Post by Rubislaw32 on Jan 4, 2016 2:45:36 GMT -8
In ascertaining a probable ''sub-context'' act of defiance,by Marc Spinelli,that triggered Zodiac's threat,sent to the SF Chronicle's Editor,we have moved a little away from the inference of Ricardo's original post.
Namely,the possibility that ''Zodiac'',in the guise of ''The Red Phantom'',had written to ''Count Marco''before - and,anything between 5 and 12 years before.
This possibility,to an extent,runs contrary to the explanation that since a ''Red Phantom'' short film was showing at an Art House cinema in San Francisco,shortly before the 1974 threatening letter,then the film must have been the defining influence on Zodiac's ''new'' pseudonym.
In researching the name ''The Red Phantom'',I have found that it is not as an unusual term,as one might imagine.In Physiology,it refers to a particular ''rogue'' blood cell.In Lapidary,it is referred as a particular rogue form of red Quartz.There is even a small fish,resembling a Goldfish,and usually found in the regions of Colombia,that carries the ''Red Phantom'' tag.
But realistically,if we stick with a more artistic influence,then,time and again,including ''that'' short film,''all roads'' lead to ''The Phantom of the Opera'' musical play.One might note,also,that a red mask was placed over a part of a skeleton in the Halloween card sent to Paul Avery,and latterly gave up clues to the Tim Holt comic influence,which included the ''The Death Wheel''.
Presently,I am researching a real person in history,who in death,may have been known as ''The Red Phantom'',and will post here again,if ''suspicions'' become more concrete.That six minute film,though suiting a timeline on the ''Count Marco letter'',is not necessarily the complete solution to Zodiac's choice of ''The Red Phantom''....red,with rage !
Namely,the possibility that ''Zodiac'',in the guise of ''The Red Phantom'',had written to ''Count Marco''before - and,anything between 5 and 12 years before.
This possibility,to an extent,runs contrary to the explanation that since a ''Red Phantom'' short film was showing at an Art House cinema in San Francisco,shortly before the 1974 threatening letter,then the film must have been the defining influence on Zodiac's ''new'' pseudonym.
In researching the name ''The Red Phantom'',I have found that it is not as an unusual term,as one might imagine.In Physiology,it refers to a particular ''rogue'' blood cell.In Lapidary,it is referred as a particular rogue form of red Quartz.There is even a small fish,resembling a Goldfish,and usually found in the regions of Colombia,that carries the ''Red Phantom'' tag.
But realistically,if we stick with a more artistic influence,then,time and again,including ''that'' short film,''all roads'' lead to ''The Phantom of the Opera'' musical play.One might note,also,that a red mask was placed over a part of a skeleton in the Halloween card sent to Paul Avery,and latterly gave up clues to the Tim Holt comic influence,which included the ''The Death Wheel''.
Presently,I am researching a real person in history,who in death,may have been known as ''The Red Phantom'',and will post here again,if ''suspicions'' become more concrete.That six minute film,though suiting a timeline on the ''Count Marco letter'',is not necessarily the complete solution to Zodiac's choice of ''The Red Phantom''....red,with rage !