As for absent files, almost all of the SFPD case files have not been seen by the general public. I think the same goes for Riverside PD’s files.

I would think that the majority of Vallejo, Solano County, Napa County, and CA DOJ are available. Any depts that I’m leaving out?

All of the FBI files have been released to the public. They have been redacted for privacy, including several whole pages, but the records do specify which pages are missing, so they are all accounted for.

The FBI files are the only official case files to be released to the public. The other ones were leaked by former members of LE or the public who had obtained copies of them, that is why they are incomplete.

All of the information in those files is accurate, or at least it is factual to the knowledge of the people who filled out the reports. Some of it is in fact wrong, but that is because of human error not intentional misinformation.

Any intentional false information or withheld information would be in press releases or in public statements. The accounts of the Zodiac in San Fran probably contains some false information. I believe that the writing "by knife" on the car door at Lake B was initially withheld, and some of the writing and letters contents were withheld from newspaper publication.

I was told by an FBI investigator that what the public has access to is the tip of the iceberg. We know the FBI has pages they won’t release for privacy reasons–or stuff they never received apparently…like the "In the Wood dies April" card.

I think getting a hold of some of that stuff was quite lucky and I thank Tom Voigt for getting his hands on the majority of what we were allowed to see publicly, and sharing it years ago.

The SFPD stuff would be the big one.

Hardly anything there. Pelissetti’s report and Stine’s record of death – and that’s it, really. Well, apart from Fouke’s memo, that is.

No reports whatsoever from the people who actually investigated the case.

That’s for absent. As for false, duck summed it up. The "by knife" detail was clearly held back. And certain letters which were "flagged" (whether rightly or not) were not published. I doubt very much there was anything about those letters which went beyond content and writing – but if we are to simply assume that Zodiac wrote them, I sure hope there was something else.

Very informative. Thanks guys. What I wouldn’t do to see the rest of that iceberg that lurks under that cold water. Definitely thankful for the info dug up by Tom and other sleuths.

Yeah, no doubt the SFPD still has a lot of stuff. We also know the FBI has stuff they won’t release. As Tahoe mentioned, there’s the ‘In the woods dies April’ letter, the rumored DMV letter, and there were several more mentioned in the FBI files that were not released either because they don’t want to jeopardize an investigation,or they just can’t find them.
I have a pretty good amount of stuff,most of it has been seen by the public I’m sure, but I have stuff that’s unredacted, so I am wary of putting it out there with the names visible. In the end, I agree, what we have in the way of Zodiac files is likely to be 10% of what there is, at best.

I am not familiar with the letter that says, "In the woods,dies,April." However, after studying it, I may have a possible answer.

First of all, Zodiac was fond of misdirection. For example threat to destroy a school bus never amounted to anything, and just resulted in a lot of needless precautions. In this spirit, I think that the Monticello reference is a fake clue. More likely, he knew of Monticello in relation to Lake Berryessa and threw it in to confuse the matter.

"April dies in the woods," however, sounds more like Zodiac. He was notorious for announcing murders, and as Graysmith has noted, was relatively truthful about it. And, there is an unsolved murder in southern Oregon near the California border, in a forest! It was also near a body of water (Klamath River) as all Zodiac killings were.

The body was discovered in 1971, but the death could well have taken place as much as a year earlier. It was located in a dump near mile marker 35′ off of Highway 101, which Zodiac had used before. The decedent was a red headed female, approximately 14 – 25 years of age. Again, well within the Zodiac parameters. Most intriguingly, she wore a ring with the initials "A. L." Scratched into it! April, perhaps?

For further information go to http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/404ufor.html

Hi-

I wonder all the time if the alleged "DMV" letter, which Tom Voigt says exists and that he had been close to getting his hands on it, is a hold back or a rumor.

Mike

I am not familiar with the letter that says, "In the woods,dies,April." However, after studying it, I may have a possible answer.

First of all, Zodiac was fond of misdirection. For example threat to destroy a school bus never amounted to anything, and just resulted in a lot of needless precautions. In this spirit, I think that the Monticello reference is a fake clue. More likely, he knew of Monticello in relation to Lake Berryessa and threw it in to confuse the matter.

"April dies in the woods," however, sounds more like Zodiac. He was notorious for announcing murders, and as Graysmith has noted, was relatively truthful about it. And, there is an unsolved murder in southern Oregon near the California border, in a forest! It was also near a body of water (Klamath River) as all Zodiac killings were.

The body was discovered in 1971, but the death could well have taken place as much as a year earlier. It was located in a dump near mile marker 35′ off of Highway 101, which Zodiac had used before. The decedent was a red headed female, approximately 14 – 25 years of age. Again, well within the Zodiac parameters. Most intriguingly, she wore a ring with the initials "A. L." Scratched into it! April, perhaps?

For further information go to http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/404ufor.html

Very interesting. I bumped the thread on the "In the woods dies April" letter, in the section Unconfirmed Zodiac Letters. You can see the info here: viewtopic.php?f=69&t=1353

This is one of the very few clues or possible victims that could fit that letter.