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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)]
 
== Norse symbology ==
 
 
Mike Rodelli [https://zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?p=15517#p15517 proposes] the symbol is a combination of the Norse runes Ansuz and Laguz.
 
 
* Ansuz: ᚨ
 
* Laguz: ᛚ
 
  
 
== Cipher-related ==
 
== Cipher-related ==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQj6KPlK7Nk Ogham alphabet]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQj6KPlK7Nk Ogham alphabet]
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* Mike Rodelli [https://zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?p=15517#p15517 proposes] the symbol is a combination of the Norse runes Ansuz and Laguz.
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** Ansuz: ᚨ
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** Laguz: ᛚ

Revision as of 07:26, 22 June 2021

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

Interpretations and comparisons

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.

Chemical compound 1-Pentene

  • Details (scroll down a bit to see the section about pentenes)

Image:

1-pentene.jpg

Red Ryder ranch cattle brand symbol ("flying V F bar")

    • 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

Maps / Geography

Cipher-related

Writing systems / early alphabets

Bat-creek-symbol.png

  • Ogham alphabet
  • Mike Rodelli proposes the symbol is a combination of the Norse runes Ansuz and Laguz.
    • Ansuz: ᚨ
    • Laguz: ᛚ