DMV Letter Bryan Hartnell, a 20-year-old man, was stabbed six times in the back. And,even if we disregarded the Mullin/Kubrick/Grant links to the Benicia Note postscriptthen the thrust of the main message,seems to have,at least ''curiosity'' going for it. For the legion of Zodiac Killer hunters around the world, it seems like his many taunting letters must surely provide a clue to his identity. Once they were no longer a threat, the killer stabbed the victims without warning or provocation. The intruder asked for their money, but Bryan just laughed, saying he only had some change, but he could have it if he wanted it. But..back to Bryan's door.''6:30'' adds to ''By Knife''and ''no mention'' of Beniciaas characteristics of significance ( ? The attacker left, and both victims were weak. Size 10 1/2 Wing Walker shoe prints were recovered from the scene, indicating a suspect weighing more than 210 pounds. Cecelia died within 48 hours of the attack. 148 Character Cipher The near-miss might have frightened him. It can only rule someone in as a possibility or exclude them if it isn't a match. Larry Kane I talked to another Lake Berryessa Witness- this is what he said. There's no hero worship from any of the people I know who have followed this case for years. This is the discussion forum of Zodiackiller.com, online since 1998, Sept. 27, 1969 at Lake Berryessa in Napa County, Cal.Discussion of definite Zodiac victims Cecelia Shepard and Bryan Hartnell should be posted here, This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, The Zodiac Killer -- Unsolved & Unforgotten. May 2021 -DIALOGUE BETWEEN AN UNKNOWN ASSAILANT AND BRYAN HARTNELL ( and Cecelia Shepard ), CECELIA: What do you want? Both victims were stabbed numerous times. Help us build our profile of Cecelia Shepard! While they were sitting on their blanket, Bryan heard something in the bushes. Its also entirely possible the sample doesnt belong to Zodiac at all; it could be from a mail worker or any number of people who handled the letter over the years. 6:30 '' made my day ,yesterday.so much more seems possible,with an extra step,along the way. .just looking at Herbert Mullin,again Bryan survived the September 27 th 1969 attack at Lake Berryessa, recovering at Queens of Angels hospital in Napa. 2001 Happy New Year Card January 2023 Molina/Rodriguez Murders But never a mention of Benicia,in any of his correspondences,either confirmed or unconfirmed.And,by the time of Lake Berryessa,with Bryan's door,''in the frame'',nine months had elapsed since Lake Herman Road.which,for all the world to see,was a ''Benicia'' double murder. I believe he continued the San Jose theme from car door to Dripping Pen to this latest communication on 11/21/69. This communication is often overlooked, but its theme is consistent with everything that preceded it, dating back to August 4th 1969 when he latched onto the San Jose double murder. September 2018 However, Shepard died from her injuries. May 2022 In any case, hed already gotten what he wanted: infamy. Nice '' 6:30 '' clue found,Richard. Presidio Heights Murder 10050 Cielo Drive Abigail Folger actress Altobelli Angeles Anton LaVey arrested asked attorney Beatles became began believed blood Bobby Beausoleil Boys Brunner Bryan Hartnell Bugliosi California called Cecelia Shepard Chapman charges Charles Manson claimed committed crime scene defendants Dennis Wilson drugs extradite film Gary Hinman Geimer . A Picture of Cecelia Shepard There was no indication of robbery or sexual molestation. June 2020 Carolyn, like everyone else here, I'm very sorry for the Shepard family and my heart goes out to you all. . For one, it would plausibly explain why Doerr could have an executioner's hood - as worn by Zodiac when he attacked Bryan Hartnell and killed Cecelia Shepard at Lake Berryessa - in his possession . A white man, about 5 feet 11 inches, weighing more than 170 pounds, approached them wearing a black executioner's-type hood with clip-on sunglasses over the eye-holes and a bib-like . The couples who were shot were a quick "get in get out". First victim,homeless Lawrence White,October 13th 1972 (so,would not suit a Halloween date,for Benicia Note) While the couple were hogtied on the ground Bryan Hartnell asked the assailant if the gun was really loaded, to which the man pulled out the gun, took out the clip and showed Bryan Hartnell that indeed it was. Bryan Calvin Hartnell (20) and Cecelia Ann Shepard (22), two Pacific Union College students, were having a picnic at Lake Berryessa on a small island that was connected to Twin Oak Ridge by a sand spit on September 27, 1969. Exorcist Letter * Photographs of the Phone Used By The Zodiac to Call The Napa Police Department, * Sketches of the Zodiac in costume and a man seen at the lake. Click to enlarge photograph. I also see 2 youths were held in 1974 for a series of phoned bomb threats on Benicia High School, so it is highly conceivable it was these two 14-year old jerks were responsible for the note as well. Bryan heard some noise and asked Cecelia to look around for the source. Darlene Ferrin, 22, was shot five times. But theyre a rabbit hole by design. A passing fisherman alerted authorities and Bryan and Cecelia were later taken to a hospital. Police traced the call but the man was gone. Either way, there are parallels. Yes indeed,Richard.and a possible ''fourth'' in the offing (?) Are they in my shirt, in the ignition, on the blanket Say! April 2015 The question being, if the Zodiac was the man staring at the sunbathing girls, had he murdered them, would he have written on their car door - and would it have read 4:30 by knife. February 2019 This is the discussion forum of Zodiackiller.com, online since 1998. (Age: 22) Bryan Calvin Hartnell - SURVIVED and still alive. Fortunately for Bryan his tactic worked and the cold-blooded executioner ceased his attack and walked off into the distance, back up the hillside trail. Paul Lee Stine, 29: shot and killed on October 11, 1969, in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. Richard Gaikowski Bryan Calvin Hartnell, 20, en Cecelia Ann Shepard, 22, is op 27 September 1969 by die Berryessa-meer in Napa met 'n mes gesteek. I cannot say for certainly that this is the reason for 6:30, but it's an explanation nonetheless. The unsolved San Francisco killing of one of the world's greatest chefs. The police also found a note from the attacker on the door to Bryan's car. Method of attack: Cecelia Shepard, age 22, was stabbed 10 times, five in the front and five in the back. This time, the couple was in a remote location by a lake where Shepard noticed a man coming at them in an unusual costume holding . The Zodiac Killer is responsible for four murders between 1968 and 1969, including the December 1968 shooting deaths of David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen, and the September 1969 Lake Berryessa stabbings of Cecelia Shepard and Bryan Hartnell. Contribute Who is Cecelia Shepard dating? Police asked the writer to send another letter with details about the crimes to prove that he was responsible. July 2017 Buthaving the wrong suspect,is the ''death knell'' for anyone - period. Three months after the brutal attacks on Darlene Ferrin and Mike Mageauat Blue Rock Springs Park, and nine months after the attacks on David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen, Zodiac struck again, this time at Lake Berryessa, near Napa, CA. Cecelia Shepard was in a relationship with Bryan Hartnell. There was no indication of robbery or sexual molestation. That communication was a direct response to a two-page article on Zodiac in the New York Daily News just 9 days later. But anyway.that ''6:30'' time,has been staring us in the face,all these years,as an integral part of the writing on Bryan's car door. Cecelia Shepard boyfriend, husband list. A man had approached them with a gun, wearing a black hood over. Attacked at age 20. One uses "of", and so does the other. November 2016 Telegraph Avenue Incident I forget, wasn't he watching the girls around 4:00-4:30, but left, and then they left? August 2016 The "6:30" time seems like a direct connection. While this case remains unresolved,we will always want more information,that really counts for something. If so, maybe his plan was to return closer to 6:00-6:30 but they thwarted him by leaving. Cecelia Shepard & Bryan Hartnell 9/27/69. The man kept stabbing until Bryan feigned death. November 2018 He also wore a bib with a symbol on itthe same symbol the Zodiac signed his letters with. All of these actions indicated that the Zodiac planned this crime. September 2013 The Zodiac Killer's victims include: Paul Stine, 30, was shot once in the head at point-blank range. On TV movies and in an article in the Readers Digest they say that thieves really keep their guns loaded? An SF man was found dead in his locked home. Accepting the lie, the victims allowed themselves to be tied and subdued. "The Zodiac Killer in his haste to prove he was the killer responsible for three people, immediately sent a letter to the San Francisco Examiner on August 4th 1969 - and despite the Examiner printing his letter the same day" Method of attack: Cecelia Shepard , age 22, was stabbed 10 times, five in the front and five in the back. October 2017 The fruit typically ranges from 8 to 10 ounces and is smooth with no blemishes or cracks. On the evening of September 27, 1969, he struck again, approaching young couple Cecelia Shepard and Bryan Hartnell as they relaxed on an isolated part of the shore of Lake Berryessa in Napa County. The Zodiac simply thought that section of Lake Herman Road was part of Vallejo, and may have subconsciously thought it was because he probably entered from the Vallejo end. And Im not afraid to kill again. In the next attack, the killer shot a cab driver who believed he was delivering a harmless passenger to a routine destination. BRYAN: Come on we could be out here for a long time and it could get cold at night. I tend to go with two stupid kids, bur the comparison was worth investigating. Los Angeles Letter But I can't imagine going on to be productive after living through something so horrific. RSS morf13 (@morf13) Posts: 0 . At an isolated park in the city of Vallejo, California on July 4, 1969, the Zodiac Killer shot Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau. August 2017 Although Zodiac left two survivors, Hartnell and Michael Mageau, neither man got a good look at the killers face (he wore a mask at Lake Berryessa and he shone a flashlight in Mageaus eyes). ( There must have been some dialogue at this point but I cant remember any until we are both tied up. ) Details: According to the police report, the couple was relaxing on a blanket at a very remote location by the lake. This crime indicated the killers desire or need for deception and his ability to manipulate his victims. Note with the Benicia Note.a note named after ''Benicia'',only because that is where it was found.And,in the note,itself,the one geographic reference,is ''Lake Herman Road''..neither Vallejo,nor Benicia.or,an allusion to both.or neither. Deputy Ray Land and Sergeant David Collins were dispatched directly to the crime scene from St Helena and. Confession Letter Again you can see the overkill on women, but the men are just hurt enough to injure or kill them severely. Although "by knife" was a defiant statement of "do I get front page coverage now". Bryan Hartnell was stabbed six times in the back, with Cecelia Shepard receiving ten wounds to her back and abdomen as she frantically rolled around attempting to minimize the impact of the blade and clearly terrified by her ordeal. About Contribute Cecelia Shepard and Bryan Hartnell - Dating, Gossip, News, Photos list. Cecelia Shepard at Pacific Union College during the '68-69 school year, then "more recently a senior at the University of California at Riverside" Cecelia, the entire time, was pretty quiet and nervous. I didnt hear you The Zodiac Killer never once mentioned Benicia in his correspondence despite LHR just being inside the jurisdictional line of Benicia and mentioned numerous times in the newspapers. Its accuracy also is far from concrete. April 2013 December 2015 Gareth Penn The knife had a wooden handle and a blade approximately 10 to 12 inches long. The Mt. '' I'm gona do my thing at Qir School '' Cecelia Shepard died, but Bryan Hartnell survived. He is also a contributing author for the eZine True Crime: Case Filesand the two volume collection of essays titled A History of Evil in Popular Culture, both available at Amazon.com. Cecelia, weak from loss of blood, stayed put on the blanket, while Bryan managed to crawl towards the road. January 2018 It probably wouldn't have made much of a difference for identification, but he had such good recall that maybe he would have learned something else. Look for newspaper articles referencing Zodiac or bombs in the November or December of 1973. 1978 Letter to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. and more from FamousFix.com. Forecast For Leo Would he have written 6:30 regardless? The killers interaction with Bryan and Cecelia demonstrated his ability to improvise and remain calm while deceiving the victims. Darlene died but Michael survived and was able to give key details to police. BRYAN: This is really strange. This brief glimpse remains the best portrait of the Zodiac available, and Bryans account remains a chilling look intothe mind of the killer. November 2012 July 2012 July 2018 Cecelia and Bryan dismissed the man as harmless and did not notice as he donned a dark hood featuring the symbol of a white crossed-circle. Santa Claus Card October 2021 Today, there's a possibility forensic techniques could yield genetic material from the killer, but in 1969 that technology was decades away. Hartnell was attacked first, then Shepard. At left is a drawing from witnesses to slaying of a cab driver in San Francisco. September 27, Lake Berryessa in Napa County: Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard were having a picnic when a man approached them dressed like this, holding a gun. ( or ) Sure, Ill show you. Internet Articles BRYAN: Your hands are shaking? It's not much but it's the best I can do. ).''Forensics'' ( ? Noble Member Admin. Cecelia Shepard and Bryan Hartnell before their traumatic picnic. Actually, I did see the article and just didn't realize you had deleted it. September 2021 After several minutes, a nearby fisherman heard the couple screaming and alerted park rangers. photos, December 2018 I want to report a murder no, a double murder. May 2020 For 15 minutes, he just sat there, watching them. Old or new to the areahe knew,alright. Again I can't imagine the emotions an event like that would create in surviving family members. The young couple lay on a picnic blanket and seem perfectly content, and, yes, perfectly . ASSAILANT: Now take it easy all I wants your money. September 27, 1969, Bryan Hartnell and Cecelia Shepard were picnicing at Lake Berryessa, near Napa, California. The only crime scene where he had extended contact with his victims was at Lake Berryessa. Hartnell grew up in Oregon, and was a student at Pacific Union College in the Napa Valley in 1969 when he and friend Cecelia Shepard of Loma Linda were attacked by the Zodiac at Lake. '' This was crucial because neither of the Fairfield letters were released to the public until recent years. Bryan survived, but Cecelia died of her wounds two days later. The Little List The only other visual came from a police officer that night, who thought he glimpsed a man who could be Zodiac walking from the crime scene. The man told them he was an escaped convict and needed their money and their car so he could get to Mexico. May 2014 Benicia en Vallejo The man pointed a gun and Bryan said, Your hands are shaking, Are you nervous? The man laughed and replied, Yes, I guess so. The man was nervous because he knew what was going to happen next. Peppers take longer than tomatoes to get going, so start them first. July 2020 October 2014 March 2019 Cecelia Shepard and Bryan Hartnell - Dating, Gossip, News, Photos list. When he was finished, the stranger walked back to the road. But I'll add the article visually if you prefer. Bryan, after being taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, was lucky enough to survive. One of the sunbathing girls from Lake B chimes in. The evidence demonstrated that the killer had planned carefully by pre-cutting the sections of clothesline he used to restrain the victims. Although its more terrifying to believe a killer could simply slip back into society, an ordinary person like your friend or neighbor, it has happened. Bryans story was the only reason that the world learned about the killers bizarre costume and the odd conversation before the attack. Regardless, I think you hit the nail on the head. ASSAILANT: Yes, it was! The gun forced the victims to submit to the killers demands. 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