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Perhaps my earlier assumption of him being more experienced than first thought was incorrect, then; it does seem like pretty hefty damage control and the actions of a panicking man. He's a very conflicted, interesting individual - he seems very intelligent, yet struggles to spell even the simplest of words. He seems calculated and experienced, yet goes into a state of nervous damage control after they come close. With him being as internally contradictory as he was, I wouldn't be surprised if he did end up committing suicide. As far as I'm concerned, that final letter sent in 1978 was a fake - the handwriting was far, far too different, so he disappeared just after 1974.Wasn't actually stopped they just slowed down and had a look for a few seconds to see who it was and left when he wasn't a black man. They didn't see any blood but I guess it was pretty dark. iirc he was also sort of turning as if to walk into a house which obviously turned out not to be his.
edit* this is what claimed in the letter.
"p.s. 2 cops pulled a goof abot 3 min after I left the cab. I was walking down
the hill to the park when this cop car pulled up + one of them called me over +
asked if I saw anyone acting suspicious or strange in the last 5 to 10 min + I
said yes there was this man who was runnig by waveing a gun & the cops peeled
rubber + went around the corner as I directed them + I disappeared into the
park a block + a half away never to be seen again."
Obviously this is BS, he also makes a some other pretty absurd claims in the same letter, that the cops sketch is useless because he wore a disguise, left them fake 'clews' and that the fingerprints (one partial of which was in blood..) aren't his because he wears a coating of glue over his fingertips. Seems like that he was in some sort of attempt at damage control as he realised from reports that LE now knew roughly what he looked like and also had some decent forensic evidence.