Talk:Milton Vernon Laswell/@comment-24588058-20150619231745/@comment-24588058-20150621040839

Maybe, but the Warehouse going that far seems. . . . unlikely. After all, the man basically disappeared off the face of the earth after the final letter. It would seem unlikely. Though here's a possible scenario that you just gave me: Before he was bronzed, the Regents demanded that he write one more letter, stating how many people he killed without stating who or the means. That way, it basically ended the discussion by saying he was finished with his work without anyone ever knowing what happened or what became of him.

As for his letters, they are not listed on the artifact list (though the missing cryptogram is), and I personally don't think they should be. It's doubtful they became imbued with artifact properties (unless annoyance at being unable to crack it comes to mind). More likely they are kept with all of the other Warehouse documents to be decoded when they find the artifact or when somebody like Claudia cracks it.

Side idea: Let's imagine that Claudia actually managed to crack the code. Would the Regents, first of all, allow her to actually decode all of the letters herself? Secondly, would they even release that information to the other agents of the Warehouse (outside of the Caretaker)? I have a theory about what the letters might entail (this is pure Warehouse 13 hypothetical, obviously): The letters contain the names and locations of each of the 37 victims. In addition, he listed every artifact that he collected and used, including ones the Warehouse didn't even know he had! For those reasons, the Warehouse obviously wouldn't release their decodings publically. Now, what if some of the letters included personal secrets about the Regents? They would not want any of that slipping through the cracks in case of a bad egg in their batch at the Warehouse (MacPherson comes to mind). For that reason, only the Regents themselves and the Caretaker (which Claudia eventually becomes) are allowed to read the letters.