08.06.69 - UNKNOWN SUBJECT; Vallejo Times Herald, Vallejo, California EXTORTION
TO: Director, FBI
ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY
FROM: SAC, Sacramento (9-68)
SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT;
Vallejo Times Herald,
Vallejo, California
EXTORTION
Remytel, 8/1/69
Enclosed herewith are the following documents:
(1) Original undated three page letter, beginning "Dear Editor, This is the Zodiac speaking," ending with "did not get front page coverage." This letter was sent anonymously to the San Francisco Examiner, received and turned over to Vallejo Police Department, 8/4/69.
(2) Photocopy of envelope and two page letter addressed to San Francisco Examiner, enclosing cipher.
(3) Photocopy of envelope and two page letter addressed to San Francisco Chronicle, enclosing cipher.
(4) Photocopy of envelope and two page letter addressed to Vallejo Times Herald.
SC 9-68
These items are submitted in cooperation with the Vallejo Police Department. The original of items 2, 3 and 4 were examined by local police for latent fingerprints. Item 1 has not been examined and it is requested that it be processed for latent prints.
The ciphers examined with Items 2 - 4 were submitted by the Vallejo Police Department to the Navy Department, but were not examined by cryptographer.cryptographic.
Request that ciphers enclosed with Items 2 - 4 be examined to determine significance, if any. In this regards, police officials are of opinion that the letters were written by person responsible for the murder of the three and wounding of the fourth victim. They have no idea as to the significance of the ciphers. It is further requested that letters and ciphers be compared with other threatening letters submitted to the FBI laboratory.
All items should be returned to Sacramento, for return to the Vallejo Police Department, upon completion of examination.
No active investigation is being conducted by Sacramento and none is requested of San Francisco.
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