Here’s a photo of what is purported to be the postcard Linda Sohus sent her friend Lydia from Paris: (h/t) to a great source
7 thoughts on “Postcard from Paris”
Writing style appears fluid and natural. For example, the a’s are similar (usually started from the top causing a break in the word, not always closed at the top) without being identical.
The numeral one is written in an American style, rather than a European style with a stroke at the top.
We are told that the writing style is at least close to correct.
The content is bizarre for someone who has run away from her life. I would expect something more like “We are OK” or “I miss you.”
Based on this totally amateur analysis, I would guess that the card was actually written by Linda, but not while she was in France and not months after they disappeared. Chichester used some crazy tale to get Linda to write out post cards in advance, which were then sent to obscure what really happened.
This is a crazy story !
You may be correct: “Hey, I have a great idea for a joke!” He probably collected blank postcards from different European locations, had her fill them out, kept them. Forwarded to various intl remailing services over time, the postcards could have ‘kept coming’ for years.
Isnt this evidence of EXTREME PREMEDITATION, to commit the perfect crime? If Chichester was operating like this, he may have been basically living underground – hiding out in New Jersey, 1985? Or would have risked returning to CT then? (Remember, he kept the Sohus’ truck until 1988-9: you don’t store cars in Manhattan if you’re poor.)
I think that professional handwriting analysis should establish whether or not it’s Linda’s handwriting.
I disagree (as another amateur) that the style looks natural. Look at & compare all the versions of the letter “a.” It looks schizophrenic to me – almost no “a” is the same as any other. FORENSICS!!!
Did anyone else notice this? Gleaned from another site:
>Note that the facsimile of the the postcard spells the name of Jonathan Sohus as “John,” and not “Jon.”<
I believe this is an older postcard, from the 1950s or older, that someone collected in a used bookshop somewhere.
CONTENT-WISE the postcard looked old, something fussy you’d find in an old bookshop. Its a mediocre mid-19th J. Outhwaite engraving re-imagining the ‘Sainte Chapelle’ of Paris in the 1400s. I think the original is from ‘HISTOIRE DE PARIS ET DE SES MONUMENTS. TOURS, A. MAME ET C., 1860.’
A pretentious image, not at all a postcard that someone like Linda would choose… that’s just my gut instinct.
I believe this is an older postcard, from the 1950s or older, that someone collected in a used bookshop somewhere.
CONTENT-WISE the postcard looked old, something fussy you’d find in an old bookshop. Its a mediocre mid-19th J. Outhwaite engraving re-imagining the ‘Sainte Chapelle’ of Paris in the 1400s. I think the original is from ‘HISTOIRE DE PARIS ET DE SES MONUMENTS. TOURS, A. MAME ET C., 1860.’
A pretentious image, not at all a postcard that someone like Linda would choose… that’s just my gut instinct.
Writing style appears fluid and natural. For example, the a’s are similar (usually started from the top causing a break in the word, not always closed at the top) without being identical.
The numeral one is written in an American style, rather than a European style with a stroke at the top.
We are told that the writing style is at least close to correct.
The content is bizarre for someone who has run away from her life. I would expect something more like “We are OK” or “I miss you.”
Based on this totally amateur analysis, I would guess that the card was actually written by Linda, but not while she was in France and not months after they disappeared. Chichester used some crazy tale to get Linda to write out post cards in advance, which were then sent to obscure what really happened.
This is a crazy story !
You may be correct: “Hey, I have a great idea for a joke!” He probably collected blank postcards from different European locations, had her fill them out, kept them. Forwarded to various intl remailing services over time, the postcards could have ‘kept coming’ for years.
Isnt this evidence of EXTREME PREMEDITATION, to commit the perfect crime? If Chichester was operating like this, he may have been basically living underground – hiding out in New Jersey, 1985? Or would have risked returning to CT then? (Remember, he kept the Sohus’ truck until 1988-9: you don’t store cars in Manhattan if you’re poor.)
I think that professional handwriting analysis should establish whether or not it’s Linda’s handwriting.
I disagree (as another amateur) that the style looks natural. Look at & compare all the versions of the letter “a.” It looks schizophrenic to me – almost no “a” is the same as any other. FORENSICS!!!
Did anyone else notice this? Gleaned from another site:
>Note that the facsimile of the the postcard spells the name of Jonathan Sohus as “John,” and not “Jon.”<
I believe this is an older postcard, from the 1950s or older, that someone collected in a used bookshop somewhere.
CONTENT-WISE the postcard looked old, something fussy you’d find in an old bookshop. Its a mediocre mid-19th J. Outhwaite engraving re-imagining the ‘Sainte Chapelle’ of Paris in the 1400s. I think the original is from ‘HISTOIRE DE PARIS ET DE SES MONUMENTS. TOURS, A. MAME ET C., 1860.’
A pretentious image, not at all a postcard that someone like Linda would choose… that’s just my gut instinct.
Two sources that might answer definitively:
ARCALDION
94 – VAL-DE-MARNE – CACHAN
39 RUE PARC DE CACHAN
94230 CACHAN
Tl.1 : 01 46 65 65 36
Tl.2 : 01 49 69 06 38
JLR ARTS GRAPHIQUES
94 – VAL-DE-MARNE – CACHAN
43 AVENUE ARISTIDE BRIAND
94230 CACHAN
Tl. : 01 46 64 02 30
Fax : 01 47 40 35 16
I believe this is an older postcard, from the 1950s or older, that someone collected in a used bookshop somewhere.
CONTENT-WISE the postcard looked old, something fussy you’d find in an old bookshop. Its a mediocre mid-19th J. Outhwaite engraving re-imagining the ‘Sainte Chapelle’ of Paris in the 1400s. I think the original is from ‘HISTOIRE DE PARIS ET DE SES MONUMENTS. TOURS, A. MAME ET C., 1860.’
A pretentious image, not at all a postcard that someone like Linda would choose… that’s just my gut instinct.
Two sources that might answer definitively:
ARCALDION
94 – VAL-DE-MARNE – CACHAN
39 RUE PARC DE CACHAN
94230 CACHAN
Tl.1 : 01 46 65 65 36
Tl.2 : 01 49 69 06 38
JLR ARTS GRAPHIQUES
94 – VAL-DE-MARNE – CACHAN
43 AVENUE ARISTIDE BRIAND
94230 CACHAN
Tl. : 01 46 64 02 30
Fax : 01 47 40 35 16