The card and envelope sent to Paul Avery

Is this a real card that has been altered by Zodiac or was this whole card made by him?

Otto Van der Muellen wrote:Is this a real card that has been altered by Zodiac or was this whole card made by him?

I have never really put much thought into that. I have no idea to be honest. I always assumed that it was a card bought at a store and then some of the things were pasted on. Does anyone else know the answer to the question?

ophion1031 wrote: I always assumed that it was a card bought at a store and then some of the things were pasted on.

That's always been my understanding as well. Having said that, it seems odd to me that nobody's ever been able to track down a copy of the original card...or, at the very minimum, determine which company was responsible for its production.  

From zodiackillersite.blogspot.com:

"The Halloween card was a standard Halloween card of the time, with a few 'additions' created by Zodiac to scare Avery. Zodiac wrote "you are doomed" (in the hole within the tree). He also included an odd symbol, and on the back of the card, a message that mentioned the various ways he could presumably kill people, By Knife, By Rope, By Fire, By Gun."

It would be nice to see a copy of the original card to see what exactly was added to it.

zodiac added the pumpkin over the groin and the hanging skeleton on the inside to the card, he also added the 12 peeping eyes.

The red phantom wrote:zodiac added the pumpkin over the groin and the hanging skeleton on the inside to the card, he also added the 12 peeping eyes.

possibly inspired by 'peek-a-boo' pennington's business card!

^ Thats the most popular theory. I have also been trying to find the original unmarked card for a few years now but no joy as of yet.

The red phantom wrote:^ Thats the most popular theory. I have also been trying to find the original unmarked card for a few years now but no joy as of yet.

Would you happen to know the year the card was made and by which company?