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Could the Zodiac Killer have been dyslexic?

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(@leosolver)
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In his letters, he often spelled words incorrectly such as "Christmass" and "anamal". It’s assumed that he wrote like that intentionally to feign stupidity in his letters but what if that was his real way of writing? He could’ve had dyslexia or something like it. And just because he spelled like that, it wouldn’t have meant that he was stupid either. People with dyslexia could be very bright. I think this writing trait of his is often overlooked. Is there any suspect with dyslexia?

 
Posted : June 14, 2021 3:30 pm
(@mr-lowe)
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my guess is he is/was. Some of the smartest people around are dyslexic. Dyslexia is a varying degree of ability and does not mean you can never read or write. and improvements can come with age.

 
Posted : June 14, 2021 3:43 pm
(@simplicity2)
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Nay, Zodiacs letters are written intentionally in all ways be it handwriting spelling etc to produce a desired effect in the reader, this is what makes the Zodiac so interesting there is a cryptic element in his letters.

He could be dyslexic or constant missing spellings are just Portmanteaus, the Zodiac was certainly not deficient in linguistic ability.

 
Posted : June 14, 2021 5:30 pm
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