When it comes to Donna Lass and her story, I have so many questions that nobody seems to know the answers too.
Before I continue I want to make it clear that I am not creating this post to try and push a ‘Kane is Zodiac’ Agenda. The purpose of this post is to list some points of interest and some questions.
One thing that stands out to me above all is the fact that Donna Lass worked at Letterman Hospital in the Presidio. This hospital, as we know, treated former and serving army/navy personel. Kane suffered serious frontal lobe brain injury in a car accident in 1962 a result of which he was put into long term therapy with a 1965 evaluation stating he was ‘Losing the ability to control self gratification’. The first question I have is, was Kane receiving his treatment at the Letterman Hospital in the Presidio, considering he was former Navy, serving in WWII? If he was living in S.F, then it stands to reason that he very likely would have been treated there. Was Donna Lass one of the nurses that helped treat Kane at Letterman? It seem’s as though the following is just too ‘Coincidential’.
The Hospital is located in the grounds of the Presidio, the direction Zodiac was last seen heading after murdering Paul Stine.
Lass Worked Night Shift at the Hospital.
Lass Leaves S.F in June of 1970 and moves to South Lake Tahoe where she’s to start a new Job at the Sahara Hotel Casino.
Kane Leaves SF in June of 1970 and Moves to South Lake Tahoe where he’s to start a new Job selling real estate out of an office located in the Sahara Hotel Casino.
If Kane was a patient at Letterman and became aquainted with Lass, then it seems that she did not feel it strange, odd or alarming that one of her former long term patients from Letterman has not only moved to the S. Lake Tahoe, but also is working in the same building as her. If she wasn’t alarmed, surelyshe would have told someone, family or friends, about the patient from Letterman also moving down and starting a job at the same place? If she didn’t say anything, why? Did she not know him? If not, how did he know her to be able to seemingly follow her from City to City, even into the same building where she was employed? (Please don’t try and convince me that neither were aware of the other and both just happened to leave S.F at the same time heading for the same destination, then end up working in the same buiding lol). If she did know him, then its would seem strange that she never mentioned to anyone about Kane being down there with her. I have seen one or two websites claim that Lass and Kane were more than friends, while others claim Lass uncovered something disturbing about Kane and wanted to get away from him so left S.F, which failed as Kane swiftly followed. If Kane were Zodiac, maybe he did go through the Presidio wall at or near Maple street and ran through the presidio to the Letterman Hospital and in a panic after police having almost caught him, allowed Lass to see him covered in blood. Many scanerios are possible, but I am convinced that Kane know Lass somehow.
Incidentally, anyone know if it’s possible to view Julius Kahn Playground/park area from Letterman, remembering that the entire area was lit with spot lights, or that the police cars with their ‘two sets of parking’ and the distance could be determined by simply seeing the lights on the vehicles, etc?
"So it’s sorta social. Demented and sad, but social, right?" Judd Nelson.
Looking at its height he would have a view from the top floors, albeit restricted. No doubt its a decent idea.
Actually WC that’s not the way it works with the Veteran’s Administration. It is doubtful that Kane would have been treated at Letterman Hospital. Letterman was reserved for those who were in the ACTIVE military. The VA hospital at Ft. Miley, in San Francisco, is for those who have been discharged from the military which Kane was at the time of his accident. After discharge from the military you are considered a veteran and treated separately from active military persons.
http://www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/
Actually WC that’s not the way it works with the Veteran’s Administration. It is doubtful that Kane would have been treated at Letterman Hospital. Letterman was reserved for those who were in the ACTIVE military. The VA hospital at Ft. Miley, in San Francisco, is for those who have been discharged from the military which Kane was at the time of his accident. After discharge from the military you are considered a veteran and treated separately from active military persons.
Ok thank you Seagull. The Health Care Systems in the Uk and America are vastly different so I had no real idea how it worked. But thanks again 
But I still think Kane leaving S.F the same time as Donna, and then moving to the same City (Sth. Lake T.), and working in the same building, is just to mutch of a stretch to simply say ‘Coincidence’. Most people here know my personal belief regarding Kane being the Zodiac, but I am very conscious when writing this thread that peole reading this will just see it as an attempt on my part to link Kane to Zodiac, but I relly am not intending to make that the point of this post. If I wanted to do that, I’d post on Kane’s thread.
I suppose the main question’s I have are still:
Did they know each other and both have an agreement to move to S. Lake T.? If so, how come nobody knows about it?
According to Hines, fellow employees of Lass said she and Kane knew each other. (Certain people on other sites have called Hines ‘Shady’ & ‘Not credible’, so i’ll say now and in advance here that untill someone shows me evidence that Hines deliberately fabricated the report on Kane, i’ll take Hines report as accurate) If they knew each other, can we assume they did so while in San Francisco?
I mean I have to admit that Lass and Kane both being residents of S.F, both deciding to move away the same month, both headiding to the same City, and both for the same office building for their new employment could have done so completely independant of each other, and not had any idea of the others plans but that seems a lot to accept as coincidence.
"So it’s sorta social. Demented and sad, but social, right?" Judd Nelson.
I asked JoAnna (Donna’s friend who was to meet her the night she went missing) if she new of Larry/Lawrence Kane and she said no.
JoAnna and Donna worked together at Letterman Hospital and also lived together before Donna moved up here.
That’s not to say JoAnna knew all Donna’s friends, but considering both ladies worked and lived together, I would bet JoAnna knew most of Donna’s acquaintences.
Coincidences ABOUND in this case. Being a Bay Area transplant myself, I can tell you most from Tahoe come from there or Sacramento, but the dates and workplaces are interesting, but too, SLT is a small place and LOTS were coming to the Sahara at the time. BIG promotions and celebrities….and Del Webb (owner of the Sahara) owned a place in SF too.
But hey–I think most know I don’t think Zodiac had anything to do with Donna’s disappearance (even the Pines card doesn’t suggest Donna), but that’s not to say Kane couldn’t have been involved aside of Zodiac. (just MY take)
“…they may be dealing with one or more ersatz Zodiacs–other psychotics eager to get into the act, or perhaps even other murderers eager to lay their crimes at the real Zodiac’s doorstep.“ L.A. Times, 1969
I asked JoAnna (Donna’s friend who was to meet her the night she went missing) if she new of Larry/Lawrence Kane and she said no.
JoAnna and Donna worked together at Letterman Hospital and also lived together before Donna moved up here.
That’s not to say JoAnna knew all Donna’s friends, but considering both ladies worked and lived together, I would bet JoAnna knew most of Donna’s acquaintences.
Coincidences ABOUND in this case. Being a Bay Area transplant myself, I can tell you most from Tahoe come from there or Sacramento, but the dates and workplaces are interesting, but too, SLT is a small place and LOTS were coming to the Sahara at the time. BIG promotions and celebrities….and Del Webb (owner of the Sahara) owned a place in SF too.
But hey–I think most know I don’t think Zodiac had anything to do with Donna’s disappearance (even the Pines card doesn’t suggest Donna), but that’s not to say Kane couldn’t have been involved aside of Zodiac. (just MY take)
Respect you opinions Tahoe aswel as your right to disagree with what I say. As I have said numerous times, if we all agreed on everything, we wouldn’t need discussion/debate forums, and that would be far more boring. Also, if people seemed agree with everything I said I would start to wonder what was wrong lol.
"(even the Pines card doesn’t suggest Donna)"
Tahoe it’s really funny you should say that because I was going to post the excact same thing earlier. While I disagree with you regarding the author and sender of the card, theres no argument to make in favour of anything in the card even hinting at Donna Lass. There is a claim of having sought victim 12, and then phrases such as ‘Pass Lake Tahoe Area’, ‘Around in the snow’ and ‘Peek through the pines’, but they could be referrences to absolutely anyone or anything.
"So it’s sorta social. Demented and sad, but social, right?" Judd Nelson.
