https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/ Zodiac Killer Discussion Board en-US Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:17:15 +0000 wpForo 60 https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53257 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:46:29 +0000 Cheri Jo Bates Case Letters & Mailings YourSecretPal https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53257 https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53244 Sun, 18 Jun 2017 09:08:47 +0000 https://vault.fbi.gov/The%20Zodiac%20Ki ... %2006/view It does state that they were the carbon copies received and it it unknown if the original was sent to anyone. The Riverside police also request the letters be returned since they are not copies but the letters they received so I am guessing it is factual that they were, in fact, carbon copies. -m]]> Cheri Jo Bates Case Letters & Mailings marie https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53244 https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53239 Sun, 18 Jun 2017 02:18:57 +0000 Cheri Jo Bates Case Letters & Mailings Norse https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53239 https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53148 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:29:24 +0000 I don't know of hardly any (if any) who will release documents in cold cases. While we would find it informative, it could hurt their case--even after all these years. Consider it extraordinary that folks got their hands on some police reports!! Actually, I think its starting to become a trend as cold case divisions start reinvestigating. Sometimes there might not be info released at first, but time changes a lot for people who maybe alibied someone like an SO, a good friend at the time, someone they feared retribution from.... and now they are bitter so the truth comes out. Or maybe a clue the police were holding back to know if the real perp comes forward or a reliable witness (something a simple as a brand of cigarettes), it might spur someone in the public's memory. Or maybe someone who heard a jailhouse confession. There are lots of possibilities. Or I've been watching too many reality cold case shows on TV! In CJB's case, and this is JMHO, the police are covering for something and it won't hurt their case. They have DNA off her clothes, there are clear aspects of the crime that don't make sense as explained. Everyone makes mistakes, 50+ years cold... FOIA and FOIL(NYS) are there to make sure our public officials do their due diligence. I think Riverside needs to release everything they have, and I am fine with it going to labs for testing. But they missed something big, or were covering for someone. Or they were incompetent. -m -m]]> Cheri Jo Bates Case Letters & Mailings marie https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53148 https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53105 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 21:28:24 +0000 Cheri Jo Bates Case Letters & Mailings Tahoe27 https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53105 https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53030 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:47:52 +0000 Cheri Jo Bates Case Letters & Mailings marie https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-53030 https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-3063 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:36:42 +0000 A photocopying machine, where students could secure 8 1/2 X 11 inch black and white copy of printed or typed material, was available at the library for ten cents in 1966. Hours of service are: Monday through Thursday 7:45 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Friday 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 - 5:00; 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. This is nothing conclusive, but nevertheless is food for thought. The Bates letters were written on lined 8 1/2 X 11 inch paper, and the carbon copy Confession letter paper was torn top and bottom. This may very well have been torn to remove distinguishing features from the photocopying process, that may very well have identified a particular machine and specific location. ]]> Cheri Jo Bates Case Letters & Mailings Anonymous https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/cheri-jo-bates-case-letters-mailings/source-of-the-bates-letters/#post-3063