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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

The “Bates had to die” letters were not mentioned in that magazine. If there’s a mention anywhere prior to Avery, please let Michael Cole know so he c…

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

Shumway didn’t believe that any of the letters were from the killer. He was openly skeptical of Sherwood Morrill, and he didn’t think the L.A. Times l…

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

Seems like Zode graduated in 1964. I’d think he’d be too old to qualify as “a young teenager.”

3 years ago
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RE: Given that RPD/FBI used DNA to track the anonymous letter sender, what do you think this implies for the Z DNA search?

Lol. What I mean to say is, they probably got a very useful sample out of the 2016 stamp. They didn’t have to test a bunch of envelopes just to get so…

3 years ago
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RE: Given that RPD/FBI used DNA to track the anonymous letter sender, what do you think this implies for the Z DNA search?

They tracked this guy down within a year, apparently. The Vallejo DNA announcement was 3 years ago…

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

I poked around early on but nothing leapt out at me. We don’t know if he ever left the Riverside area. The latest news story doesn’t mention fake Zo…

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

None that I can think of. Cranks generally want publicity (or to threaten somebody), cops are just going to file it away.

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

Well, he obviously doesn’t hang around these boards, and obviously hasn’t paid much attention to the Zodiac case. Allen being “cleared” by stamp DNA w…

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

Until I hear otherwise, I’m assuming this is about authenticated letters.

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

I’m now leaning toward “Bates hoaxer also sent Zodiac letters” being a misinterpretation. Taken in isolation, it simply says they developed informat…

3 years ago
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RE: Mike Welch, Bruce Davis, Robert E Hunter – any information on this?

“Bag of Zodiac stuff” guy used to post here. I think he was banned. He once claimed that he saw Bryan Hartnell’s driver’s license (Zodiac didn’t take …

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

They refer to the Bates hoaxer as “the author,” and the Zodiac hoaxer as “the author,” so either the kid was a royal weirdo who kept writing hoax lett…

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

“Additional information was developed regarding a separate set of letters sent to Northern California police agencies. The author claimed to be the ‘Z…

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

A lot of people are confused about whether they’re talking about the kid or someone else. Especially since “wanted to keep the investigation alive” is…

3 years ago
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RE: Bates had to die letters confirmed to be a hoax

Shumway was openly skeptical about all of the letters associated with this case, including the Confession, way back in the ’90s. So it sounds like the…

3 years ago
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