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. . c Cy . Ls ek O Chief of Police City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir, I believe I might be able to be cf some assis resolving your currently open cise ef the murders in the Atlanta area. A Tew tnines struck me as I caper account of the twenty-sixth victin today. tance in er black cniicren read a news- I believe the murderer misnt be using a decomp~ression chamber not unlike tne ones usea oy numane societies to destroy homeless eniralse I adnit tris at first migtt scund like a strange icea, but consider the available evidence: 1) <All the victims died by asphyxiation, but few or none of the bodies showed any sign of a struggle, and none Fad been strangled, 2) All of the victims were either children or very slightly- built adults. 3) All the victims were what we would consider to be rather naive individuals, either due to their youth or to their mental slowness or retardation. In addition, being poor, each would +h Shanna wf mabling aiiel mansadr mmakahitw fan’ + inane ~ 21D ViAIGIV GS Sh LO hap A ad Plead y Lowe cS Pee od at The murderer probably at one time was able to either buy | or steal a large-sized decompression chamber from a dog pound or humane society. These large-sized units are made to be able to hold large breeds of cogs, lite German Shepards or St. Bernards, so one would be of sufficient size to hold a child or small aduit, but probably not a normal adult. It would be a simple matter to alter the appearance of the machine, by painting it or obscurring parts of {t, so as to make it look like, say, a washing machine or a cement mixer to untrained eyes. The murderer might meet the child at a street corner, ask if he wants to make twenty dollars for five minutes! work, and thus induce him to get in the car with him. He would explain, for exanole, that he accidently dropped his wedding band in his washing machine, and now can't get it out Because he is to big to reach inside. All the child would have tc f do to earn the money is crawl inside and vick up the ring. Since 2 the child willingly enters the machine, no struggle takes slace. ae ms. As soon as the victim is inside, it is a simple matter to slam the door behind him and start the mackine, /I have read that these