Tuolumne & Springs Phone Call

[morf13]

Wondering if anybody has any of the details about the payphone location used by Z after the BRS attack? It was on corner of Tuolumne & Springs. We have had threads before about it,maybe on the old board.

In the 1970 Vallejo Phone book, HOUTZ'S NICK UNION SERVICE is listed at 700 Tuolumne. Is that the address of that gas station? Also, I am wondering what the 'NICK' means. Is that his 1st name as in Nick Houtz? The possibility of an RH person (Bates desk poem)being connected to that gas station has always intrigued me. I have always felt that Z likely parked his car,and walked closeby to that phonebooth to make that call. If he parked it and then made the call, he would risk somebody seeing his car at the phonebooth. I think he likely lived close to that phonebooth.

[UKSpycatcher]

locals called it Joe's Union Service Station 700 Tuolumne and Springs, although it was then Sylvia's Union Gas Station. Then apparently Nick Houtz's Union station later or something like that.

[onewhoknows]

Did the Police recover any prints from the Phone Booth that night? Was any attempt or interview made with any "negros" that
were walking past the phone booth that night? Too bad there were no security cameras in those days. "I also killed those kids
last Christmas." Why did he want us to know he had committed these murders? Why did he need to taunt the police?

[zodiphile]

I've always felt Z lived close to this phone and walked to it that night. Can't remember right off but wasn't the call placed about 30-40 mins after the crime? To me, this is why i think Z had to be from Vallejo. There is no way someone from out of town will shoot 2 ppl in a public park, at around midnight, and hang around the city to make a phone call! I also doubt he'd drive around town for over 30 mins waiting to make the call (too much risk in him being pulled over and questioned). He could've gone to a diner for a short while but a good chance of LE hanging around restaurants at that hour. So, i've always felt that he went home after the shooting and maybe showered/cleaned up and then walked to make the call. I believe ALA lived within walking distance and thats always been the most suspicious thing about him, to me. Although, i do not think he was Z. I just think that Z lived very close to the phone. I've often wondered if there are records of peoples driving licenses still on file somewhere? I'd sure like to look through all of the pictures of male from Vallejo but particular within blocks of the phone.

[Welsh Chappie]

It's possible he did live close by to Tuolumne & Springs Intersection, but I have always just assumed he called from there because it's was basically rite outside the Sheriff's Office. That's his arrogance, not only will he shoot two youngsters in a public parking lot next to a fairly well used road, but after he has, he'll announce his latest outburst to Napa Sheriffs Office personally, by phoning them from a payphone rite next to their building. Why? Because He can.

[Tahoe27]

It's possible he did live close by to Tuolumne & Springs Intersection, but I have always just assumed he called from there because it's was basically rite outside the Sheriff's Office. That's his arrogance, not only will he shoot two youngsters in a public parking lot next to a fairly well used road, but after he has, he'll announce his latest outburst to Napa Sheriffs Office personally, by phoning them from a payphone rite next to their building. Why? Because He can.

It wasn't though. Graysmith got it wrong in the first book.

While Darlene lived about a house away from the Sheriff's office, the phone booth which Zodiac called from what not in this location.



--Sorry, the "A" is not spot on, but it is the general location of the phone booth. As you can see, it was quite a distance from Darlene's house (B) which was practically next door to the Sheriff's Office.

[smithy]

Correct.
There was some other Governmental agency office in that immediate vicinity, as I recall. Near the telephone box.
Although I don't now remember what it was.......

[Welsh Chappie]

Well then it is all Roberts fault

Na just joking, I didn't read it in Roberts book, I think I read it on online. My mistake for not double checking. But still, even so, the distance from the offending phone booth to the Sheriff Office was, what, 100 to 200 yards maybe as a rough guess going by the map you posted?

[onewhoknows]

Any prints recovered from this phone booth? It would seem Zodiac had pre-planned this murder including the phone call.
How do you blend in? By acting casual. Maybe he went to Ed's and had a hamburger.

[tracers]

It's about 700 yards driving from the phone booth location to 1350 Virginia St.