A Zodiac. Interviewed by Mike Morford, she talks frankly about her recollections of Donna Lass and the relevant time period before. He first came to the attention of the newspapers on October 21st. I know that some people believe that Zodiac may have sent this as a clue to where the body of Donna Lass might be, but I was wondering if anyone has l. This is significant, he believes, because labor day was when Donna Lass went missing. 7 miles west of Clair Tappaan Lodge, the Sierra Club identified by former detective Harvey Hines as the location depicted on the Pines Card, in all likelihood mailed by the Zodiac Killer on March 22nd 1971, referencing the disappearance and likely murder of Donna Lass. Kane was diagnosed with impulse-control disorder after suffering brain injuries in an accident in. After months of investigating the disappearance of Lass, a 25-year-old Stateline nurse who some believe was a victim of the infamous Zodiac serial killer. This was a business reply envelope postmarked Cleveland,. Oct 15, 2021. Special to the Sierra Sun. THE ZODIAC KILLER". She was last seen by my Aunt Leslie 5 years before. Unlike other Zodiac researchers, we do not believe that the Celebrity Cipher refers to Lake Berryessa anniversary of September 21, 1969. Why Suspected: Kane worked in the same Lake Tahoe hotel as Donna Lass, who disappeared in 1970 and may have been another Zodiac victim. On the card, “Zodiac” claimed his 12th victim. The Zodiac Killer may have given us the answer almost word-for-word when he wrote PS. "Vallejo police Detective Terry Poyser, who has worked the Zodiac case for four years, said his agency has submitted two envelopes that contained letters from the Zodiac Killer for a type of advanced DNA analysis that previously had not been available in the case. Sherwood Morrill. In 1970, 22-year-old Kathleen Johns was abducted near I-580, west of Modesto, which was the Zod's stomping grounds, and on March 22, 1971 a postcard believed to to be from the Zodiac allegedly. The Zodiac killer was decently mobile, but this is quite far. On December 1st 1969 Elaine Davis (17), a Pleasant Hill High School senior disappeared from her 158 Pioneer Avenue home in Walnut Creek, believed to have been forcibly removed from the residence by one or more assailants while in the presence of her three-year-old sister, Heidi. But this. Donna Lass disappeared from a South Lake Tahoe casino in the early hours of September 6th 1970 and has never been heard or seen of since. WHY THE ALBANY LETTER IS GENUINE ZODIAC. ii) Mary Kathleen Lass Pilker - Born South Dakota, June 22nd 1934. The 1974 Christmas Card and Envelope : Use of envelope courtesy of Mary Pilker. . com, online since 1998. Zodiac really wanted to communicate, so left behind many letters and react to the headlines. "Funeral services for Kathy were held on Thursday at 2 p. This area is extremely close to Donner Memorial. Then, a matter of days later, the Zodiac Killer has returned. For , Donna Lass has not even proven to have been murdered , nor actually deceased . She had been strangled and thrown from the nearby road. The Zodiac Killer -- Unsolved & Unforgotten. But this may be about to change, due to the persistent work of Zodiac enthusiast Alex Lewis (Welsh Chappie), an avid member of the. The disappearance and eventual murder of Judith Hakari on March 7th 1970, and the Sleeping Bag Murders sometime on the night of July 4th 1970. Issue Date: January 29, 1966. The card to Donna Lass' sister that Howard has uploaded is interesting, if that is Z then the peek-through-the-pine cards is Z, but the Christmas card to Donna Lass' sister does not look anything like a Zodiac correspondance, so I dont know. Kane himself has been suspected of involvement in the disappearance of Lass, who’s murder was alluded to in the alleged Zodiac’s postcard of March 22, 1971. 171 posts Page 17 of 18. The 408 cipher would now be complete with a message and signature (or identity). Noted that Bundy was in the area, it's crazy to think these guys were out there at the same time, it had to have been terrifying at the time. The Zodiac Killer would ultimately infer his involvement in the Donna Lass disappearance, mailing the Pines card to journalist and reporter Paul Avery on March 22nd 1971, five months later. I would not think this is a clue to what happen to Donna and Zodiac had evolved to a point of cannibalism. Using shovels and directions from an amateur Zodiac sleuth, authorities searched 4 feet into the earth for the body of Donna Lass, a nurse who disappeared 37 years ago. The abduction of Kathleen Johns on March 22nd 1970, the disappearance of Donna Lass on September 6th 1970 and the Tamalpais Valley Attack of Isobel Watson on April 7th 1972, to name just three, were all strongly linked to the Zodiac Killer, and may have been indicative of this change of direction, all with abduction in mind and all utilizing a. The 25-year-old registered nurse was never found. No. Western Super X . Investigators aren’t so sure. Donna was last seen working her job as a registered nurse at the first aid station at the Sahara Hotel-Casino. It was claimed by former detective Harvey Hines that. If (and it is an if) this is a correct translation of the zodiac killer's message, it could mean that he used. Whether you are new to the. She is missing under suspicious circumstances. e. Donna Lass Dragon Card Earl Van Best Jr Eureka Card Exorcist Letter Fairfield Letter. 1,507 791. 1970 Sept 6th-The Donna Lass Disappearance 1970 October 5th-13 Hole Postcard 1970 October 17th- "You Are Next" Postcard 1970 October 27th-The Halloween Card 1971 March 13th-The Los Angeles LetterAlso, the narrator sometimes referred to Cheri Jo Bates, Kathleen Johns and Donna Lass as Zodiac victims instead of POSSIBLE Zodiac victims. Kane himself has. Worked in the same building as Donna Lass, who he would apparently talk to. But this may be about to change, due to the persistent work of Zodiac enthusiast Alex Lewis (Welsh Chappie), an avid member of the. Thirteen Hole Postcard, October 5th 1970, 1 X Apollo 8 Moon Orbit stamp. DONNA LASS - AN ENDURING MYSTERY. I don't think she is a Zodiac crime. In fact it is possible that he did kill Donna Lass, Dana Lull, and abducted Kathleen Johns when he lived in eastern California, and the bastard Zodiac just took credit for 2 of those crimes. Once Paul Avery’s article had linked the Riverside murder to the Zodiac, The Los Angeles Times also received a letter from the killer: this one congratulating the police for discovering his “Riverside activity” and hinting. One newspaper ran with the headline "Clean-Cut Youth Sought in Stabbing" (credit to Mk-Zodiac), and Taft was eventually apprehended and sentenced to 6 months to 20 years in March, 1966. Her car was found parked at her apartment with no signs of a struggle. On March 8th 1981, the Atlanta letter arived, signed Zodiac and replete with crosshairs, intimating he was killing the black children of Atlanta. 1970 Sept 6th-The Donna Lass Disappearance 1970 October 5th-13 Hole Postcard 1970 October 17th- "You Are Next" Postcard 1970 October 27th-The Halloween Card 1971 March 13th-The Los Angeles Letter 1971 March 22nd-The Pines Card 1971 Possibly May- The 148 Character Cipher 1971 July 13th-The Monticello Card 1972 June. Cisco, California is 11. Forums; Members; Recent Posts; Main Category. The author of a yet to be published book says its possible phone equipment could have been used as a makeshift painter’s pulley to haul things up the tree. Piles of clothes lay neatly folded in her new apartment, but 25-year-old Donna Lass never came home to put them away. Lass, a nurse from Stateline, went missing in September, 1970. Zodiac Discussion Forum. Donna Lass lived at 4122 Balboa Street, San Francisco, just west of the Presidio, where she worked as a nurse at the Letterman General Hospital. The “Dice” might -also be a clue to Donna’s workplace as well being a place where people throw dice/gamble. Correspondence. Many Zodiac researchers have questioned the connection between the Donna Lass disappearance and the Zodiac Killer, and indeed, if Lawrence Kane ever worked at the Stateline, Nevada casino. 7,830. The author of that card seems not to have known that the Zodiac had already claimed a 12th victim many months earlier, and by the time the postcard that supposedly referred to Lass as number 12 was sent, the Zodiac was already. Hines was convinced that Kane followed possible Zodiac victim Donna Lass when she moved to the Lake Tahoe area, and police received a postcard from the Sierra Club referring to a twelfth victim, supposedly Lass. Jump to page:. April 28th 1970 - The Zodiac's Dragon Card sent to the SF Chronicle , depicting two Miner 49ers . One phrase read “Peek through the pines. Please see below my solution explanation. [Unresolved Disappearance] Donna Lass disappeared on September 6, 1970 and has never been seen since. Nothing solid connects Lass to the Zodiac case, other than perhaps the fact that she was living just a few blocks from the scene of Zodiac's Oct. 3841 18th Street, San Francisco. That code that the History Channel detectives followed was not created by the Zodiac Killer, it was created by Donna Lass' family on a reward poster and has nothing to do with directions to her grave site. This is shown at 32:47 on his Let's Crack Zodiac episode. The Zodiac killer was decently mobile, but this is quite far. That meant the Zodiac Killer started his ride near where Kane lived and ended it several blocks away where Donna Lass lived and worked. Anyone with new information. Y by CB MNZ 85 (degrees) SE of Zephyr Cove, 4 mi E of Stateline on the Hoot-n-Tootin MS Dixie ship. Tom O' Conner. Zodiac had sent a postcard from Lake Tahoe insinuating he left a body or bodies there. The Zodiac Killer stated "I have killed ten people to date" - so was the date of the 21st on a full moon?Considering the Melvin Belli letter was mailed on December 20th 1969, any double murder would have to fall on December 21st 1969, January 21st 1970, February. Gary Francis. Calif. The 1974 card was addressed to Mary Pilker, a family member of the missing Donna Lass, much the same as the Santa Claus card was mailed to the family of missing Joan Webster. "There are suspicions that Donna Lass was a victim of the Zodiac," said South Lake Tahoe Sgt. If we apply a second decoding to the letter E remaining at the end of the 408 cipher, the letter E would now be replaced by the letter Z, which begins this repeating sequence. . Circumstances of disappearance: Lass, age 25, worked as a nurse at the Sahara. Patrol officer Don Fouke, who possibly observed the Zodiac Killer following the murder of Paul Stine, said that Kane closely resembled the man he and Eric Zelms encountered. If he truly was responsible for the abduction and murder of Donna Lass, then she had to be Zodiac victim number 14 as depicted on the October 27th 1970. Since last Wednesday, when he learned of Zodiac's threat, Sowash has been devoting 18 to 20 hours a day to blunt it". The authenticity of this postcard is questionable. “Donna Lass would’ve been his 12th victim. This composite represents the description given , by a taxi driver at Logan Airport , Boston , after a face to face altercation , with the Bearded Man , Ms. She will forever be linked as a possible Zodiac victim because of the disputed Pines card correspondence received at the San Francisco Chronicle on March 22nd 1971, six months after her disappearance. Another crime on the fringes of the Zodiac story was the likely abduction and murder of Donna Ann Lass from the Sahara Tahoe Hotel and. Should be noted harvey was basically a crazy anti-abortionist and that a pregnant kathleen johns is surprisingly the only person to survive the zodiac. We haven’t. Login; Join; HOME. She went missing in 1970 and may or may not have been a victim of. On Saturday, December 18th 2021, episode 21 of the Zodiac Speaking podcast will be. “But we haven’t actually ever established that she was murdered. In the discovery channel series “the hunt for the zodiac”, the lead detective guy is given a sort of, for lack of a better term, treasure map, with directions to where she was supposedly. Physical Description. 1970 Sept 6th-The Donna Lass Disappearance 1970 October 5th-13 Hole Postcard 1970 October 17th- "You Are. 18 Winnipeg. Nov 13, 1972. a local journalist who knows where Donna Lass is buried, this is all naive and wishful thinking of an. Newspaper editor Richard Gaikowski was linked to the murders. The article that triggered the choice of "Monticello" in the Zodiac Monticello card on July 13th 1971, where Kathie Snoozy was buried in San Jose. A postcard, supposedly from Zodiac, was. But this may be about to change, due to the persistent work of Zodiac enthusiast Alex Lewis (Welsh Chappie), an avid member of the ZodiacKillerSite forum . March 22nd 1971 - Pines Card emerges , with inferences from LE , that the Zodiac may have been responsible for the disappearance of Donna Lass . a kidnapping of a lone single woman. In part 4 of the Zodiac FBI files (page 9 through 16), another subject was investigated regarding the Zodiac crimes, with respect to San Francisco. This Friday evening (7:00pm UK time, 11:00am California time) I, along with Michael Morford from the Zodiac Killer Net website and forum, will be releasing the Donna Lass private investigator's report conducted on behalf of Mary Pilker (Donna's sister). 6/9/2023. Imagine the Zodiac Killer's dismay in late April of 1971, when his plans lay in tatters, upon the arrest of Karl Francis Werner for the April 11th 1971 murder of Kathy Bilek at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, as well as. Coincidentally, she worked at the same hotel as Kane. Some officials were reported to have suspected that Ted Bundy was connected to Donna's. Zodiac Killer victims Betty Lou Jensen, David Faraday, and Darlene Ferrin. The daughter of the victim contacted me after viewing "The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer" on television, a show that featured the Lass case. Donna lass was the victim in Lake Tahoe in 1970, and this is one of the reasons why Lawrence Kane kind of takes precedent as one of my top suspects. The two skeletons may sadly have. If the Zodiac Killer applied the same methodology he had used in the past, claiming victims such as Kathie Snoozy, Debra Furlong, Richard Radetich, Donna Lass, Cheri Jo Bates and Kathy Bilek, along with possible future victims such as Diane Kennedy Pike and Daniel Williams, then there is good reason to believe he sourced his potential. Donna Ann Lass (25), born November 3rd 1944 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was last seen nearing the end of her shift at the nurses station in the Sahara. 10/5/2019. The Zodiac (or not) used Cancer and Leo here, and the April 20th letter possibly had Taurus and Aries. Each ring would then be defined by 4 arguments, say in a 17 by 17 rectangle the outer ring would be x1=1, y1=1, x2=17, y2=17. Richard Gaikowski. The group also said the whereabouts of one of the Zodiac’s possible victims remains unclear. , Zodiac) talked with Donna Lass (cousin-in-law) in March, 1971 about her missing relative (by then missing about 6 months) and sent the Pines card to the Chronicle. Unlike other Zodiac researchers, we do not believe that the Celebrity Cipher refers to Lake Berryessa anniversary of September 21, 1969. See full list on history. Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4"; 135 lbs. It was quite common in those days for leftists to use a k spelling for instances where the c is hard, i. This composite represents the description given , by a taxi driver at Logan Airport , Boston , after a face to face altercation , with the Bearded Man , Ms. Who is Donna Lass? This case is often associated with the Zodiac Killer because of a possibly fake letter attributed to him claiming credit for her disappearance. That means any cadaver dogs triggered by that area. The Zodiac Killer may very well have admitted in one of his correspondences that the 340 code was not a cipher. Look Four Fourteen (ie: Look for victim 14). A pine tree that splits into two branches about 40 feet up could have been where Donna Lass’s remains were hung by the Zodiac. She may have been a victim of the infamous Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who claimed 37 murder victims (seven of whom who were confirmed by investigators) during the 1960s and 1970s. The group also said the whereabouts of one of the Zodiac’s possible victims remains unclear. Interviewed by Mike Morford, she talks frankly about her recollections of Donna Lass and the relevant time period before and. But today it seems unlikely that ZODIAC even wrote the postcard. There are. We shall add the words Fire, Knife and Rope underneath the words "By" on the 340 cipher (By Gun runs upwards to remain in its respective quadrant). Zodiac Killer Suspect KLG & Donna Lass. Zodiac added 8 eyes to the tree (one in knothole already on card), he added four big eyes outside the tree and wrote 4-TEEN above the skeleton's head. Much work has been done to determine if the Pines postcard holds clues to the whereabouts of Donna Lass. Lake Tahoe is 3 hours and 6 minutes drive from Vallejo. Donna Lass would have been working as a nurse in the Presidio park in the relevant time period for her to be sought as victim 12. ZODIAC'S 'FAKE CLEWS'. O. DONNA ANN LASS MISSING FROM CALIFORNIA SINCE 1970 Donna Lass was last seen in South Lake Tahoe, she left her residence without her vehicle or personal. I believe she was buried near the Sierra Club and most likely on the Donner Ski Ranch. On October 23rd 1969, the Desert Sun. Robin Graham, who went missing in 1970, is considered to be a possible Zodiac victim. Sep 9, 2005. He had been previously diagnosed with mental health issues and had a history of disappearing during the time of the murders. it is also a different modus operandi than the zodiac. DOJ. Harvey Hines, a retired law enforcement officer from Groveland, pitched in with his theory on the cipher with respect to Lawrence Kane, one of the high profile suspects in the Zodiac case. The next day a man called her work and her landlord and told them she’d left suddenly because of a family emergency, and wouldn’t be. The latter will. The Donna Lass disappearance also happened quite far away from the North Bay. At 4:30 pm they decided to leave the shores of Lake Berryessa and noticed his vehicle had gone. He’s also suspected in other cases, such. With the cannibalism history equating to the Donner Pass. A postcard with an advertisement from Forest Pines condominiums (near Incline Village at Lake Tahoe) pasted on the back was received at the Chronicle on 22 March 1971, and has been interpreted as the Zodiac claiming Lass' disappearance as a victim. Lass (August 28, 1897 – March 30, 1973) and of Frances Mary (Kukar) Lass (November 24, 1900 – August 5, 1982). Roosevelt stamps. The Zodiac killer was decently mobile, but this is quite far. I'm of the thinking that Zodiac/JJD had a thing for nurses as Judith Ann Hakari who was a Nurse went missing just before Donna Lass and there were many rapes by JJD as EAR that were tied to women working in. The Tribune obtained a bootleg copy of a yet-to-be published memoir called “Catching Zodiac,” by Peabody. After retiring from a police. We haven’t. During her overnight shift at the casino, Donna Lass. both fall on the first day of the week in the 13 moon calendar and. ”Donna Ann Lass (born November 3, 1944-c. But no evidence of the connection of the Zodiac's killings and Lass' disappearance was uncovered. The Zodiac Killer investigation is still open, and new evidence and theories are seen each year, but so far none have been correct. from 67-70 off/on. This DNA from the 1978 letter should now be run through the genealogy database to generate fresh information in this long-standing case. 'Zodiac Is Going To' Postcard, October 17th 1970, 2 X 3c Statue of Liberty stamp. However, the Zodiac Killer used this cryptic vagueness in several other claims, such as the murders of Kathie Reyne Snoozy, Debra Gaye Furlong, Sgt Richard Radetich, Koy Ien Saechao, Choy Fow Saelee, and the likely murder of Donna Ann Lass - none of which he provided any evidence for. Although conflicting in parts, hopefully it will shed some more light on the 51-year-old case into the missing nurse from. She was last seen at approximately 2:00 a. Unlike other Zodiac researchers, we do not believe that the Celebrity Cipher refers to Lake Berryessa anniversary of September 21, 1969Donna Ann Lass was a woman who disappeared from South Lake Tahoe, California on September 6, 1970. It is approximately 55 minutes running time. Just Human wrote: As far as I know, someone added a cipher and mailed it. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Throughout his reports, Hines notes Kane's introverted personally, his ambivalence towards women, his brain injury, and his. Nine days after the Los Angeles letter, another communication arrived at the San Francisco Chronicle entitled the 'Pines' card . Lass lived in the 4000 block of Balboa Street. The show would have us believe the detectives are discovering new evidence and making “new linkage” from crime to crime. A Stateline casino nurse, Donna Lass, 25, disappeared after work on September 6, 1970. The Zodiac Killer last stated his victim count on November 9th 1969, when he claimed "This is the Zodiac speaking up to the end of Oct I have killed 7 people". The last article on this subject pinpointed an area along California State Route 89 by Pole Creek Trailhead. Donna Lass - Nurse at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel and Casino, disappeared after leaving work at the Sahara Tahoe at Stateline, Nevada near the Nevada-California state border in the early hours of the 6th September 1970. Some researchers believe that Lawrence Kane and the Zodiac Killer may be one and the same, trailing Donna Lass from San Francisco to South Lake Tahoe, having lived at 217 Eddy Street, close to Mason and Geary Streets in San Francisco at the time of the Paul Stine murder. Also, in looking at the area map, I found that Lass lived six blocks south in the 4000 block of Balboa. So you want to change the offset of any particular rectangular ring in a cipher. Zodiac Killer victims Betty Lou Jensen, David Faraday, and Darlene Ferrin. Lass (August 28, 1897 – March 30, 1973) and of Frances Mary (Kukar) Lass (November 24, 1900 – August 5, 1982). 1/16/2016. m. Zodiac Speaking explores the infamous Zodiac Killer case which is one of America's greatest unsolved Mysteries. Kane also allegedly worked at the Sahara Hotel-Casino, where hotel nurse Donna Lass disappeared from in September 1970. Many people have attempted to understand the meaning of the December 27th 1974 Christmas card mailed to Donna Lass' sister, Mary Pilker, with the wording "Best Wishes, St Donna & Guardian of the Pines. Bearing in mind that the Zodiac Killer was last seen entering the Presidio park after the murder of Paul Stine on October 11th 1969, he knew that by retrospectively claiming he had targetted Donna Lass in San. Therefore, with little doubt, we have DNA from the Zodiac Killer - and have done for many years. A Zodiac killer encrypted message on a locally circulated reward poster for the missing Donna Lass was thought to perhaps give some clue to the location of her body. 22. “Donna Lass would’ve been his 12th victim. Amateur sleuths think the card refers to the killing of Donna Lass, a nurse who. . A postcard, supposedly from Zodiac, was received by the San Francisco Chronicle on March 22, 1971, with the implication that Lass was a murder victim. Using shovels and directions from an amateur Zodiac sleuth, authorities searched 4 feet into the earth for the body of Donna Lass, a nurse who disappeared 37 years ago. 1/3/2017. 7:33 AM - 18 days ago #5. 1970 Sept 6th-The Donna Lass Disappearance 1970 October 5th-13 Hole Postcard 1970 October 17th- "You Are Next" Postcard 1970 October 27th-The Halloween Card 1971 March 13th-The Los Angeles Letter 1971 March 22nd-The Pines Card 1971 Possibly May- The 148 Character Cipher 1971 July 13th-The Monticello Card 1972 June. 1970 Sept 6th-The Donna Lass Disappearance 1970 October 5th-13 Hole Postcard 1970 October 17th- "You Are Next" Postcard 1970 October 27th-The Halloween Card 1971 March 13th-The Los Angeles LetterEpisode 21 Deep dive into the Donna Lass case In this episode, we hear from Joanne Goettsche, the roommate of possible Zodiac victim, Donna Lass. E by night you’ll see her now approaching Lunar Sunrise in Scorpius blue loch up gully view. Therefore, victim number. Fairfield letters} that carried the introduction of "This is the Zodiac speaking" on the first line of the message. #1. Zodiac Discussion Forum. The Pines Card, 3. Donna Lass, who vanished in 1971, was a suspected victim, but police no longer believe the Zodiac Killer was involved in her case. The Zodiac Killer -- Unsolved & Unforgotten. The center of the cipher is where we shall focus. In 1970 on Lake Tahoe, a 25-year old woman by the name of Donna Lass disappeared. Quote from Powers. "A subject driving a late model silver-blue Chevrolet, 2-door sedan. Beyond reasonable doubt , neither the probable murder of Donna Lass and the actually known murder of Judith Hakari , had anything to do with the Zodiac . Noted that Bundy was in the area, it's crazy to think these guys were out there at the same time, it had to have been terrifying at the time. He is still considered a possible suspect in the disappearances of Robin Graham and Jeannette Kamahele, however. 11, 1969 murder of Paul Stine in San Francisco. But then he did announce more, even after Donna Lass went missing. We can see there are only 2 lines of text on the image, which is of the incline village. Lawrence Kane (26th April 1924-May 20th 2010) has always been closely linked with the disappearance of Donna Lass, who was last seen by her nurses station at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel and Casino on September 6th 1970 at approximately 1:50 am. If Zodiac had specifically identified her during this period he would have "sought victim 12"- that of Donna Lass. If the murderer of Donna Lass is the Zodiac Killer (and this is by no means certain), then there is a connection between San Francisco and South Lake Tahoe. The theory is that the Zodiac had sought to kill Donna Lass as his twelfth victim in June but missed his chance when she moved to Stateline. Investigators aren’t so sure. Had he murdered Donna Lass, say, May 20th, she would have because victim 12, but she moved- so he murdered somebody else, claiming them as victim 12 instead. ” Donna Ann Lass (born November 3, 1944-c. Before Zodiac could "seek victim 12" though, he had to secure victim 11, which he wasn't claiming when the 'Dragon' card landed at the offices of the San Francisco Chronicle on April 28th 1970. A rock formation found in the Sierra Nevada might be the work of the Zodiac Killer, says one amateur sleuth. It may be where local woman Donna Lass’ remains were hung high up after she. A reader asked me to investigate the Zodiac Killer, so this is the beginning. Donna Lass was the daughter of James P. This was very close to DL's apartment as well. 12/17/2021. The journey from the Suennen family home to Darlene's residence of around 2. Bates was found. Having recently become a widow after the tragic death of her husband in Israel in September 1969, Diane Kennedy Pike was featured in many newspaper articles in the intervening period before the November 21st 1969 "Zodiac" letter arrived. Both were designed with care, using seventeen characters in each row, and a form of 'filler' on the 408 code to keep the cipher symmetrical. In August 1969, Pike and Diane traveled to Israel, to do research for a proposed book on the historical. Amerikkka. I know all your movements and the time they are made. Zodiac contributor,Howard Davis,was tipped off,and acquired the copy,that we see on the internet. As has been pointed out , the Donna Lass disappearance has just reached. There may also be a connection between "sought victim 12" and the time between April 20th 1970 and June 26th 1970 with respect to the Donna Lass move to Nevada on June 6th 1970,. Here she states she left San Bernardino at 4. If Zodiac did perpetrate the Riverside murder, the weapon used was likely a short-bladed knife. The next day, an unidentified man. He told us he didn't know anything about Donna Lass , or her being abducted from there. The postcard and much assumption and nothing else has been the only thing that connected ZODIAC to Donna Lass’ disappearance. This suggests that 'sought victim 12' would have been correct, had the Zodiac likely known or at the very least targeted her while she worked at the Letterman. Sierra Club – Peek Through The Pines card 3/22/71 – Zodiac Discussion ForumThe Pines card and Monticello card both contained similar wording, such as "pass lake Tahoe areas" and "near Monticello", as well as "around in the snow" and "in the woods". Forums; Members; Recent Posts; Main Category. In an article by Paul Avery in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 22nd 1969 entitled ' The Search for Zodiac's Four Murder Weapons ', Chief of Inspectors Martin Lee confirmed that ballistics had proved Zodiac used a different gun in three of the attacks, where he discharged his weapon. which tends to the cold case of Donna Lass, who. From August 4th 1969 to March 13th 1971 the Zodiac Killer mailed 12 authenticated letters (inc. Tom O’ Conner. The Charley Project said a day after she vanished, an unidentified man called her job and. it is also a different modus operandi than the zodiac. The Zodiac Killer would ultimately infer his involvement in the Donna Lass disappearance, mailing the Pines card to journalist and reporter Paul Avery on March 22nd 1971, five months later. Lass disappeared in 1970 working a late-night shift at a Stateline casino. In her job application in her own hand she states she worked at Cottage 7-1-67 to 4-1-69. Those old coincidences just keep following this bloke around northern and southern California. During her overnight shift at the casino, Donna Lass vanished. Tahoe. September 6th 1970 - Donna Lass goes missing . His involvement in Riverside activity is poor at best. 6 miles is estimated at 7 minutes. Solution: 1. There is no evidence whatsoever connecting the Zodiac Killer to the disappearance (and possible murder) of Donna Lass, other than a card mailed to the San Francisco. Planning to meet her friend Jo Anne Goettsche immediately after her shift at 2. Hopefully I am correct and this can either lead to the location of Donna Lass, or can give further clues to the zodiac’s identity. She writes "A 21 year old young man, Ronald Stephen Murphy, disappeared the same day as Donna Lass, in the Lake Tahoe area, he was found dead [Sept 27,70] at the sea shore of Lake Aloha. Issue Date: January 29, 1966. Her last logbook entry was timed. Donna Lass. The Donna Lass disappearance also happened quite far away from the North Bay. Hopefully I am correct and this can either lead to the location of Donna Lass, or can give further clues to the zodiac’s identity. The first was the 13-Hole postcard on October 5th 1970 - notable for the number 13, with a cross pasted underneath. • Definitively knew possible Zodiac victim Donna Lass ° After Stine murder, Zodiac fled towards PGH where she worked at. Both. 1,930. For those still believing the SLA letter was mailed by the Zodiac Killer on February 14th 1974 - here we have a Symbionese Liberation Army member mailing a typewritten letter to the Hearst family on February 10th 1974, four days prior, beginning the letter with "Dear" and signing off with "A friend". Donna lass- Harvey travels a hand full of times to nevada and back, he actually developed a skin condition around the point of in time which makes me wonder about a possible encounter. Any victim "sought" between these two dates could conceivably have become Zodiac's twelfth victim. "John Shimoda" were just three document examiners (of many) who had differing opinions as to the authenticity of Zodiac communications and the handwriting contained within them. The 13 Symbol Cipher is simply too short for any meaningful decryption without a key or the answer. This card was mailed on October 5th 1970, one month after the disappearance of Donna Lass, who vanished after her shift at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Nevada on Sept 6th 1970. “There are suspicions that Donna Lass was a victim of the Zodiac,” said South Lake Tahoe Sgt. We know the Zodiac Killer was able to source newspaper articles from distant years, so does the similarity in wording between the 1970 Sacramento Bee article and 1974 Christmas card, specific to the religious tendencies of Donna Lass, lean towards the Zodiac Killer being the author of this festive message to Mary Pilker in South Dakota. It may be where Donna Lass’ remains were hung high up after she was murdered by the Zodiac killer more than 51 years ago. Kane was diagnosed with impulse-control disorder after suffering brain injuries in a 1962 accident. It is significant for many reasons, including IMO increasing the likelihood that Zodiac was the killer in Lass, Hakari and Bennallack. I must admit I’ve found this theory intriguing and quite plausible. Donna Lass was last seen on Sept 6, 1970. The next day, an. On the card, “Zodiac” claimed his 12th victim. Thirteen Hole Postcard, October 5th 1970, 1 X Apollo 8 Moon Orbit stamp. In March 1971, a suspected Zodiac message referred to Lake Tahoe and “victim 12,” feeling speculation that the Zodiac may have killed Lass. The second outer ring would be x1=2, y1=2, x2=16, y2=16 and so on. On December 18th 2021, the Zodiac Speaking podcast will be releasing an interview with Jo Anne Goettsche, former roommate of Donna Lass at 4122 Balboa Street in San Francisco. It’s even been speculated. It may also be where local woman Donna Lass’ remains were hung high up after she was murdered by the Zodiac, more than 50 years ago. 0 Likes. This is significant, he believes, because labor day was when Donna Lass went missing. 6, 1970 (Saturday), approximately 2 a. On or. Many Zodiac researchers have questioned the connection between the Donna Lass disappearance and the Zodiac Killer, and indeed, if Lawrence Kane ever worked at the Stateline, Nevada casino. Donna Ann Lass (born November 3, 1944-c. " Harvey Hines, a retired detective from Groveland, believes Donna was abducted and murdered by the Zodiac. 71, was mailed six-and-a- half months after the disappearance of Donna Lass, falling on the first anniversary of the Modesto abduction of Kathleen Johns. The body of Rosa Vasquez (20) was discovered close to the Arguello boulevard entrance of the Golden Gate Park on May 29th 1973. where she was employed as a nurse. The only thing that connects her at all is a postcard claiming to be from the Zodiac that is in a completely different style from his. The disappearance of Donna Ann Lass (25) from the Sahara Tahoe Hotel on September 6th 1970 seemed to push the Zodiac's murder count to 13, with the Halloween card mailed on October 27th 1970 proclaiming a possible fourteenth victim, arriving just two days after the murder of Nancy Bennallack (27), a court reporter, on October 25th 1970. Was the Zodiac Killer giving us clues to his identity or name, by leading us back to the 13 Symbol Cipher. Here we will take a further look at the disappearance of Donna Lass from the Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino on September 6th 1970, attempting to discover the approximate area she was disposed of or buried. Why did Donna Lass disappear? Was the then-25-year-old nurse killed? Advertisement. The Zodiac Killer was referencing the murder of Sgt Brian McDonnell (44) on February 16th 1970, who was killed by a bomb packed with fence staples, planted on the window ledge of the 1899 Waller Street Park Police Station in Upper Haight, San Francisco.