Mae Brussell

I am not familiar with the Channel Nine letter, but I will see what Howard Davis has to say. Perhaps it is compatible with what Mae Brussell said. I have taken the trouble to transcribe her reading of the letter. It was originally sent to Judge Charles Franich, presiding judge of the Frazier trial, on November 21, 1971, with a copy going to the Redwood City Tribune. As far as I know the Tribune never printed it. See below:


“The Los Angeles Times of today finally had a story about the trial and murder of the Ohtas and their secretary. You asked if I was certain it was John Frazier who was with Robert [Brussell leaves out the last name]. They were here in Woodland Hills less than a month prior to those killings. He looked exactly like Frazier, when they were arrested, except for one thing. He also wears glasses. About the van, there were two people in the car and it was Robert who was driving it. I do not recall something in the newspaper about that at the time.


I have some reason to believe that Robert was driving north just last Thursday. So if you are observant, you will see him snickering in the courtroom to see how his murders are done and taken care of. He is the man that John Frazier is trying to find at the rear of the courtroom. Does Frazier know about the organization of killers called the International White Guard? Does he fear his wife will be killed if he were to name Robert and his father as being heavy in this honorable organization of killers?


Robert was also identified as the Zodiac by his sister three days before her death. She had read his first message, that was partly coded. I never believed that she committed suicide any more than their brother-in-law was shot down. These two children were witnesses the night of the Tate murders. These are the kind of killers that this state has been cultivating and nurturing.

This particular man, Robert, is 27. Sometimes he lets his beard grow. Within the past two years, I have seen him in all colors and wig lengths. I know him as Robert and also as the Zodiac. In Los Angeles he sometimes waits for me on Ventura Boulevard, driving on my way to pick up some children from school. He follows behind and then moves to the side until he is sure I recognize him. Someone must know how smart he is.

He stays sometimes at Lake Tahoe with his older sister, who is a widow, and belongs to the Sierra Club, which is interested in the misuse of the environment.

This Robert, may I say, has the eyes and fingerprints that should be checked. Also I believe Dr. Ohta must have prescribed those glasses that were lost the night of the Tate murders.

A plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is no defense at all [referring to Frazier], because of the horror of those murders. They should convict everyone who is brought in before the courts. [end of reading of the letter]

I checked out that radio show,by Mae Brussell,BillW,and the only letter,I believe that she was referring to,was the April 1978 one,which became a ''pawn'',in light of internal investigations,with regard to Inspector Toschi.

The ''Channel Nine'' letter emerged the following month,in May 1978.

Then,in July 1978,a typed letter was received by the SF Chronicle.Though it has never been seen in public,we are aware of its contents.

Those ''three'' letters appear to be the Zodiac's ''job lot'',at that time.

Feel free to post any further questions,and I,and possibly someone else,will do what we can,to assist you,provided we are able.

Any information that you find,that you think would be of interest to readers,at this site,would always be gratefully received.

Good hunting.

Though seeming a decent enough potential suspect,one can only presume that,like countless leads,it never materialised into anything of note.

Perhaps you might be aware,BillW,that the FBI carried out extensive forensics lead work,on behalf of the CA DOJ,in 2002/2003,to clear a backlog of suspects,in the Zodiac case.

It's always possible that ''Robert'' made it to that point,as a suspect....but was then eliminated.

Perhaps conjecture,but I have seen reports that suggest,as many as 250 suspects,were cleared at that time.Not just the better known ones,such as Fred Manalli and Arthur Leigh Allen.

In May of this year,a controversial press release,by the Vallejo Police,following the GSK arrest,cast doubt,by inference,on that FBI work.But,and as time goes on,the original credibility of the clearance work,fifteen years ago,is beginning to become,again apparent.

Others may disagree,but it is noticeable that,the number of voice's of claims to the contrary,are becoming less and less.And,the anger and frustration,towards the Vallejo Police,by local residents,is on the increase.

According to Mae Brussell's Woodland Hills informant, mentioned on her programs of 9-21-80 and 9-28-80, the Zodiac killer was Robert Linkletter, son of entertainer and Hollywood celebrity Art Linkletter. He was also the one that lost his glasses at the Tate house. The sister that "committed suicide" was Diane Linkletter and the brother-in-law that was gunned down was John Zweyer. For more information, you may want to check out a new website www.zodiackilleridentified.com

Recently I googled Robert Linkletter's name and an odd portrait comes up. The information is correct - that he was the son of Art and Lois Linkletter, that he was born in 1944 and died in 1980, living to the age of 35. Yet the picture of the man does not look like a man in his thirties, but more like a man in his seventies. Very strange. The man has a full head of hair, while the real Robert Linkletter was going bald.

The picture links to a website called Discogs, an online music database, and gives information regarding the Cornells, a early 1960s band that he played in, and a sample of his music. If you want to see a picture of the real Robert Linkletter as he looked days before his death go to www.zodiackilleridentified.com

Your reluctance to accept the "Linkletter Link" is understandable given the fact that the source base is pretty slender, namely two women, one of whom is Mae Brussell. On the other hand Mae Brussell in my mind is a solid rock, and if she says something this important, it is difficult to dismiss her.

I think what fascinates me about this "Link" is that it raises many questions regarding possible interconnections among the sensational murders of California at this period of time. Did the Zodiac Killer ever encounter members of the Manson family? Was the strange trip of Manson to Big Sur in early August 1969 and the first appearance of a Zodiac letter a mere coincidence? Why do eyeglasses become important in both cases? Since the Zodiac Killer deliberately misspelled words, why were the words Helter Skelter correctly spelled on the interior door of the Barker Ranch but misspelled at the LaBianca house to "Healter Skelter"? What similarities do we find in the Zodiac murders and the Tate-LaBianca murders?

The bus abduction story is a fascinating case, because the escape of the bus driver and the children was totally unexpected, providing a huge amount of evidence. The case touches on the Zodiac case with the ransom letter in the Zodiac style and also the Manson case with its occult overtones.

Anyway, food for thought, and leads for further study.