Zodiac's Knife
The weapon Zodiac used to stab Bryan and Cecelia has already been described at some length - the police reports mention it as being "double-edged and about a foot long, possibly a bayonet,...
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When I look at the above drawing, it reminds me of a survivalist--someone taught how to make and use homemade types of things. Certainly military comes to mind, but so does a scout. [quote]I agree. I...
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If a bayonet was used, the question i ask is if bayonets are not that easy to obtain. Is it possible that this bayonet could be a service weapon or possibly even a souvenir? Maybe Z got it as gift...
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If a bayonet was used, the question i ask is if bayonets are not that easy to obtain. Is it possible that this bayonet could be a service weapon or possibly even a souvenir? Maybe Z got it as gift...
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Bernie you arent kidding, I have about 30 of them in a box in the closet. Indeed Patrick. I was in the market for a good hunting knife a while back, and as I live in a heavily urbanized area, sporting...
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His improvisation of the gun sight was somthing he took pride in, even bragged about, and yet he does not do this about the knife... Another thought. By modifying and making his own weapons they...
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Unless of course that thing you put so much work into is also evidence of you being a serial killer. That might give you reason to get rid of it.
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I don't think he got rid of it. He didn't think he would be caught. Even after Stine he continued to write. If he thought they were on to him, would he even do that? I'm not saying he left it on the...
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I agree he probably did keep it- I was merely pointing out that there would have been a very logical reason for him to dispose of it.
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JFYI, go to Government Liquidation.com and you will see one of the world`s largest DRMO(Defense Reutilization and Mobilization Org.)This is how Military surplus is sold now.They were selling a huge...
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GL.com is now listing 9 lots of bayonets.None appear to have rivets on the handle.Machine screws, Phillips or slotted, are on most if not all of the bayonet handles. They show some close up photos of...
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I am trying to understand just how can a knife Handel be wrapped, and one can see two brass rivets on that Handel ?The trail side killer used the same kind of knife as Z, he had dropped it by...
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Sandy, I am trying to understand just how can a knife Handel be wrapped, and one can see two brass rivets on that Handel ? Maybe the wrapping tape was real sloppy or even loose in some places? If that...
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I am trying to understand just how can a knife Handel be wrapped, and one can see two brass rivets on that Handel ?Possibly only a portion of the handle was wrapped.
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Bryan's observation that the knife sported surgical-type tape wound around its guard area reinforces the suggestion that it was a rudimentary do-it-yourself job.White surgical tape. That doesn't sound...
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Was this kind of tape available at a drug store?Yes, it was. It came on a metal spool, that would click into a metal cover to keep it clean. http://pics.drugstore.com/prodimg/13008/300.jpg
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The tape was probably more commonly known as adhesive tape. It came in different widths.
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If that's the same type of tape people used to tape gauze bandages, etc., then it was pretty common--it came in most first aid kits and my family had a roll in the medicine cabinet--it was from...
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I thought I read somewhere that it was cotton and not surgical tape?
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