An update to this post, including Gladys Gresham’s certificate of death, is available here.
Dr. Stephen Dewhurst alludes to a "Gladys Gresham" in the CBS13 article on "Snuff Films" and Jack Tarrance, the man Dennis Kaufman claims was the Zodiac Killer.
Dewhurst claims that the woman was a friend of his family. He says that in 1971 Gresham, of Vallejo, was sexually assaulted and stabbed 31 times. She would have been approximately 61 years old at the time of the attack.
There is evidence that a Gladys Gresham lived in the area and died in 1971. There doesn’t seem to be any contemporary news reports of this attack. Robert Graysmith didn’t seem to notice this murder when he was tallying up suspected Zodiac victims. A stabbing death in Vallejo in 1971 would have got some attention, would it not?
So, here lies a challenge to anyone who can find information about this attack. If you have any information about this case, please, let us know. I’ve asked Dr. Dewhurst to fill in the blanks. While we wait for his response, perhaps some resourceful person can help with this mystery.
Here is some info from her SSN death record:
Gladys O Gresham
DOB July 21 1910 Oklahoma
DOD Mar 30 1971 Solano County
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