Actually, I think it MAY go an inch or two toward "validating the primary argument." It’s almost like these guys have a list of "points to be used against Ted Kaczyinski", all of which turn out to be false. Where did all these points come from? Who originally said he’d been cleared by the FBI and SFPD? Or that it’s "proven he was elsewhere" during some of the murders? Somebody on one of these threads said he thought the case had been solved internally and just kept quiet. Could be.

Norse I agree with you about shoe prints. Unlike fingerprints or DNA, they are not unique to a specific person. EOTW at some forums TK is a disfavored suspect, because of board politics, personalities, misinformation, closed minds, agendas and/or honest differences of opinion.

I’m bumping the alibi and was he out of state thread, as that is one issue often incorrectly used against him as a suspect. But basically I have given up trying to correct all the misinformation out there. You can’t open closed minds if they want to stay shut.

Basically my theory (and I’m entitled to it) is that it’s more than MISinformation—it’s DISinformation. TK only became a viable suspect after he was busted as the Unabomber and people came to realize the amazing similarities in the way he messed with the press. By that time it was less of a pressing matter to actually nail down somebody for the Zodiac crimes. TK got life without parole so he’s not killing any more citizens. Of course they still would have liked to nail down the Zodiac. Two possible reasons (not mutually exclusive) why they didn’t: (1) When David ratted him out, part of the deal was he would not be prosecuted for any previous crimes, if he pled guilty to the Unabomber crimes. This could have been negotiated by either David and his lawyers or TK and his lawyers, or both, and/or (2) they were afraid if they did get TK for the Zodiac crimes and he went to trial, he would start blabbing about his experience with MK Ultra. Bad public relations, for some folks, to say the least. So, the decision having been made at the highest levels not to even investigate TK for the Zodiac murders, or, possibly, not to prosecute him after he WAS investigated and determined to be the Zodiac, disinformation comes into play to just get people like me to quit talking about it. Just a theory.

Yeah, the DOJ report says the footprint is thirteen inches long. That’s a lot bigger than a size 10 1/2 wing walker shoe. I don’t know if this is actually explained anywhere. However Kaczinsky is the only criminal I’ve ever heard of who actually had a fake shoe-size device in his home, so that might figure in to this situation. As commented elsewhere a thirteen inch long shoe is a very large shoe size.

That is interesting in light of something found in the Kaczynski cabin. As you mention he created a shoe with a smaller size sole attached to the bottom.

Apparently it was invented as a rather clever way to fool police about his own size 9 to 10 shoes, by putting a smaller shoe underneath. It could also work by putting a larger shoe beneath it. See it below.

The strange thing is he did most of his KNOWN crimes by mail, or a few by placing bombs in parking lots or on cement. So why did he create this shoe device?

The thirteen inch long footprint described in the DOJ report would be huge foot. Has this ever been squared with the idea put out by LE of 10 1/2 inch wing walkers? Anyway, to create a false LARGER footprint all you would have to do is wear a huge shoe, I guess. Maybe stuff some newspaper in the toe. The device found in TK’s cabin would create a SMALLER footprint, but it shows that TK had the idea, anyway, of creating false footprints. As the Unabomber, he definitely used disguises.

I cannot see any point in Ted having these shoes/mask other than to stalk someone. Possibly using them when peeking in windows to disguise his own shoe size. I doubt he was trying to stop trackers from tracking him in the woods like wild game. I smell something foul. If his only method of killing was from a distance such as mailing bombs he would have no use for these other items. This shows me he could be up close and personal with evil intentions and not excluding him from being Z.

bmichelle, some people think Ted Kaczinski was the Zodiac. Check out the Oswell book. As he puts it (I’m paraphrasing): you may or may not believe TK was the Zodiac. But you have to admit the similarities are amazing. The handwriting is not a perfect match but close, to where he could have been disguising his handwriting just a little.

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I do not have a clear POI. Yet, I do have a few people I consider to be possibilities. But Ted is a very strong candidate as far as I am concerned. His handwriting is such a great match in my opinion. Plus, all the other factors. Logically–if I were LE he would be the one I would hunt, break down the time line, zero in on all the evidence, and determine if/or not– he is a possibility. Why this has not been done is mind boggling to me. At this point in time–I would think there would be open evidence to the public as to what Ted "was" or "was not."

I have a theory that the possible reasons they never completely investigated TK are: (1) It’s possible when his brother turned him in some kind of deal was made that if he confessed to the Unabomber crimes, they would leave him alone on other stuff; (2) They didn’t want to take him to a real trial because he might start blabbing about his experience with MK Ultra; (3) He got locked up for life so at least he’s not murdering any more citizens. Somebody on one of these threads said the Zodiac case had been solved internally and just kept quiet. LE doesn’t have to tell us civilians everything.

a 10 1/2 sized shoe is roughly 13 inches long!!!! It is not a HUGE shoe and too large to be size 10-11. I have no idea what size shoe you wear but take it off and take a tape measure and measure the length of the outsole. I wear a 9 1/2 shoe and my sole measures 12.5 inches long. The shoe print was from a shoe sized 10-11 (probably 10.5). These prints have to be the killers prints, unless he had a hover board!

I just measured my shoes with a tape measure. I wear size 11 1/2 and my shoes are roughly 12 inches long. Extrapolating from this, a 13 inch long shoe would be about a size 12 1/2.

^^^Between these last two posts, I am now confuzzled.

I just measured my hubby’s Wellington boots. He wears a size 9 1/2 and the soles are 12 1/2" long. Then I measured a pair of lace-up shoes, not sneakers but similar in style. They are also size 9 1/2 and are 11 5/8" long. I guess it depends on the style of the shoe and how much toe room the shoes have.

I wear a 10 1/2 shoe kinda similar to a wing walker military type shoe, and it measures about 11 3/4 inches. Lets leave out boots. Based on other responses here I would say a typical 10 1/2 shoe would NOT measure 13 inches. It seems most 10 1/2 shoes would measure between 11 inches to 12 inches.

Yeah, a wellington boot is a special case due to the long pointed toe. So the mystery still remains why they found a shoeprint 13 inches long and said it was a size 10 1/2 wing walker.