In July 1969 a letter was mailed to the Vallejo Times-Herald. It also contained the first of three ciphers. The letters claimed credit for the first two attacks at Lake Herman Road of Betty Lou Jensen and David Arthur Faraday on December 20th, 1968,
Vallejo Times-Herald Letter
(Transcript Below)
Vallejo Times-Herald Letter Transcript
Dear Editor
I am the killer of the 2 teen-agers last Christmass at Lake Herman and the Girl last 4th of July. To Prove this I shall state some facts which only I + the police know.
Christmass
1 Brand name of ammo Super X
2 10 Shots fired
3 Boy was on back feet to car
4 Girl was lyeing on right side
feet to west
4th of July
1 Girl was wearing patterned Pants
2 Boy was also shot in knee
3 Brand name of ammo was Western
Here is a cyipher or that is part of one. the other 2 parts
have been mailed to the S.F. Examiner + the S.F. Chronicle I want you to print this cipher on your frunt page by Fry Afternoon Aug 1-69, If you do not do this I will go on a kill ram page Fry night that will last the whole week end.
I will cruse around and pick of all stray people or coupples that are alone then move on to kill some more untill I have killed over a dozen people.
Cipher (1/3)
Cipher 1 of 3 Key
Cipher Key 1 of 3 (transcript below)
I like killing people because it is so much fun. It is more fun than killing wild game in the forrest because man is the most dangerous animal of all. To kill something gi
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