19 Apr 1970 Jahr - Patricia May Tan SUSPICIOUS DEATH

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At the time of her death, Patricia Tan, 26, was described as "Eurasian": she was a half white, half Indonesian college student. She was from Morris, IL, but she had been living in CA for the past two years. She had a strong interest in movies, and purportedly may have been trying to break into the Hollywood movie scene. She was very tall, possibly about 6'.

At 2pm on Sunday, April 19, 1970, Patricia's body was found by a man named Thadeius Koslowski in a wooded canyon in the area of Bootjack Camp on Mt Tamalpais. She was found hanging from a tree limb with both feet on the ground. Two electric cords and a white cotton rope, woven together, were around her neck. There were deep rope marks around her neck. She had several bandaids on her left hand and right leg. There were leaves and sticks in her hair. She was wearing a brown jacket; blue, green, and tan pullover shirts; a brown bra; green panties; sandals; a brown belt; and blue jeans. Rigor had fully set in.

Patricia's death was ruled a suicide. It was noted by the coroner that it was very unlikely that someone would be able to drag or carry her through the steep terrain, though she could have navigated it herself or accompanied someone there.

In one of Pat's pockets was a key to a Greyhound bus depot storage locker in San Francisco. Inside the locker was a wicker bag containing "misc. papers, newspapers, clothing, toiletries, and an address book." By calling numbers in the address book, authorities were able to make the connection to Pat Tan, and her uncle was able to travel to CA and positively identify the body as hers on April 29th.

The last known address that I could find was 1350 McCollum St in LA, where she was staying with her friend Susan Bowers for about three months before Pat's death. When Susan last saw her in March or April, Pat said that she was going on a trip to Berkeley to visit some friends. Patricia's mom had also wired her $50 under the assumption it was for said trip to Berkeley. At some point she stashed her belongings in the Greyhound bus depot locker in SF, and then by April 12 she arrived in Muir Woods, and then supposedly eventually hanged herself on Mt Tamalpais.

Pat Tan's death is considered suspicious, as her feet were on the ground when she was found, and the bindings around her neck supposedly would be too difficult for her.

The Zodiac sent another letter to newspapers the day after Pat's body was found. Because of this there has been speculation online that Patricia was a victim of his.

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CONFIRMATION OF COMPLETION DATE: May 31, 2025
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LUNAR PHASE: waxing gibbous
ZODIAC SIGN: aries
DAY OF WEEK: Sunday

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