Let’s Crack Zodiac – Episode 9 – Odds and Ends
Let’s Crack Zodiac: Episode 9 is out! https://youtu.be/ByMe8D9sxo4 In this episode, we explore some random topics related to the 340 cipher: How close did others get to solving it? Hidden clues: Are...
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Slides from Sam’s talk
Click below to download the slides from Episode 8, Sam’s presentation about how we solved Z340. http://zodiackillerciphers.com/sam_blake_340_talk.pdf (p.s.: There is a cipher hidden somewhere in the...
View ArticleLet’s Crack Zodiac – Episode 10 – Can Anagrams Unlock Zodiac’s Secrets?
A report on the recent news of an alleged breakthrough in the Zodiac case involving a new suspect. Let’s examine the evidence linking this suspect to the Zodiac crimes, including decipherments that...
View ArticleDid someone solve Zodiac’s last 2 ciphers?
Zodiac’s 340 cipher has been cracked for almost a year. But codebreakers continue to be baffled by two more unsolved ciphers by Zodiac. A French engineer was in the news for claiming to solve them....
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New episode: Zodiac and Batman
The Riddler in the upcoming Batman movie is based on the Zodiac Killer. This new episode of Let’s Crack Zodiac started as a quick look at how the new Riddler and his ciphers compare to Zodiac, but...
View ArticleZodiac in TV and Film
In the 50+ years since his crimes, Zodiac and characters based on him have appeared on many TV shows and films:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aoFkJIIlM4
View ArticleForensic Sciences seminar – FBI codebreakers and Z340
I got to hang out with FBI codebreakers at a forensic sciences conference in Seattle! We gave a seminar. One of the FBI codebreakers talked about the history of the FBI codebreaking unit, and I...
View ArticleLet’s Crack Zodiac #17: A Message To Zodiac
Zodiac liked to mail ciphers, but did you know some people tried to make their own for him to read? Learn more about this and other ways people tried to catch the Zodiac Killer in the latest episode...
View ArticleLet’s Crack Zodiac: The Unabomber’s Codes
In this installment of “Let’s Crack Zodiac”, we’ll delve into the mind of Theodore Kaczynski and uncover the secrets behind his homemade code. Often compared to the infamous Zodiac Killer, Kaczynski...
View ArticleEpisode 19 – Zodiac and Codebreaking Careers
New episode! A handful of Zodiac-related updates, followed by a presentation I gave for a school career day back in February: “What the Zodiac Serial Killer Taught Me About Careers In Codebreaking”
View ArticleLet’s Crack Zodiac #20 – Evidence from Elsewhere
New episode! Do these grids link Zodiac to other cases, such as the Unabomber, the Robison family murders, and the Oakland County Child Killer? Join me as we examine hidden messages discovered by...
View ArticleLet’s Crack Zodiac #21 – Flash in the Anagram Pan
Three years ago, the Casebreakers made a huge claim that Gary Francis Poste was the Zodiac Killer. Their evidence? Much of it came from TV news anchor Dale Julin, who uncovered hidden messages in the...
View ArticleLet’s Crack Zodiac #22 – Hardens’ Letters to Kahn
The Zodiac Killer thought his cryptograms were unbreakable—until two ordinary citizens, Donald and Bettye Harden, cracked them before anyone else. Now, newly discovered letters from Donald reveal how...
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