THE ZODIAC KILLER- A VALLEJO RESIDENT? [PART TWO]

5/28/2018

 
The first part of this article has been copied from a previous offering, however, I have added some extra material to the foot of the article. ​
The following will be explaining in more detail the subconscious wording of the Zodiac Killer in his first three communications with the Bay Area newspapers, putting forward a compelling argument that the confirmed murderer of five was a resident of the Vallejo area. The Zodiac Killer would never willingly have given us his name or the locality of his residence, however, one could argue that had he revealed his home location without realizing it, then it is likely true. To do this, we have to examine closely the wording he chose on his July 31st 1969 letters using the present and past tense. Here is what the Zodiac stated on each communication:

Vallejo Times-Herald: "Here is a cyipher or that is part of one. the other 2 parts have been mailed to the S.F. Examiner + the S.F. Chronicle."
San Francisco Examiner: "Here is a cipher or that is part of one. The other 2 parts are being mailed to the Vallejo Times + S.F. Chronicle." 
San Francisco Chronicle: "Here is part of a cipher the other 2 parts of this cipher are being mailed to the editors of the Vallejo Times and SF Examiner." 

You will notice the two San Francisco newspapers are being addressed in the present tense regarding the other two mailings, using the word ARE. While the Vallejo Times-Herald newspaper is being addressed in the past tense regarding the other two mailings, using the word HAVE. There is every indication that this has been written subconsciously by the Zodiac Killer and therefore he has inadvertently given us his home location of Vallejo. The word "are" immediately precedes Vallejo Times on both occasions. 
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​If the Zodiac Killer lived in Vallejo when he composed these three communications, he would associate Vallejo with the present (everything that is happening in or around him). If the Zodiac Killer had traveled to San Francisco for a day out and then had returned to Vallejo, he would be referring to San Francisco in the past tense: "I have been to San Francisco and have mailed three letters." In the Vallejo Times-Herald communication text above, he is doing just that, when referring to his mailing of letters to the Chronicle and Examiner, which are approximately 40 miles away: "the other 2 parts have been mailed to the S.F. Examiner + the S.F. Chronicle."  Because now he is back home. ​
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​When he is at home in Vallejo writing these communications, his mind is actually projecting forward to their future postings in San Francisco, which is where they were ultimately mailed.
 
In two of the communications to the Chronicle and Examiner in San Francisco, he is referring back to his hometown Vallejo in conjunction with another mailing. Therefore he uses the plural form of the present tense, in the word "are". That is because at this moment in time (the time of writing), he is present here in Vallejo, so is effectively forced to abandon the past tense of "have". The Zodiac Killer cannot refer to Vallejo in the past tense in this instance, because the Vallejo Times-Herald office is in his locality, and therefore he is referring to it in the present of "are". 

Anything in the Zodiac Killer's locality is the 'here and now.'  Anyplace one has to travel and return, whether in the mind or reality, will be referred to in the past tense. Traveling to San Francisco physically and returning to Vallejo will now be referred to as "I have mailed", because of the distance you associate with the offices of the San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Examiner from Vallejo. Even if you do it in your mind. But the Vallejo Times-Herald office is effectively on your doorstep and will therefore be seen as in the "here and now" to somebody living in Vallejo, without any real distance associated with it. Therefore it doesn't need to be referred to in the past tense, which is exactly what Zodiac does in two of his communications regarding the mailing to Vallejo- he uses the word "are". 

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​The Zodiac Killer is associating the Vallejo Times-Herald as his home location, so let us use this analogy with a fictitious friend.
Zodiac is in his house opposite the Vallejo Times-Herald office and he has just finished preparing his three July 31st 1969 letters for delivery. He bids farewell to his housemate and travels to San Francisco to post his letters. Upon his return two hours later he says to his friend "I have posted two letters to the San Francisco newspapers". Looking out of his window and pointing he states "One letter is being posted to the Vallejo Times-Herald." He would be using the present tense regarding something in the "here and now". But because he is referring to the Vallejo Times-Herald mailing in two communications he uses the present tense "are". It clearly indicates that on a subconscious level the Zodiac Killer is referring to Vallejo in the present tense, because that is where he was when he penned the three July 31st 1969 letters.

The old Vallejo Times-Herald office was at 440 Curtola Parkway, just 0.96 miles (as the crow flies) from the Springs and Tuolumne payphone.

To know that Lake Herman Road and Blue Rock Springs were frequented by courting couples, the Zodiac would have required  either first-hand knowledge of traveling that route regularly, such as commuting to work or visiting friends or family, or acquired the knowledge through a third party. Knowing this was a target rich area may have suggested that he lived locally, and free from work, cruised along Columbus Parkway and Lake Herman Road many times, before ultimately finding any suitable victims from his perspective- victims that would be in the right place at the right time.

Kim Rossmo, a pioneer of geographical profiling, stated "The San Francisco murder differs significantly from the Zodiac's other crimes. Up to this point he was hunting in locations that had a good probability of containing his desired victims. Target selection was a function of area, not of an individual. However, it is unlikely the Zodiac was successful in all his searches; serial killers typically engage in extensive hunting activities, and for every attack there are many unsuccessful search attempts. In San Francisco, however, the Zodiac controlled the situation through his selection of victim type. The need for such control could be indicative of the distance the Zodiac had to travel to the crime site. Criminals who travel longer distances to offend are less likely to use uncertain target selection techniques." 

His familiarity with the Vallejo area and its lovers' lane areas, as opposed to San Francisco, may also have inadvertently leaked from the pen of Zodiac, when only using the word "couples" in relation to the letter mailed to the Vallejo Times-Herald,  Only one confirmed person was murdered in San Francisco by the Zodiac Killer, and Paul Stine was a lone person driving his taxicab at night. We know of no couples he targeted or claimed to have targeted in this area.

​Vallejo Times-Herald: "I will cruse around and pick of all stray people or coupples that are alone then move on to kill some more untill I have killed over a dozen people."
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San Francisco Examiner: "I will go on a kill rampage Fry night. This will last the whole weekend, I will cruse around killing people who are alone at night untill Sun Night or un till I kill a dozen people."
San Francisco Chronicle: "I will go on a kill ram-Page Fry. night. I will cruse around all weekend killing lone people in the night then move on to kill again, until I end up with a dozen people over the weekend."
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The Zodiac Killer appeared to place more importance on his Vallejo Times-Herald correspondence reaching its destination quicker, by affixing four 6 cent Roosevelt stamps (24 cents postage) in total, as opposed to the San Francisco letters in which he used only two stamps on each. Did the Zodiac Killer employ this tactic to suggest to police he was a Vallejo resident, or was he eager to ensure he could read his offering to his hometown paper in Friday's edition, sitting in his favorite armchair? The cipher was mailed in three parts, with the Vallejo Times-Herald correspondence holding part one of the cipher message. Did this again show his possible home location of Vallejo, subconsciously beginning his message from where he was authoring it from.

Shawn
5/29/2018 01:43:26 pm

Since all three letters were mailed from the Richmond District in San Francisco on the same day.

I think more importance was given to the Vallejo Letter (4 stamps) because it had to travel 40 miles get there about the same as the ones going to the Chronicle and Examiner about 3 miles away.

The Vallejo Letter was important because it was covering the first 2 crimes of Zodiac which were basically both in Vallejo and had the first part of the cipher.

Interesting Zodiac never mentioned Benicia. Maybe he was confused about the border between Vallejo and Benicia (would a resident of Vallejo know the border?)

Drew
5/29/2018 03:15:05 pm

It has been proposed that the sender believed the additional stamps on the Vallejo letter would expediate the delivery. It wouldn't, but it would be natural to believe this. The Vallejo/Benicia border may not have been known to a Local but the Zodiac should have known by the time of writing these first letters. His decision to not clarify and to never mention Benicia could be a clue. Good post Shawn

Judith
5/29/2018 03:37:10 pm

Interesting

Richard
5/29/2018 03:41:10 pm

Hoorah, comments is back.

Judith
5/29/2018 08:45:55 pm

I've always wondered what the geographic profiling would look like if you included the locations from where the letters were mailed, if possible, any other locations that the Zodiac was known to have been aside from just the murder sites. the phone booths. Perhaps Kathleen John's.

Richard
5/31/2018 05:30:30 am

March 13th 1971 (Los Angeles Times) - Pleasanton , Alameds County
May 8, 1974 (Citizen Card) - Alameda County
July 8, 1974 (Red Phantom) - San Rafael
December, 1990 (American Greetings Card)- Eureka

Richard
5/31/2018 05:32:12 am

Five months after the mailing of the Halloween Card, which inferred fourteen victims, a further letter, widely referred to as the 'Los Angeles Letter' postmarked Pleasanton, CA, was sent to the Los Angeles Times on March 13th 1971, but this time the author was claiming 17+ victims. In other words from October 27th 1970 to March 13th 1971, he was indicating a minimum of three more victims during this time period.
Phyliss O'Brien Carson (32). was a young mother of four children, last seen after a night out at the Francis Truck Stop, French Camp, San Joaquin County, California. French Camp is a small community situated approximately a ten minute drive south of the town of Stockton CA and 15 minutes north of Manteca CA. Since the construction of California State Route 120, Manteca had become a popular choice for workers from the main towns and cities, along with the Bay Area, as rising house prices forced people to search for cheaper alternatives. Interstate 5 and State Route 99 are integral commuter routes through California and the I-5 is the main highway on the west coast of America, with links to San Diego, Los Angeles and Sacramento. San Francisco lies 80 miles and a one hour twenty minutes drive due west from French Camp.

Shady
5/30/2018 08:59:50 am

A breaking news released just few minutes ago here in Italy!

http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/politica/killer-zodiac-mi-ha-confessato-sono-io-mostro-firenze-1533527.html?mobile_detect=false

Richard
5/31/2018 05:38:45 am

This appears interesting, but I don't buy the story. If it carried any weight we'd have the solution to the 13 Symbol cipher, which this guy's name doesn't fit into. The fact this story has remained in Italy and not broken worldwide probably tells you all you need to know on the credibility of the story. But cheers for linking Shady.

shawn
5/31/2018 06:15:25 am

Hi Richard,

Maybe you can post the Italian story with translation at Zodiac Killer Site dot com under News section.

I'm not a member. But ZKS does have interest in everything Zodiac even if the news is not worldwide yet.

His name is Joseph Bevilacqua - Joe Bevilacqua does fit the cipher of 13 symbols.

Many people have water theories regarding Zodiac and his crimes.
Bevilaque translates to "Drink Water" in English.

His claimed Residences do fit the Time Line for The Monster of Florence and Zodiac crimes. Including Bevilaque living in Riverside in 1966.

Richard
5/31/2018 08:26:52 am

It has already been translated on the forum here Shawn
http://www.zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?f=99&t=1186#p63344

Richard
6/1/2018 03:43:44 am

I should rephrase "this guy's name doesn't fit" Shawn, to the letters don't tally. Joe Bevilacqua doesn't have 3 alphabetical characters to match the three 8's. The 13 Symbol cipher has 2 A's, 2 M's and 2 N's, Joe Bevilacqua has 2 E's, 2 A's and no third double. So unless we apply some letter gymnastics to the name or cipher, it doesn't tally.
But yes, the length of the name fits if we choose to shorten his first name- but so does millions of other names. The 13 Symbol cipher is effectively unsolvable without a key, so anyone touting a solution, including myself, is on extremely thin ice. Without a bonafide key, no solution could ever be proven.

Shady
5/31/2018 07:45:49 am

I know, Richard, I thought about it too. I searched thoroughly in the English news section on Google News, but I did not find anything. However, it is undeniable that there are coincidences with the Zodiac case.

Anyway, take a look at this too, if you're interested. So far, it is news that has been treated superficially also here in Italy, above all because of the fact that the case of the Mostro di Firenze has shocked public opinion for a long time. Here in Italy we are not used to these things, therefore, even today is a hot case (otherwise you can jump to the final part directly, there are some interesting things to read (although maybe one day we'll find out that it's all a farce)).

https://www.tempi.it/il-mostro-di-firenze-e-zodiac#.WxAGytSuyUk

To Shawn: I'm not sure that the person called Ulisse is Bevilacqua. It is not specified. Bevilacqua was a witness during the trial, there is evidence that could link it to the murderer (Zodiac or the Monster), but it is still not known if such Ulysses is actually Bevilacqua.

Shawn
5/31/2018 10:08:12 am

To Shady,

"I'm not sure that the person called Ulisse is Bevilacqua."

In a different article the Initials JB are referenced as the person of interest and he is 82 years old.

"The sensational admissions of JB - 82 year old former American officer of Italian origins - open a new, crazy and disturbing chapter, yet another, of the Infinite Inquiry."

https://www.lanazione.it/firenze/cronaca/misteri-mostro-1.3946422


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