Gruesome letters from the Zodiac Killer
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- Jul 24, 2017
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The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California for ten months in the late 1960s. His identity remains unknown.
The name was coined in a series of taunting letters sent to the press until 1974. Theses letters included four cryptograms or ciphers, three of which have yet to be solved.
Note: These letters are reproduced with the spelling used in the letters, and these transcriptions should not be amended to correct the spelling.
Sent to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner and Vallejo Times, the cipher was eventually cracked by a highschool teacher who read it in the papers. Although his next letter said this cipher contained his name, it actually included the phrase "I will not give you my name".
The main letterWritten on the obverse, proving his identity
San Francisco Chronicle letter
Dear Editor
This is the murderer of the
2 teenagers last Christmass
at Lake Herman + the girl
on the 4th of July near
the golf course in Vallejo
To prove I killed them I
shall state some facts which
only I + the police know.
Christmass
1 Brand name of ammo
Super X
2 10 shots were fired
3 the boy was on his back
with his feet to the car
4 the girl was on her right
side feet to the west
4th July
1 girl was wearing paterned
slacks
2 The boy was also shot in
the knee.
3 Brand name of ammo was
western
OVER
Here is part of a cipher the
other 2 parts of this cipher are
being mailed to the editors of
the Vallejo Times + SF Exam
iner.
I want you to print this cipher
on the front page of your
paper. In this cipher is my
idenity.
If you do not print this cipher
by the afternoon of Fry.1st of
Aug 69, 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, untill I end
up with a dozen people over
the weekend.
Vallejo Times-Herald letter
Dear Editor
I am the killer of the 2 teen-
agers last Christmass at Lake Herman and the Girl last 4th of July. To Prove this I shall state some facts which only I + the police know
Christmass
1 Brand name of ammo Super X
2 10 Shots fired
3 Boy was on back feet to car
4 Girl was lyeing on right side
feet to west
4th of July
1 Girl was wearing patterned
Pants
2 Boy was also shot in knee
3 Brand name of ammo was Western
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 I want you to print this cipher on your frunt page by Fry Afternoon Aug 1-69, If you
do not do this I will go on a
kill ram page Fry night that
will last the whole week end.
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.
San Francisco Examiner letter
Dear Editor
I am the killer of the 2 teenagers last Christmass at Lake Herman + the girl last 4th of July. To prove this I shall state some facts which only I + the police know.
Christmass
1 brand name of ammo - Super X
2 10 shots fired
3 Boy was on his back with feet to car
4 Girl was lyeing on right side
feet to west
4th July
1 girl was wearing patterned pants
2 boy was also shot in knee
3 ammo was made by Western
Here is a cipher or that is part of one. The other 2 parts are being mailed to the Vallejo Times + S.F. Chronicle I want you to print this cipher on the frunt page by Fry afternoon Aug 1-69. If you do not print this cipher, 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.
Cipher translation
I LIKE KILLING PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS SO MUCH FUN IT IS MORE FUN THAN KILLING WILD GAME IN THE FORREST BECAUSE MAN IS THE MOST DANGEROUE ANAMAL OF ALL TO KILL SOMETHING GIVES ME THE MOST THRILLING EXPERENCE IT IS EVEN BETTER THAN GETTING YOUR ROCKS OFF WITH A GIRL THE BEST PART OF IT IS THAE WHEN I DIE I WILL BE REBORN IN PARADICE AND ALL THEI HAVE KILLED WILL BECOME MY SLAVES I WILL NOT GIVE YOU MY NAME BECAUSE YOU WILL TRY TO SLOI DOWN OR ATOP MY COLLECTIOG OF SLAVES FOR MY AFTERLIFE. EBEORIETEMETHHPITI
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