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Post by Rubislaw32 on Dec 11, 2017 8:51:44 GMT -8
The Albany Letter - is it all that it seems ?
With the recent History Channel series ''re-highlighting'',the unconfirmed Albany Letter of 1973,it is perhaps worth re-examining the solution to the cryptogram,offered at the bottom.
Given the visual enhancement work,carried out by Richard Grinell we are able to see more clearly,the cryptogram as deciphered by the FBI.
Their claim is,that the solution reads :''[REDACTED NAME] ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER THIS ONLY THE BEGINNING ''.
Having examined the FBI's work,I believe that their solution is correct.
And,as an ''extrapolation'',then the redacted name is '' CONNIE D HENLY ''
But....
It does appear conceivable that,and given the sloppiness,deliberate or otherwise,the scribe may have elected a slightly different solution :
''CONNIE H HENLY ALBANY VEHICAL CENTER THIS ONLY THE BEGINNING ''
With ''VEHICAL'' being a deliberate misspelling of the word ''Vehicle''.
The Albany Medical Center is an ''umbrella'' organisation '', with branches across the U.S.
The Albany Auto Center is a franchise,with branches in the U.S.
Was there ever an Albany Vehicle Center ?
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Post by Rubislaw32 on May 28, 2018 7:39:41 GMT -8
The Albany Letter - a revisit -------------------------------
In the presumed,but unofficially authenticated Albany Letter,Zodiac wrote the following :
You Were WRONG I AM NOT DEAD OR IN THE HOSPITAL I AM ALIVE AND WELL AND IM GOING TO START KILLING AGAIN Below is the NAME AND LOCATION OF MY NEXT VICTIM But you had Better hurry be cause I'm going to kill her August 10th at 5:00 P.M. when the shift change.ALBANY is A nice Town
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The implication is that Zodiac intends to kill a female member of staff,at Albany Medical Centre.This,after the FBI's presumed solution to the cryptogram,that Zodiac had written,below the text of the letter.
But,should we take Zodiac's word,for the threat ?
Indeed,did the FBI Cryptanalysis unit,correctly solve the cryptogram ?
There are many towns and cities called ''Albany'',in the U.S.A. .In fact,there is a town,close to Berkeley,and on the SF Bay coast,called Albany.This town became developed in the 19th Century,with settlers,mostly from Texas.
Having studied the ''Albany Cryptogram'',and as I have alluded to before,the symbols employed in encrypting the cryptogram are difficult to read,and symbols that ''Zodiac'' appears not to have used before.
I conclude that it is certainly possible that the decryption of the ''Albany Cryptogram'' is the following :
DONNIE H HENLY ALBANY VEHICAL CENTER THIS ONLY THE BEGINNING
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i] The beginning of what ?
If a ''vehical centre'',then the beginning of Zodiac's love affair with motorcars.
ii] Donnie H Henly ?
Donnie Hugh Henley is the lead vocalist for the famous rock band,''The Eagles''.The band became global stars,in 1973,with early hits such as ''Tequila Sunrise'' and ''Desperado''.
''Don Henley'' is from Linden,a town to the east of Dallas,Texas.Albany is a town to the west of Dallas,Texas.
Don Henley was born in 1947,and would have been in his teens,in the early 1960's.
Don Henley's father,Con Junell Henley,was a NAPA auto parts dealer.Although travelling,it is possible that Con Junell also held an outlet,such as shop or garage.It is known that Don Henley assisted his father,with his business,part-time,while an adolescent and young man.
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The Zodiac was proven to be a bomb hoaxer,and want to take ''credit'' for murders that he did not commit.He was also a known plagiarist.
The Zodiac shifted between honesty and dishonesty,according to how it suited him,at a given time and circumstances.
It is entirely possible that : '' DONNIE H HENLY ALBANY VEHICAL CENTER THIS ONLY THE BEGINNING ''.....is the correct solution to the Albany Cryptogram.
The implication that Zodiac was familiar with Don Henley as he grew up,working for his father.....and,in the vicinity of Dallas,Texas.
I shall submit my findings to the FBI,shortly.
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Post by Rubislaw32 on May 29, 2018 15:19:58 GMT -8
.....With regard to the probable solution to the Albany cryptogram,sent to the Albany Times Union newspaper,in August 1973 :
The town of Albany,west of Dallas,Texas has a long history of Automobile associations and Auto shows.
These shows would be attended by an array of stalls,run for the purposes of advice,advertising and sales.
Given Don Henley and his father's geographical proximity [Linden],and their involvement in the industry,it is more than likely that they saw these shows,as a means to further their business.
One assumes therefore,that Zodiac,in early to mid 1960's visited at least one show,which inspired his interest in aspects of motoring.
And,remembered Donnie Hugh Henley,son of Con Junell Henley....and Rock star of the future,with ''The Eagles''.
'' D O N N I E H H E N L Y A L B A N Y V E H I C A L C E N T E R T H I S O N L Y T H E B E G I N N I N G ''
DONNIE H HENLY ALBANY VEHICAL CENTER THIS ONLY THE BEGINNING
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Post by Rubislaw32 on May 30, 2018 2:30:32 GMT -8
Albany,California,is a town of approximately 20,000 population,which lies on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay,bordering the city of Berkeley.
Albany's commerce,includes ''landlord revenue'' from student residency,linked to the world famous Berkeley University.
Albany is noted for its ''Albany Hill'',along the coastline.The first non-indigenous settlers arrived in 1772,from San Antonio,Texas,and duly named the hill ''Cerrito de San Antonio'',in honour of their homeland.
There is a body of opinion that,given the Zodiac's confirmed first two serious crimes [....at Lake Herman Road and Blue Rock Springs...],he resided in the city of Vallejo.
Vallejo is approximately 20 miles north of Albany,and can be directly accessed by road.
I have found evidence in the past,that the Zodiac acquired his ''very specific'' 8-ball symbol,employed in his ''My name is ---'' cipher,from the documents wing of Berkeley University Library.
Did the Zodiac visit ''nearby'' Albany ?
Did the Zodiac find Albany to be ''A nice Town'' ?
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Post by Rubislaw32 on May 30, 2018 2:40:00 GMT -8
The most popular song,ever written by the ''The Eagles'',is the Don Henley penned ''Hotel California''.
The lyrics,perhaps,echoing sentiments of frustration and mixed emotion,felt by Zodiac enthusiasts :
'' You can check out any time - but you can never leave.''.
DONNIE H HENLY ALBANY VEHICAL CENTER THIS ONLY THE BEGINNING
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Jul 8, 2021 19:22:16 GMT -8
Another look at the Albany cryptogram of August 1973 :
Given that the Albany cryptogram is available only in poor photocopy condition, I decided to have a fresh look at it and, discovering that there appear to be actually 52 characters, including a '' dot '' and an '' arrow '', this resumed a curiosity in the cryptogram, for me, with the possibility/probability that the ( presumed ) Zodiac planned the cipher/cryptogram as 4 rows of 13 columns. Similar, I believe, to the 1990 Celebrity Cipher which, I concluded was constructed as 5 rows of 13 columns.
This is what I concluded as a solution to the Albany cryptogram :
WILLIAMROGERS ARKANSASATWAR WALMARTMOTHER SAMUELWALTONS
Just to clarify :
'' William Rogers '' '' Arkansas at war '' '' Walmart mother '' '' Samuel Walton's ''
Notes : William Rogers was a lawyer and diplomat, serving under both President Eisenhower and President Nixon. His public service is most noted when, as U.S.Attorney General, he was tasked with finding a solution to a famous racial dispute in Arkansas, in 1958, at Little Rock Central High School, Arkansas.
Samuel Walton was the founder of the eponymous WALMART chain of retail outlets which, first opened in 1962, with a '' mother '' store, in Rogers, Arkansas. Walton, at one time, was America's richest man and, probably at about the time of this August 1973 Albany Letter.
So, it is possible that the Zodiac had craftily designed a solution which, incorporated a historical racial dispute and the beginning of the retail phenomenon of WALMART - both having an Arkansas connection.
For example : '' WILLIAMROGERS '' contains '' I am Rogers ''. A possibility that '' Rogers '' is a family surname of belonging - either paternal or maternal. Perhaps the employment of '' MOTHER '' indicates a mother's maiden name ?
WILLIAMROGERS ARKANSASATWAR WALMARTMOTHER SAMUELWALTONS
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Jul 9, 2021 12:37:44 GMT -8
The Albany letter surfaced in the public domain circa 2013, and remains a mystery why the cryptogram, in particular, is displayed in such poor readable condition. Although a few internet contributors have made efforts to enhance its readability, there are no guarantees that the symbols offer a true representation of how its author originally presented them.
Particularly since the Albany letter is reported to have been pointed out to the Zodiac contributor Doranchak by the head of the FBI's Cryptanalysis Unit, Dan Olson.
In addition, that there is clear evidence now, that the FBI have played around with, and masked some correspondences, such as the 1990 Celebrity Cipher commercial print, to which I can personally attest to, and prove, in research work carried out to establish the precise picture postcard employed.
If Rubislaw 32's '' Arkansas '' solution is accepted, a few interpretations could be ventured. One such :
Split the words or expressions up into their component parts, WILLIAM ; ROGERS ; ARKANSAS ; AT WAR ; WALMART ; MOTHER ; SAMUEL ; WALTON'S .
For the '' Walmart '' clues, we can justifiably select : SAMUEL WALTON'S WALMART, ROGERS, ARKANSAS . ( Walmart's first store, opening in 1962 )
What then remains ? WILLIAM AT WAR MOTHER.
Is this a message, albeit spoken to himself, the Zodiac ?
'' William at war, Mother.''
Who then is William ? And, who is Mother ?
The Zodiac was '' at war '', as such. Was '' William '' at war, also ? And, at war with the Zodiac ?
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Post by Rubislaw32 on Jul 10, 2021 4:00:19 GMT -8
Players in the The Zodiac case opera :
At the time of the Albany Letter, William Joseph Grant was applying for a court injunction against all of law enforcement, on the grounds of Police Harassment, following a bungled surveillance operation carried out on him by the Vallejo P.D. . William Grant had been the first official Zodiac suspect, going back almost 5 years to the Lake Herman Road double-murder of David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen.
William Grant was to win his court battle, and secure illegal suspect status for himself. A court of law had recognised that the Vallejo P.D. were unjustified in harassing Grant, on scant Zodiac-related evidence, and with no foreseeable plans to arrest him, despite evidence garnered that Grant had been in breach of the so-called Sodomy Laws.
'' WILLIAM AT WAR '' ? Did this refer to William Grant ( ? ), with the Zodiac's message as one of '' reportage '' - at least in the Zodiac's own mind.
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