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The Projector Theory Meets Lake Berryessa

The Projector Theory Meets Lake Berryessa

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John Bowman
Jun 28, 2025
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There is a belief that the Zodiac Killer couldn’t have used a projector to alter his handwriting because a projector wasn’t used to write on the door of Bryan Hartnell’s car. Here is an algorithm for indirectly pulling that off.

  • Project letters onto heavy paper

  • Trace the letters with a pen

  • Cut out the letters with an X-Acto knife

  • Apply the heavy paper on th…

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