Ross Sullivan

'Ross M. Sullivan' Timeline (an attempt to collect and organize primary sources)


 * 1913: Approximate birth year for Ross Sullivan's father Harold R. Sullivan
 * Location: Milford


 * 1916-07-06: Ross Sullivan's mother born in Maine


 * 1941-07-28: Ross Mercer Stephen Sullivan born
 * Place of birth: New York
 * SSN application puts his birth place at Syracuse, NY
 * Mother's maiden name and birthplace: Harriet Gray - Maine
 * Source for Ross' full name


 * 1956-08-15: Article about Ross' father Harold R. Sullivan and brother Jonathan G. Sullivan


 * 1957: In 1977 his death certificate says his length of residence in California was 20 years, so this may be approximately when he moved from New York.
 * 1957: Photos of Ross Sullivan from yearbook (which one?)
 * 1957: Swim team photo of Ross Sullivan from Binghamton High School yearbook (NY State)
 * 1957: Yearbook mention of Ross Sullivan's involvement with Acting, Orator's Club, and Swim Team (Are all these from the same Binghamton HS yearbook from 1957?)


 * 1958-03-07: Ross Sullivan mentioned in Glendale HS Newsletter (article title: "Show features variety of acts")
 * 1958-05-02: Ross Sullivan's social security number application
 * Mailing Address: 404 East Harvard Street, Glendale CA (Google Maps)
 * Employer: Harold Prue


 * 1959: Photo of Russ Sullivan performing in school play as "Bad Billy" (captioned as "Ralph Sullivan")
 * 1959: Graduated from Glendale High School (source?)
 * 1959: Senior year photograph of Ross Sullivan from Glendale High School source
 * 1959-05-03: LA Times article reporting on Ross Sullivan's participation in movie produced by his high school
 * 1959-06-05: Death of his grandfather Daniel L. Sullivan
 * Husband of Rose L. Laubscer
 * Location: 102 Oak Ave., Milford, CT (Note: I'm having difficulty locating this address in Milford, CT)
 * Father of Daniel Sullivan, Mrs. Grace Flaherly and Mrs. Vincent Tulloch of Milford, and Harold Sullivan of Glendale CA, and Mrs. Walter (Blaut?) of Barryville, NY
 * Funeral on 1959-06-06, buried at St. Mary's cemetery
 * 1959-09-12: Death of his mother Harriet
 * Location: Los Angeles
 * Her mother's maiden name: Keith
 * Her father's surname: Gray


 * 1961-09-11: Started at RCC
 * Jo Ann Bailey say he bragged about being at Patton State Mental Hospital in San Bernardino, possibly before entering RCC.
 * 1961-11-01 to 1964-02-01: Absence from RCC. Jo Ann Bailey say he bragged about being at Patton State Mental Hospital in San Bernardino, possibly during this period.


 * 1965: Photo of Jo Ann Bailey from Riverside College yearbook


 * 1966-10-28: Jo Ann Bailey claim to see Ross talking to a "cute young girl not unlike Cheri Jo"
 * 1966-10-30: Murder of Cheri Jo Bates
 * 1966-11-29: "Confession" letter mailed to Daily Enterprise, Riverside CA
 * 1966-12: Desktop poem discovered (Is there an exact date and source?)


 * 1967-04-30: "Bates had to die" letters mailed to newspaper, the police, and to Cheri’s Father.
 * 1967-11-09: Transcript sent to UC Santa Cruz
 * Unknown date after that: Jo Ann Bailey claims he was in a mental institution


 * 1968: Santa Cruz directory entry showing Ross living in an apartment in Santa Cruz
 * Address: 512 2nd Street Apt 2 (Google Maps)
 * Series of ads for stationery stores very close to that apartment. Some of the ads mention "Zodiac" stationery, "Zodiac" wax, the sale of Halloween cards and cut-outs, and a connection with the Mikado.
 * 1968-02-06: Bizarre behavior leads to arrest (reported in Santa Cruz Sentinel)
 * 1968-08-30: Death of Ross Sullivan's father Harold R. Sullivan
 * Location: 40 Bedford Streeet, New York, NY (Google Maps)
 * Funeral on 1968-09-04
 * Born in Milford, graduate of Yale University Divinity School, master's degree from Harvard, Doctor's degree from Princeton
 * Held pastorates in Princeton, NJ, Binghamton, NY, and in California.
 * Was an account executive with Statistical Tabulating corporation of NYC for 8 years.
 * Survived by four sons, brother Daniel E. Sullivan of Milford, three sisters (Grace Flaherty of Milford and two from out of state), and several nieces and nephews.
 * Burial record on FindAGrave.com
 * 1968-12-20: Zodiac attacks Jensen and Faraday on Lake Herman Road in Benecia


 * 1969-07: Howard says Peterson found a record of him in Santa Cruz for public drunkenness (source 1) (source 2)
 * 1969-07-04: Zodiac attacks Ferrin and Mageau at Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo
 * 1969-09-27: Zodiac attacks Hartnell and Shepard at Lake Berryessa
 * 1969-10-11: Zodiac attacks Stine at Presidio Heights, San Francisco


 * 1970-11-16: Sherwood Morrill links Riverside handwriting to Zodiac case
 * 1970-11-17: Paul Avery reports "Zodiac Link (to Riverside) is Definite"


 * 1973: Ross Sullivan placed under mental health conservatorship (source 1) (source 2) (Note: the information came from a private investigator. This information is not confirmed.)


 * 1977-09-29: Death of Ross Sullivan
 * Death certificate, page 1, page 2. Last Occupation: Dish Washer (duration: 2 years).  Type of business: Restaurant.
 * Cause of death: Undetermined, possibly acute right ventricular failure., secondary to Pickwickian Syndrome. Other significant condition: Extreme obesity with associated cardiomegaly.
 * Coroner signature dated 1977-11-14. Name is printed as Alfred F. Norenby/Noren but signature looks like "Mark Tracy".
 * Location of death: At home. Address: 2177 17th Avenue (now Paradise Villa)  (Google Maps)
 * Funeral Director: White’s Mort Inc, Santa Cruz.
 * Soquel CA Crematory. Cremation date: 1977-10-03
 * Listed as living in Santa Cruz county for 3 years - in the state of CA for 20 years.
 * Signed by John (or Jonathan?) Sullivan, 1929-B Russell Street, Berkeley 94703 (Google Maps).
 * FindAGrave.com entry
 * 1977-03-19: Letter Dave Peterson wrote to Dave Toschi


 * 2007-06-30: Death of Ross Sullivan's aunt Rosemary Tulloch
 * Parents: Daniel Isadore [Rose Matilda Laubscher Sullivan]
 * Brothers and Sisters: Daniel Sullivan of Milford; Eleanor (Sullivan) Blaut of New York; Grace (Sullivan) Flaherty; Harold Sullivan
 * Mrs. Tulloch is survived by her devoted son Vincent T. Tulloch and his wife Jimmie Lou and their son Seann Neal Merritt Tulloch all of Essex, MA, her sister Eleanor (Sullivan) Blaut of New York and brother Daniel Sullivan of Milford, granddaughters Cynthia (Romer) Castaldo of Darien and Sherri (Romer) Pulie of Easton, her nephews Jon Sullivan of California, Thomas Flaherty of Milford and Daniel Sullivan of Florida, her nieces Kathy (Sullivan) Kuchtma and Kelly Sullivan of Milford, Prudence (Stubbs) Perrelli of Milford, Elizabeth (Stubbs) Paige of Florida, Candice (Stubbs) Reardon of Waterbury and Pennolope (Stubbs) Virgulto of Milford. Beside her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her daughter Page (Tulloch) Romer, grandson Ian Mathew Daniel Tulloch, brother Harold Sullivan, sister Grace (Sullivan) Flaherty and nephews Walter Blaut, Ross Sullivan and Timothy Sullivan.


 * 2014-01: Details reportedly from Gerald Katz, alleged friend of Ross Sullivan's brother Tim (Original comments on Mike Cole's website)
 * Unknown Date: Letter from RCC Jo Ann Bailey
 * Unknown Date: Group photograph that includes Ross Sullivan (another view)

(Source for some of the above info)