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I HAVE DEVOTED THIS COMPLETE PAGE TO A MAP OF THE PRESIDO AND SURROUNDING AREA. A MILITARY BASE UNTIL 1994 WHEN IT WAS RELINQUISHED BY THE MILITARY AND TURNED INTO A PARK. IT WAS, DURING THE ZODIAC'S ACTIVE YEARS CALLED A DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE AND WAS USED PRIMARILY TO TRAIN MILITARY PERSONNEL TO SPEAK FOREIGN LANGUAGES...AT THAT TIME MANY WERE TRAINED FOR VIETNAM AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRIES. COULD ZODIAC HAVE BEEN STATIONED HERE AS PERMANENT STAFF OR AS INCOMING TRAINEE? WOULD THAT EXPLAIN THE KILLINGS STOPPING SO ABRUPTLY? WHO KNOWS, BUT THE 'MILITARY' CONNECTION, WHEN VIEWED WITH AN EYE TO THE SPECIAL AND UNUSUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STINE KILLING IS STARTLING. THE INTENDED TAXI RIDE WAS TO END AT WASHINGTON AND MAPLE....JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE PRESIDO AND THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF THE TAXI...AND THE MURDER SITE, AT WASHINGTON AND CHERRY WAS JUST 1 BLOCK FURTHER. ONE MUST WONDER AT THE SPEEDY AND UNSEEN DISAPPEARANCE OF ZODIAC AFTER THE SHOOTING, COVERED IN BLOOD AS HE MUST HAVE BEEN. DID HE KNOW OF A FASTER AND MORE DIRECT WAY INTO THE PRESIDO AND NOT THROUGH THE MAIN GATE? WHAT SOLDIER WOULD NOT KNOW A SECRET WAY IN? NOTE THAT THE KILLER WAS REPORTED BY 3 WITNESSES AS ESCAPING NORTH ON CHERRY..JUST 1 BLOCK FROM THE ARGUELLO GATE ENTRANCE. |
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