ANNOUNCEMENT:

I have enlisted the help of a researcher that I have hired in the past, and she is going to work on getting me copies of all of the letters to the editor published in the SF Chronicle & Vallejo Times Herald.

I am going to focus on Early 1968 up until the first Z letters were received in August, 1969. It’s my belief that Zodiac very likely wrote letters to editors of the SF Bay papers outside of his Zodiac persona, and quite likely used his real name.I also think he may have stopped using his real name in letters to the editor after his 1st Z letters.

I am looking for frequent letter writers, whose name appears multiple times sending letters to the editors, as well as similar subject matter that Z would have been interested in such as Gilbert & Sullivan, mentions of Herb Caen, Exorcist, or other things that read like Zodiac, or any phrases or catch words Z was fond of. Maybe discussion of the Z case itself, and of course, anybody with RH initials

This is going to be a big project, and I hope we can find some things of interest, and possibly develop new Suspects, or maybe even spot known Suspects writing to the editors. I invite anybody interested to go thru these PDF’s and help us brainstorm.

Additionally, this project is going to cost a good chunk of change, and any donations are appreciated. It’s going to cost about $30 for a month’s worth of letters to the editors. This covers the researcher’s time, gas, copying costs, etc. Although it’s bit expensive, I personally feel it’s worth it, as I am willing to bet that one or more undiscovered letters to the editors may be published in this collection! Again, donations are welcomed and appreciated, but not mandatory.

The thread for this research is here:
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