Larry Flynt Returns His Mail

In the late 90s, Bill Geerhart (a grown ass man and pop-culture historian) posed as a little kid and wrote to Charles Manson, the Unabomber, Richard Ramirez and other killers; as well as nonmurderous celebrities like Larry Flynt, Alan Greenspan, Dick Cheney (well, allegedly nonmurderous), Clarence Thomas, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, asking for advice on tough topics like dropping out of school and saving up for a speedboat. Radar Magazine posted their correspondence. Click on letter to see full image.

Richard Ramirez

(Oh hey, personalized stationary…)

To: Billy
From: Richard Ramirez
Received: January 21, 1999

Billy,
Greetings. Got your letter. What school do you go to? Who’s your friend? You should stay in school. Send pictures.
Richard

Billy’s follow-up letter in 2008:

To: Billy
From: Richard Ramirez
Received: February 22, 2008

Bill,
Greetings. Received your letter. Glad to hear my letter to you in ‘99 made a difference. When do you graduate? Yeah, get me a subscription to Radar Magazine. What is it about? Know any Asian girls willing to correspond? Send pictures. You can photocopy 5 on 1 page or send ‘em singular. Nothing scenic though. Send some of girls in bikinis. Do you go clubbing? Seen any good movies? Saw 3:10 to Yuma the other day. It was an OK Western. Didn’t do too good at the box office though. Do you have family? I’m youngest of five. That’s all for now. Take it E/Z write when you get a chance.
Your friend,
Richard

Charles Manson

To: Billy
From: Charles Manson
Received: December 15, 1998

Find out why the L.A. Times hasn’t sent my newspaper —Charles Manson.
P.S. O-yes HI BILLY
Easy easy EASSY

(Manson also attached the mysterious picture of a barn, above.)

I bet you don’t remember this —you dont [sic] even know where its [sic] at. HAHA. I got you there.
Charles Manson
Easy BILLY

Ted Kaczynski (aka “The Unabomber”)

(Always the voice of reason.)

Larry Flynt

Alan Greenspan

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Clarence Thomas

To: Billy Geerhart
From: Clarence Thomas
Received: January 10, 1995
Dear Billy:
Thank you for your recent letter. I sincerely appreciate your taking the time to write to me. As you have requested, I’m including a copy of my official photograph. Best wishes for a successful school year.

Sincerely,
Clarence Thomas

Handwritten below: I like the Egg McMuffin. Actually, I like almost everything there.

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