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= The mysterious symbol =
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== Description ==
  
 
This symbol appeared [https://zodiackiller.com/HalloweenCard.html in the card] Zodiac sent to Paul Avery on Oct 27, 1970.  It also appeared on [https://zodiackiller.com/HalloweenCardEnvelope.html the envelope] the card came in.
 
This symbol appeared [https://zodiackiller.com/HalloweenCard.html in the card] Zodiac sent to Paul Avery on Oct 27, 1970.  It also appeared on [https://zodiackiller.com/HalloweenCardEnvelope.html the envelope] the card came in.
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[[File:Card_symbol_2.png]]
 
[[File:Card_symbol_2.png]]
  
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= Interpretations and comparisons =
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It is sometimes called the "VF" symbol.
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== Interpretations and comparisons ==
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=== Animals ===
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==== Cattle Brands ====
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* Red Ryder ranch cattle brand symbol ("flying V F bar")
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** [https://zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=1266 Details]
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** Image (the brand appears on the cow in the upper right corner):
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[[File:Red_ryder_ranch.jpg]]
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* Example of that brand on a live cow:
  
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== Construction ==
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[[File:running_brand_dsc_0069.jpg]]
  
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* Wide flange beam. From Robert Graysmith's book "Zodiac":
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/ZodiacKiller/comments/mgu26e/halloween_card_symbol_a_kentucky_ranch_brand/ Kentucky Ranch brand]
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** [https://www.kyagr.com/statevet/documents/AM_BrandBook013118.pdf See bottom of page 32 in this PDF]
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Excerpt:
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[[File:Veluzat_farm.jpg]]
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* [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/zodiackillerfr/macgruber-real-name-william-mcduff-andrew-t9690-s15640.html#p206897 Livestock brands in South Dakota]
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==== Bird / Bat ====
  
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''As for the new Zodiac symbol, readers as far away as Detroit wrote to say it represented a Wide Flange Beam, a structural steel shape used in building construction.  Some felt that Zodiac was some sort of civil engineer.''
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The "Claude" AI gave this interpretation of the image:  "This symbol appears to be a simple line drawing resembling a stylized bird or bat shape, with two angled lines forming what could be interpreted as wings, and two dots suggesting eyes."
  
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== Chemistry ==
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=== Chemistry ===
  
 
* [http://zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?p=365#p365 Chemical compound 1-Pentene] (scroll down a bit to see the section about pentenes)
 
* [http://zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?p=365#p365 Chemical compound 1-Pentene] (scroll down a bit to see the section about pentenes)
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** Image:
 
** Image:
  
 
[[File:1-pentene.jpg]]
 
[[File:1-pentene.jpg]]
  
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== Cattle brands ==
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=== Cipher-related ===
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* [https://www.evernote.com/l/AAHtXB4zRJBON5-S7V85ujVjMl3RSwSMgvk A method of finding the symbol in Z340]
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* [https://www.travelingtemplar.com/2019/01/mark-masonry.html Mason marks]
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** [http://zodiackillerciphers.com/images/Polish_20210622_065859339_compress69.jpg Example from "N!CK"]
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* [https://www.evernote.com/l/AAHFAMg7ZlFJbpBvNFlXWD_aIWy-m3IK74E Another idea about finding the symbol in Z340]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigpen_cipher A stylized form of pigpen cipher]
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* Combined symbols from Z408 (/, V, and F).
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** They would decode to K, B, and S, respectively (source: comment by Seedy on Let's Crack Zodiac - Episode 12 )
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*** "How odd would it be that those initials K.B.S. show up in the 408 cipher as the fourth letter of the first line. The second letter of the second line. With S being the eighth letter of the third line. Maybe K.B.S. Is a birthdate? 4-2-8.  The second half of the 408 cipher at the 4-2-8 spelled M.I.T.  The third section spelled out A.C.E. There is a doctor of chemistry that went to work at M.I.T. sometime after the 408 was written.  His initials are K.B.S. Maybe his nickname was Ace? His first and last name fit the Z13. He was living in Palo Alto at the time some of the letters were mailed in."
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* [https://forum.zodiackillerciphers.com/community/postid/79587/ A reference to Z340's transposition scheme]
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=== Construction ===
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* Wide flange beam.  From Robert Graysmith's book "Zodiac":
  
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* Red Ryder ranch cattle brand symbol ("flying V F bar")
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''As for the new Zodiac symbol, readers as far away as Detroit wrote to say it represented a Wide Flange Beam, a structural steel shape used in building construction. Some felt that Zodiac was some sort of civil engineer.''
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** [https://zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=1266 Details]
 
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** Image (the brand appears on the cow in the upper right corner):
 
  
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[[File:Red_ryder_ranch.jpg]]
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=== Gang Symbology ===
  
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** Example of that brand on a live cow:
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* Hell's Angels (unconfirmed / possibly faked)
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** [https://www.reddit.com/r/ZodiacKiller/comments/1inpo6c/hells_angels_mc/ Reddit link]
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** [https://x.com/candymugs/status/1889068385352233179 @candymugs post 1]
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** [https://x.com/candymugs/status/1889122490003140678 @candymugs post 2]
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** [https://x.com/candymugs/status/1889457601131266234 @candymugs post 3 (video clip)]
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** [https://x.com/candymugs/status/1889472683345166368 @candymugs post 4]
  
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[[File:running_brand_dsc_0069.jpg]]
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=== Graffiti ===
  
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/ZodiacKiller/comments/mgu26e/halloween_card_symbol_a_kentucky_ranch_brand/ Kentucky Ranch brand]
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* Zone of Silence sign
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** [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/zodiackillerfr/zone-of-silence-t10331.html Discussion]
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** [https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/unexplained-phenomena/zone-silence.htm Article with image of sign]
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*** [http://zodiackillerciphers.com/images/zone-of-silence.png Image]
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*** [http://zodiackillerciphers.com/images/zone-of-silence-3.jpg Image (higher quality)]
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** [https://www.facebook.com/Qic.Facts/photos/didyouknowmexico-has-a-place-called-the-zone-of-silence-where-clocks-dont-work-r/2751520224874802/ Facebook post with larger image]
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*** [http://zodiackillerciphers.com/images/zone-of-silence-2.jpg Image]
  
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== Maps / Geography ==
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=== Maps / Geography ===
  
 
* [https://zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?p=15517#p15517 Intersection in Vallejo]
 
* [https://zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?p=15517#p15517 Intersection in Vallejo]
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* A silhouette of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Diablo Mount Diablo]
 
* A silhouette of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Diablo Mount Diablo]
 
** "An abstraction of the Zodiac's eyes and car headlights emerging from the Diablo mountain range." [https://www.reddit.com/r/ZodiacKiller/comments/nwc39f/symbol_on_halloween_card_envelope_sent_to_paul/h18mtap/ (source)]
 
** "An abstraction of the Zodiac's eyes and car headlights emerging from the Diablo mountain range." [https://www.reddit.com/r/ZodiacKiller/comments/nwc39f/symbol_on_halloween_card_envelope_sent_to_paul/h18mtap/ (source)]
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* [https://nicolam6.wixsite.com/faceofthezodiac/post/zodiac-neteorology "Diamond sign" from Japanese treasure map]
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[[File:Japanesediamondsign2.jpg]]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10159233155543490&set=p.10159233155543490 Another map overlay example]
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** [http://zodiackillerciphers.com/images/211164342_10159233155553490_3106341937988433783_n.jpg (Image)]
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* [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/zodiackillerfr/symbol-as-a-map-t10924.html Another map overlay example]
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* Weather map annotations, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_model station models] and [https://www.weather.gov/hfo/windbarbinfo wind barbs]
  
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* [https://www.evernote.com/l/AAHtXB4zRJBON5-S7V85ujVjMl3RSwSMgvk A method of finding the symbol in Z340]
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=== Military ===
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* [https://www.travelingtemplar.com/2019/01/mark-masonry.html Mason marks]
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* Kevin Robert Brooks, whose suspect is Donald Bujok, said VF4 (or just 4F) is a military classification for mentally unfit.  [https://discord.com/channels/996952324150931477/996952376894292018/1322755033179357224 (source)]
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=== Names/Monograms ===
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* [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/zodiackillerfr/macgruber-t9690-s4150.html#p171648 Nickname/initials of suspect]
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** [http://zodiackillerciphers.com/images/10763040_3ca491f0cbe0a2a890f64274795af943_t.png Image]
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* [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/zodiackillerfr/symbol-similar-to-the-symbol-from-halloween-card-t10048.html#p189332 Stylized abbreviation for "Nevada" on envelope of letter allegedly sent by DB Cooper]
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=== Other symbology ===
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/ZodiacKiller/comments/nwc39f/symbol_on_halloween_card_envelope_sent_to_paul/h1dcqlg/ Peace sign interpretation from a draftperson's perspective]
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** [https://imgur.com/hacze5I Image]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemical_symbol Alchemical symbols]
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** Specifically, [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Aqua_fortis.svg/48px-Aqua_fortis.svg.png the symbol for "Aqua fortis"]
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=== Similar logos ===
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* [https://www.vfinancialservices.com/ V-Financial Services]
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** [http://zodiackillerciphers.com/images/v-financial-horizontal-logo.png Image of logo]
  
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=== Writing systems / early alphabets ===
  
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Creek_inscription Bat Creek inscription]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Creek_inscription Bat Creek inscription]
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** Apparently a Newsweek article about the Bat Creek Stone was published just one week before the Zodiac mailed the Halloween card [https://www.reddit.com/r/ZodiacKiller/comments/9ik6jy/3_questions_about_the_halloween_card_symbols/e6kesu3/ (source)]
 
** Excerpted symbol from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Creek_inscription#/media/File:Bat_Creek_Exam_5-28-10.JPG full image]:
 
** Excerpted symbol from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Creek_inscription#/media/File:Bat_Creek_Exam_5-28-10.JPG full image]:
  
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** Ansuz: ᚨ
 
** Ansuz: ᚨ
 
** Laguz: ᛚ
 
** Laguz: ᛚ
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** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_Futhark Elder Futhark]
 
* [http://www.norwayheritage.com/Property-Marks-in-Rural-Norway.htm Early Norwegian house marks (bumerker)]
 
* [http://www.norwayheritage.com/Property-Marks-in-Rural-Norway.htm Early Norwegian house marks (bumerker)]
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* [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Telegraph_code Cooke and Wheatstone codes]
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* French hobo system, [https://www.symbols.com/symbol/friendly-people "Here live friendly people"]
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** [http://zodiackillerciphers.com/images/symbols/2370_friendly-people.png Image]
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* yōd symbol in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleo-Hebrew_alphabet Paleo-Hebrew alphabet]
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* yod symbol in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet Phoenician alphabet]
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* [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/zodiackillerfr/wide-flange-beam-gaik-t2170.html "GAIK" in Brahmi alphabet]
  
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= Other aspects of the Halloween Card =
  
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/ZodiacKiller/comments/nwc39f/symbol_on_halloween_card_envelope_sent_to_paul/h1dcqlg/ Peace sign interpretation from a draftperson's perspective]
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* Applying +9 Caesar shift to "BY GUN" yields "KHPDW". Decoding "KHPDW" with Z408 key yields "STINE", as in Paul Stine. (Source: Jade Goldstone)
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** [https://imgur.com/hacze5I Image]
 

Latest revision as of 07:25, 24 February 2025

The mysterious symbol

Description

This symbol appeared in the card Zodiac sent to Paul Avery on Oct 27, 1970. It also appeared on the envelope the card came in.

Card symbol 1.png

Card symbol 2.png

It is sometimes called the "VF" symbol.

Interpretations and comparisons

Animals

Cattle Brands

  • Red Ryder ranch cattle brand symbol ("flying V F bar")
    • Details
    • Image (the brand appears on the cow in the upper right corner):

Red ryder ranch.jpg

  • Example of that brand on a live cow:

Running brand dsc 0069.jpg

Excerpt:

Veluzat farm.jpg

Bird / Bat

The "Claude" AI gave this interpretation of the image: "This symbol appears to be a simple line drawing resembling a stylized bird or bat shape, with two angled lines forming what could be interpreted as wings, and two dots suggesting eyes."

Chemistry

1-pentene.jpg

Cipher-related

  • A method of finding the symbol in Z340
  • Mason marks
  • Another idea about finding the symbol in Z340
  • A stylized form of pigpen cipher
  • Combined symbols from Z408 (/, V, and F).
    • They would decode to K, B, and S, respectively (source: comment by Seedy on Let's Crack Zodiac - Episode 12 )
      • "How odd would it be that those initials K.B.S. show up in the 408 cipher as the fourth letter of the first line. The second letter of the second line. With S being the eighth letter of the third line. Maybe K.B.S. Is a birthdate? 4-2-8. The second half of the 408 cipher at the 4-2-8 spelled M.I.T. The third section spelled out A.C.E. There is a doctor of chemistry that went to work at M.I.T. sometime after the 408 was written. His initials are K.B.S. Maybe his nickname was Ace? His first and last name fit the Z13. He was living in Palo Alto at the time some of the letters were mailed in."
  • A reference to Z340's transposition scheme

Construction

  • Wide flange beam. From Robert Graysmith's book "Zodiac":

As for the new Zodiac symbol, readers as far away as Detroit wrote to say it represented a Wide Flange Beam, a structural steel shape used in building construction. Some felt that Zodiac was some sort of civil engineer.

Gang Symbology

Graffiti

Maps / Geography

Excerpt:

Japanesediamondsign2.jpg

Military

  • Kevin Robert Brooks, whose suspect is Donald Bujok, said VF4 (or just 4F) is a military classification for mentally unfit. (source)

Names/Monograms

Other symbology

Similar logos

Writing systems / early alphabets

  • Bat Creek inscription
    • Apparently a Newsweek article about the Bat Creek Stone was published just one week before the Zodiac mailed the Halloween card (source)
    • Excerpted symbol from the full image:

Bat-creek-symbol.png

Other aspects of the Halloween Card

  • Applying +9 Caesar shift to "BY GUN" yields "KHPDW". Decoding "KHPDW" with Z408 key yields "STINE", as in Paul Stine. (Source: Jade Goldstone)
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