Alpha-numeric Character Study of the Ransom Note
First Page: The S's

RN. Some of these look like they could come from the Nazi SS symbol. Others look like backwards 2's. A couple look almost normal.
Oliva's S's. A little variety here also.
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RN. Capital S's
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RN. Many are smaller than the rest, some have stubby tops or bottoms.
Some stubbies in Oliva's note
Second Page: The S's
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RN. Fairly normal. The top on the first S is about to take off.
More Oliva
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RN. The bottom is drawn out to the "7:00 or 8:00 o'clock" position
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Second in is the Nazi S. The last one is a snake.

Eigth one in looks like the backward 2.
Third Page: The S's
Capital S in SBTC
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RN. Pretty normal.
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RN. The top is about ready to blast off
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RN. Bottom stroke is more exaggerated than top.
Oliva
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RN. Stubbies.
Oliva