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FD-356 iRev. 10-19-77) - . | . aria Aenea nw . . . ght , nel (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) re te er eanar erate te ee er i tae | Well-known cop _ ae ‘ removed; last eo _ letter a hoax? _ 2 wre. . . Veteran homicide cop David > . Toschi was transferred tothe pawn- =. . fe | shop detail today following his - admission he wrote phony letters _ praising himself to a newspaper 2 columnist and suggestions he might ~ .:; ~~ Cane : have been the author of the latest SG _ communication from the Zodiac killer. x ~ Toschi, 47, labeled as “totally absurd” the suggestion that he |” wrote the April 24 Zodiac letter, the |}. San Francisco Examine San Francisco,Calif, — Ae oly ee re * { authenticity. of which has been 4; Date: ‘challenged by at least one hand- { : De . U af 78 writing expert. . ition: “ ‘] wrote no Zodiac letter,” , Toschi said this morning. “I don’t . heed another letter. It only brings - “me tons of extra work.” ‘ A high police department offi. : . ¢jal also said there was no evidence |: > = . Toschi had written the Zodiac | letter. a SC 9-68 ~ -He admitted writing what he’ a: Submitting Office: called fan letters about himself to Se former Chronicle sevialist Atmi- - stead Maupin, now 4a free-lancer, ;° who used Toschi as a hero in his . fictional “Tales of the City” serial. * The “two or three” letters were _| written two years ago, he said, and i, he considered them harmless at the 7 ok Title: ZODIAC EXTORTION; PC ? Character: _ - or 41 Classification: 1 REPRE Eh 4 time. _ “Tt was a very foolish thing to ’ . do, ” he said, 7 amt. as med pet it." ” FeI/DO) TES iY