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Post by Rubislaw32 on Oct 8, 2016 0:16:29 GMT -8
Given the ''Air School'' interpretation,by Lyndon Lafferty,of the postscript on the Benicia High School note,he clearly had William Joseph Grant in mind,as the author of that document.
So,it is of particular interest,Davb,the information on rear gunners,that you have posted.I didn't realize that these gunners wore black hoods as a form of camouflage.The gunners were always in precariously placed danger,representing the first line of defense of a bomber aircraft.The rear gunners,specifically,who also had to contend with cramped conditions,and were not allowed to move,unless injured,or incapacitated.
The common held belief is that William Grant taught Codes,and was a Radio Operator for the USAAF,during WW2.Lafferty also heard from Grant,himself,that Grant taught Gunner's weapons,also.From research that I undertook,this was not exactly true.Grant joined up,with The US Army Air Corp,and then moved down,from North West USA,to El Paso,Texas,in December 1942,for training as a Radio Op.,with the newly formed USAAF.In Spring 1943,Grant's unit were shipped off to Australia,to engage in The Pacific conflict.Grant stayed behind,having volunteered as a student,at a newly formed teaching academy at San Antonio.
So,the ''Air School'' that Lafferty had in his mind,was actually a teacher training school for instructors of Air cadets.Grant was learning to be an instructor,with teaching ''disciplines'' of Codes and Gunner's weapons.Grant remained in San Antonio,until February 1945,when he eventually rejoined his unit in The Philippines,whereupon he contracted Malaria,and remained,largely hospitalized,until his discharge from the USAAF,in October of that year,1945.
Returning to the Benicia High School note :
On the basis of a ''magnify glass'' inspection of the Benicia High School note postscript :
There appear to three choices :
i] AIR - Given that the author has just written ''GONA'',and therefore we view the author's ''A'',it does not appear to be ''AIR''.
ii] OIR - a possibility.''OIR'' is how English people from ''The West Country'' [Gloucester,Somerset,Avon,Devon],pronounce ''OUR''.
iii] QIR - more than likely,the author's intention,with a distinct ''tail'' to the ''Q''.The inference being that ''QIR'' is a deliberate misspelling of ''QUEER'',the then,usual expression for what is now referred to,as ''GAY'' or homosexual.
But,with ''all roads'' pointing to one purpose of the note being designed to ''incriminate'' William Grant,it wouldn't actually matter that much,if the word was ''AIR'' or ''QIR''.Since ''closet'' homosexuality,was a local ''accusation'',also associated with Grant.
If,as seems increasingly likely,the author of the note was Zodiac,as indeed the author claimed,then we can assume,at the very least,that William Joseph Grant was NOT Zodiac.
But,what is tantalizingly possible,is that Grant had a fair idea who Zodiac was.
And,Grant took this secret,to his grave.
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Oct 8, 2016 3:09:41 GMT -8
If anyone seemed a little baffled,by my conclusion,in the previous post,there are more explanations,to come.
But do bear this in mind.Law Enforcement in its various guises,did,in general,treat Lyndon Lafferty quite ''shoddily''.One can see that he often had to muster all the patience he had,in order to resolve certain issues,and outstanding points of contention.In fact,he would sometimes merely note in his diary,a date,one year ahead,to get back to a public servant,if,as often was the case,that public servant had not got back to him,on a promise.
Matters improved a little,When Lafferty wrote a letter of appeal to then US President George W.Bush.But various tiers of bureaucracy still,largely,gave Lafferty ''the runaround''.
One important matter that was resolved was William Grant's DNA,of which a sample,Lafferty had obtained.
Most of us,including Lafferty,really don't understand the finer details of the science,anyway....but Lafferty bemoaned the fact that he was informed that Grant's DNA shared a 40% match with ''the presumed'' Zodiac Killer.Naturally,Lafferty was left wondering what this actually meant,but I think any neutral outsider would conclude,that that level of match pretty well suggested ''negative''[?].
Everyone has an entitlement to an opinion,but I would suggest that very few people would put Grant up on their list of suspects [?].
I believe that it is apparent that Law Enforcement have never been convinced of this,also.
But it is equally clear that Law Enforcement believed that Lafferty's investigations,might lead them to Zodiac.
William Joseph Grant was a key factor,in this quest.
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Oct 13, 2016 12:19:33 GMT -8
On the unconfirmed ''Peek Through The Pines'' card,03/22/71,''Zodiac'' pasted ''Sought victim 12'' at the bottom.
On the unconfirmed ''Monticello'' correspondence,07/13/71,yet to be viewed by the public,it is reported [by police reference],that it reads : ''Near Monticello Shought victim 21...''.
Though the word ''Shought'' has already been subject to debate,it appears obvious,from cross reference to the ''Peek Through The Pines'' card,that ''Shought'' actually is meant to be ''Sought''.
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I bring the reader's attention to the unconfirmed Benicia High School note,circa 1972-1973,where the author opens with '' [I'm sorry] but by son sould of said....''.Here,the author has written ''Sould'',when clearly,he meant ''Should''.
If we accept that Zodiac is the author of the ''Pines'',''Monticello'' and ''Benicia'' missives,then there appears to be a commonality of the ''interchangeability'' of words starting ''Sh'' and ''S'' [?].
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One conjecture,that I would put forward is,that given Zodiac was want to misspell,to ''Jazz things up'',then ''childhood'' and ''baby talk'' is probably,the main influence,at play [?].Perhaps,a comfort factor,reverting to the innocence of mispronunciation [?].
All too well known are indications of this in confirmed letters.Zodiac's reference to ''Booboos'',and use of the word ''Drownding'' in his letter to Melvin Belli,come to mind.
Further evidence,perhaps,that most of the unconfirmed mailings,that have been released into the public domain,are ''probables'',rather than ''possibles'' [?].
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Oct 16, 2016 8:20:05 GMT -8
On a point of confirmation :
An ''unconfirmed'' Zodiac letter,postmarked May 2nd 1978,was sent to the KHJ-TV studios in L.A.,and opened with : ''Dear Channel Nine,...''.
The contents included the word ''GONA'' twice.This,as included in the postscript of The Benicia High School note [circa 1972-1973,with probability Autumn 1972].
Interestingly,the ''Channel Nine'' letter,included the phrase ''going to'',also,of which ''GONA'' is the perceived vernacular.
Two ''unconfirmed'' Zodiac messages,then,six years apart.
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The ''Channel Nine'' letter of May 2nd 1978,included ''Zodiac'' outlining certain individuals,that he intended to murder.This ''collection'' included the singer Pat Boone,for his ''theocratic crap is an obscenity to the rest of the world !''.
Clearly,Pat Boone retained a ''stock'' following of fans in the US,for many years.But,I would suggest,as someone spending most of my childhood in Africa and Europe,that although Pat Boone enjoyed international appeal,his ''star'' did not shine for very long.By the mid sixties,his,and similar ''middle of the road'' artists,were blown away by the new ''invasion'' of acts,led by The Beatles.
Perhaps,''Zodiac'' was over exaggerating the ''rest of the world'' part,in reference to Mr.Boone ?
In a way,it seems as if ''Zodiac'' was suggesting that he had been out there,to ''the rest of the world '',and maintained that Mr.Boone's ''theocratic crap'' was an ''obscenity'' to others,on the planet [?].
A further inference,perhaps,that ''Zodiac'' was well traveled,and moving about on a regular basis [?].
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Oct 30, 2016 1:10:05 GMT -8
As a general assessment of the Channel Nine letter,I am personally persuaded that it is written by the hand of Zodiac,who indeed,claims this to be the case.
Debate over the letter's authenticity has,naturally,come in most abundance,from a fraternity that believe in a Charles Manson clan / Zodiac connection.One only has to look at the letter's envelope,to see the beginnings of this theory.
If there is one expression,that personifies the horror of the Tate LaBianca slayings,it is ''Helter Skelter'',written in the blood of a victim of those murders,and left behind as a message.Some may not be aware that beside it,was written ''1234567 All good children'',also in blood.
At the top left hand corner of the ''Channel Nine'' envelope,is written,in ''mirror image'' form,''1234567 A.G.C.G.T.H. !'' - which clearly represents ''1234567 All good children go to heaven !''.This,a closing chorus from the song ''You never give me your money'' - taken from the ''Abbey Road'' album,by The Beatles.A natural connection,of course,to ''Helter Skelter'',as referred to the ''white album'',with real name ''The Beatles'',by the artists of the same name.
So,the Beatles/Manson connection ''kicks off'',before ''we'' have even begun to analyse the contents of the letter.Not least,the postmark,with Manson connections also.
I believe that Zodiac ''latched on'' to a Manson connection,here,to maximize exposure.The essence of his message was,that he planned to start killing,again,and he desired ''the world'' to know about this.
Though I should be careful how I phrase this,readers might be interested to ''realize'',that given the author of the Channel Nine letter was Zodiac,it is entirely possible that he was true to his word.''As is'',and not entirely outside the knowledge of the public,Law Enforcement are investing huge resources on investigating the murder of a young woman,in July 1978.
A murder,just two months following that Channel Nine letter.
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Nov 5, 2016 7:03:41 GMT -8
I am reliably informed,that I have no need to involve myself in debunking the Manson/Zodiac connection.It was laid bare as a hoax,a long time ago - with Manson clan member Bruce Davis,never even interviewed,nor considered,a Zodiac suspect,by official Law Enforcement.
The top left hand corner of the envelope to the ''Channel Nine letter'',depicts,effectively,the closing chorus from the song ''You never give me your money'',in addition the initials C.I.A,possibly with reference to the chant by John Lennon,in The Beatles song ''Dig it''.The mirror image depictions,believed to be a nod to Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking Glass'',since the writing in blood,found at the Tate LaBianca murders,was scrawled on to a large mirror.
When ''Alice'' stepped through that Looking Glass,''nothing was quite what it seemed''.A twilight zone in a parallel universe.
This is what the writer of that letter,appeared to want to convey.
Mr.Howard Davis and company appear to have fallen for this,hook,line and sinker.
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Post by Ricardo on Jan 2, 2017 20:46:26 GMT -8
The top left hand corner of the envelope to the ''Channel Nine letter'',depicts,effectively,the closing chorus from the song ''You never give me your money'',in addition the initials C.I.A,possibly with reference to the chant by John Lennon,in The Beatles song ''Dig it''.The mirror image depictions,believed to be a nod to Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking Glass'',since the writing in blood,found at the Tate LaBianca murders,was scrawled on to a large mirror. You Never Give Me Your Money
Dig It Lyrics
www.metrolyrics.com/dig-it-lyrics-beatles.htmlI would like to find out who sent this whether or not it was the Zodiac killer.
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Jan 3, 2017 0:11:28 GMT -8
Naturally,any contributions on the Channel 9 letter are welcome.There is a lot contained within the letter,to digest.
I would suggest,that if one is persuaded that this letter is a genuine Zodiac correspondence,then,this letter,in effect,is an announcement by Zodiac,that he is ''Going Global''.
And further to this,perhaps no accident that the announcement,of an official request that The Brenda Page murder be re-investigated,is in part,related to this letter,specifically.
Let us not mince our words here - Dr.Page's brutal murder took place in Aberdeen,Scotland,two months following this letter.
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Jan 6, 2017 22:35:06 GMT -8
Some considerations of the Channel 9 Letter,being ''Zodiac Authentic'' :
The author is aiming for ''impact''.A TV station,where news is ''immediate'',in its conveyance,as opposed to Newspapers.
The Manson connections - the assumption,or suggestion,that the Zodiac phenomenon rivals the impact of the Manson crimes.''Zodiac'',in his desire to ''rekindle'' his impact,latching on to crimes of The Manson Clan,that had shocked the world,more [?].
The Beatles connections - ''Helter Skelter'',as representing the ''chilling chaos'' of aberrations emerging,in the conduct of civilized society.In addition,the knowledge of the negative impact of John Lennon's ''We are more popular than Jesus''quote.The very choice of Channel 9,as related to the repeating ''Number 9'',in the song ''Revolution''.References to ''You never give me your money'' lyrics,as with ''Helter Skelter'',scrawled in the Tate Bianca murders.''Dig it'',and the apple symbol on the envelope.
A few ''shocks'' within the letter,itself - not least that ''Zodiac'' was going to start killing,again.More ''pointed'' references to the Manson killings ;the first actual use of the ''n'' word,by ''Zodiac'' ; the first allusion to ''laymen's'' religious liberties,with a threat against the life of Pat Boone,for his ''theocratic crap'' being an ''obscenity''.
This Channel 9 Letter,may have appeared Los Angeles - ''centric'',on the surface...but was actually designed,or intended,to have wider reach - and impact.
Was the Channel 9 Letter,a re-awakening of the monster from San Francisco - and this time,seeking to extend his terror,well beyond California ?
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Post by Rubislaw32 on May 28, 2017 11:01:52 GMT -8
PARADISE SLAVES explained...
Zodiac was want to misspell his words,for self-amusement...and to demonstrate how really clever and well read,that he believed himself to be.
Sometimes,this ''playfulness'' would come,by way of ''phonetic'' expression.
''Motorcicle'' is an example of Zodiac hearing the word ''Motorcycle'',in a Southern accent,and ''transposing''accordingly.
''Cerous'' is an example of Zodiac ''undecided'' in how he wished it to be interpreted,by the reader.''I am mildly cerous..'',writes Zodiac,leaving the reader to decide whether he means ''Serious'' or ''Curious''.
''Phonetics'' appears to seduce Zodiac into a playful disposition.
But,is this exclusively with the English Language ?
Rubislaw 32's solution to The Celebrity Cypher indicates not.As soon as Zodiac had mastered a ''smattering'' of a foreign language,he was all up for more fun [?].
In Zodiac's Halloween Card,Zodiac virtually ''telegraphs'' his intentions towards Paul Avery.Mr.Avery is,by threat,to become Zodiac's ''4-TEEN th'' victim,and slave of paradise.
On the back of the card,in bold capital letters,Zodiac intersects PARADICE and SLAVES,to perpetuate and re-enforce this threat.
Perhaps,some more ''playfulness'' with Zodiac [?].
''PARA'' means ''FOR'',in Spanish.
''DIX'' means ''TEN'',in French.
Literally,''PARA-DIX'' would sound precisely like ''PARADICE'',in French pronunciation,and hold equivalence to ''FOR-TEN''.
''FOUR-TEN''is an explanation for the derivation of ''FOURTEEN''.
So then,is it not the case that Zodiac's giant Christian cross,contained the message ''FOURTEEN SLAVES'' ?
''Merely'',emphasizing once again,that Zodiac had intentions to make Paul Avery,his fourteenth victim.
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Post by Ricardo on May 29, 2017 19:30:29 GMT -8
PARADISE SLAVES explained... Zodiac was want to misspell his words,for self-amusement...and to demonstrate how really clever and well read,that he believed himself to be. Sometimes,this ''playfulness'' would come,by way of ''phonetic'' expression. ''Motorcicle'' is an example of Zodiac hearing the word ''Motorcycle'',in a Southern accent,and ''transposing''accordingly. ''Cerous'' is an example of Zodiac ''undecided'' in how he wished it to be interpreted,by the reader.''I am mildly cerous..'',writes Zodiac,leaving the reader to decide whether he means ''Serious'' or ''Curious''. ''Phonetics'' appears to seduce Zodiac into a playful disposition. But,is this exclusively with the English Language ? Rubislaw 32's solution to The Celebrity Cypher indicates not.As soon as Zodiac had mastered a ''smattering'' of a foreign language,he was all up for more fun [?]. In Zodiac's Halloween Card,Zodiac virtually ''telegraphs'' his intentions towards Paul Avery.Mr.Avery is,by threat,to become Zodiac's ''4-TEEN th'' victim,and slave of paradise. On the back of the card,in bold capital letters,Zodiac intersects PARADICE and SLAVES,to perpetuate and re-enforce this threat. Perhaps,some more ''playfulness'' with Zodiac [?]. ''PARA'' means ''FOR'',in Spanish. ''DIX'' means ''TEN'',in French. Literally,''PARA-DIX'' would sound precisely like ''PARADICE'',in French pronunciation,and hold equivalence to ''FOR-TEN''. ''FOUR-TEN''is an explanation for the derivation of ''FOURTEEN''. So then,is it not the case that Zodiac's giant Christian cross,contained the message ''FOURTEEN SLAVES'' ? ''Merely'',emphasizing once again,that Zodiac had intentions to make Paul Avery,his fourteenth victim. Nice to consider another idea about possible wordplay by the Zodiac killer. You explained how the number 14 could be connected to the word “paradise” on the Halloween card. Did you know that the word "paradix" is an Old French word meaning "paradise"? Reminiscent of the word "paradox"?
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Post by Rubislaw32 on May 30, 2017 4:49:10 GMT -8
Extraordinary,Ricardo !
....that ''Paradix'' is an Old French word,meaning ''Paradise''.
That pretty much ''seals the deal'',then [?].''PARADICE'',by way of ''PARA-DIX'',indicates ''FOURTEEN''.
....and further to this,''paradox'' was probably going through Zodiac's mind....as well as,perhaps,''parodies'' [?][!].
To ''paraphrase'' The Benicia High School note : ''You Die Zodiac'' [!].
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Post by Rubislaw32 on May 30, 2017 10:47:53 GMT -8
....and just looking again at the back of The Halloween Card,with its Christian cross configuration,and allowing for ''SLAVES'' to express itself - we are left with ''PAR'' and ''DICE''.
''PAR'' is French for ''BY''
''DICE'' is the plural of ''DIE''
So,as a ''general description'',we observe ''Slaves,by multiple death'' [?]
Yes,the die is cast for those ''unfortunates''....for they are to become,forever more,Zodiac's ''PARADICE SLAVES''.
And,after taking ''peripheral decoration'' into consideration,the only question remaining is :
Was Zodiac,also an arsonist ?
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Aug 12, 2017 8:36:54 GMT -8
Zodiac's ''DO's and DON'T's'' [?].
In the type written Confession Letter,November 29th 1966,the ''presumed'' Zodiac wrote :''DON'T make it easy for me.Keep your sisters,daughters,and wives off the streets.''.
In the Dripping Pen Card,sent to the SF Chronicle,November 8th 1969,Zodiac wrote : ''I get awfully lonely when I am ignored,so lonely I could DO my Thing !!!!!!''.
In the Bus Bomb Letter,sent to the SF Chronicle,November 9th 1969,Zodiac wrote : ''P.S. Be sure to print the part I marked out on page 3 or I shall DO my thing.''.
In the Dragon Card,sent to the SF Chronicle,April 28th 1970,Zodiac wrote : ''If you DON'T want me to have this blast,you must DO two things....''.
In the Exorcist Letter,sent to the SF Chronicle,January 29th 1974,Zodiac wrote : ''If I DO not see this note in your paper,I will DO something nasty,which you know I'm capable of DOING.''.
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In keeping with Zodiac's ''DO's and DON'T's'',there may well be an addition,within Rubislaw 32's solution to Zodiac's ''340'' cipher,which accompanied the Dripping Pen Card.
Zodiac,it seems,alluded to ''trouble and strife'' in California,with ''Black Nationalism'' and civil unrest,in the form of unofficial strikes,in that ''340'' solution.This,Zodiac appears to have re-iterated in a presumed further letter to the SF Examiner,five weeks later,when he opens with : ''I just want to tell you this state is in trouble....''.
But,returning to Rubislaw 32's solution to the ''340'',Zodiac appears to have ''formed'' ''Coon u - u DID UCLA'',down the central column of the cipher solution.This,an accusation levelled at Claude Hubert,presumed assassin of Bunchy Carter and John Huggins,at UCLA,in January of 1969.
It would seem that Zodiac had a predilection for the non-specific phrase ''To Do'' [?].He used it to issue instructions,state his position,and as part of a,largely,unspecified threat.
''DO'',out of context,seems innocuous [?].
But Zodiac appears to have found good use for it,in his extortionist's cannon.
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Aug 12, 2017 10:32:15 GMT -8
We were honoured again,yesterday,by a visit to this site,from a team of Law Enforcement officers.
I am sure that you are welcome.
Please note the ''smoking gun'',from July 19th 1978 :
''I have my name on the bottom of the lid of the Scotch tape.My tape is waiting for me all over California.''
Brenda Page R.I.P. July 14th 1978.
''DO you know me ? I am the ZODIAC and I am in control.''
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