i spent some loose time on "joseph" a while back so im really interested to see who he really is/was.. i was interested in the way he wrote his Y`s, reminded me of someone and those home made electrical boxes reminded me of primitive photo electric unit.. a really interesting case.. got to wonder how LE came up with a name.. coool
thanks for posting it up mike.

PS will be interesting to see if they were right with the Nicholas" or "Nichols name?

Robert Ivan Nichols

https://patch.com/ohio/cleveland/who-was-man-claiming-be-joseph-newton-chandler-iii

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/06/authorities_solve_cold_case_of.html

From the linked stories….

In March 1965, he wrote to his parents, telling them that he had moved to the northern California city of Richmond.

"Please do not worry about me,” he said. "I am well and happy.”

That month, he mailed one last envelope to his son, Phil, from Napa, California. It contained just a penny, without a note. He never contacted his family again.

OK, he was in the area. We got a new suspect.

Strange guy…

So, he would leave his family and become the Zodicac killer? I don’t buy that.

Robert Ivan Nichols
in the Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
Name: Robert Ivan Nichols
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1926
Birth Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
Registration Year: 1926
Father: Silas F. Nichols
Mother: Alpha Schreiber
Certificate Number: 44760
Roll number: 018
Agency: Indiana State Dept. of Health
Volume Range: 86 – 90

Name: Robert I Nichols
Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Center Street
Ward of City: 1 Part
Block: 2
House Number: 1823
Dwelling Number: 200
Family Number: 209
Attended School: No
Father’s Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother’s Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
Silas F Nichols 42
Alpha R Nichols 32
James V Nichols 5
Robert I Nichols 3
Marvin L Nichols 0

Robert Ivan Nichols
in the World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945
Name: Robert Ivan Nichols
Relative Name: Mr. and Mrs. Silas Frank Nichols
Relative Relationship: Parents (Parent)
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Wounded In Action
Roll: ww2c_27

Hard to see it, if he apparently lived in Los Angeles from 66 to 71.

Hard to see it, if he apparently lived in Los Angeles from 66 to 71.

He also was apparently in Napa at one point. I highly doubt he was Zodiac, but he deserves a full investigation. He’s hiding something.

born new albany. and it is a nice town.
the 4 cent Lincoln stamp he used, wonder if its the same one as sent to joseph bates

that stamp looks like it is a part of the postcard.

Hard to see it, if he apparently lived in Los Angeles from 66 to 71.

He also was apparently in Napa at one point. I highly doubt he was Zodiac, but he deserves a full investigation. He’s hiding something.

Just curious, were any of the Z letters mailed from LA?

his hand writing..

There’s the ‘I outsmarted you’ part at least!

Hard to see it, if he apparently lived in Los Angeles from 66 to 71.

He also was apparently in Napa at one point. I highly doubt he was Zodiac, but he deserves a full investigation. He’s hiding something.

Just curious, were any of the Z letters mailed from LA?

I don’t think so.

that stamp looks like it is a part of the postcard.

That is a lick n’ stick stamp. You can see the perforations in the ink. Not the same Lincoln stamp on Cheri’s letter…at least I’m pretty sure it’s not. There was another with a profile and I think that is the one that was used.