Marking after the letters SLA

[vasa croe]

So there is a marking that I guess could be perceived as a "Y" after the letters SLA written with the abbreviation spelled out in parentheses after it. Has this been determined to be a "Y" conclusively or are there any other thoughts on it?

I was looking at the Exorcist letter and the particular way that the character is drawn after the SLA initials seems very much like the characters drawn in the Exorcist letter. It is also not written in the same manner as the "Y" at the end of "Army", which makes me think that it may not be intended to be a "Y".

[up2something]

This is what the FBI had in their files, FWIW.

[vasa croe]

This is what the FBI had in their files, FWIW.

Odd.....so where did that other mark come from? It doesn't appear to be on the one you uploaded.

[morf13]

I'm not 100% sure these are exact copies of each other:



The letter K in the word KNOW, in each sample are not the same,also the same with the K in KILL(unless copying process is causing this). I would ask Trav to see if he can enhance this. The K's on the left look like 3 strokes, and the K's on the right look like 2 strokes. Also, the M's in the word, MR look different-BY A BUNCH

[morf13]

The reason for the differences might be because one was published in the paper. In the past, I think some of the published photos of Z's letters were not actual copies of the letters, but a Newspaper Artist's rendering of the letter.

[vasa croe]

The reason for the differences might be because one was published in the paper. In the past, I think some of the published photos of Z's letters were not actual copies of the letters, but a Newspaper Artist's rendering of the letter.

Yeah....these don't look the same at all. There are so many differences it is hard to keep count. Do we know which one is the original?

[doranchak]

Here's a comparison, with one image stretched to overlay the other to make it easier to see the differences:

[Tahoe27]

Thanks! That sure makes it a lot easier for comparison...we should do this more often.

The "E" in Editor is for sure different and no doubt the whole "SLA- Y" thing. The rest looks pretty good.

[up2something]

I had assumed (maybe incorrectly) that they were copies of the same letter, each from a different generation of copies (of copies, etc). I don't think either is an artist's rendition or anything along those lines.

[Quicktrader]

I got a better game on that one...have a look on the letter 'E' of 'Editor'. It's completely different.

QT