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Post by chiver78 on Mar 31, 2011 8:48:39 GMT -5
just found this on msnbc. click the link to check out the notes. I can't cut/paste them here. FBI can't crack the code in this murder case — can you? Unsolved killing from 1999 baffles experts; victim's writing may hold clues to his death ST. LOUIS — Are you good at solving puzzles and cracking codes? If so, the Federal Bureau of Investigation needs your help in cracking a code connected to a homicide in Missouri. The mystery begins in a St. Louis field on June 30, 1999. Ricky McCormick, 41, was found dead there, and his killer hasn't been caught. That's where you come in. The FBI said two encrypted notes were found in the victim's pants, and their code crackers haven't been able to figure out what the notes mean. "We are really good at what we do," said Dan Olson, the chief of the FBI's Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit. "But we could use some help with this one." "Breaking this code could reveal the victim's whereabouts before his death and could lead to the solution of a homicide," Olson said. "Not every cipher we get arrives at our door under those circumstances." “Even if we found out that he was writing a grocery list or a love letter, we would still want to see how the code is solved. This is a cipher system we know nothing about," Olson said. McCormick was a high school dropout, but he was able to read and write and was said to be “street smart,” the FBI said. Members of his family told authorities that he had used such encrypted notes since he was a boy, but it’s unknown whether anyone besides McCormick could translate his secret language. The FBI said investigators believe the notes, which contain more than 30 lines, were written up to three days before his death. If you have an idea how to break the code, or you have seen similar codes, contact the FBI: FBI Laboratory Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit 2501 Investigation Parkway Quantico, VA 22135 Attn: Ricky McCormick Case |
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Post by pig on Mar 31, 2011 8:50:22 GMT -5
Nice! They did this when they were trying to deciper Tesla....I mean the Zodiac code. Was broken by a school teacher iirc. I love this kind of stuff, thanks!
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Post by DebMD (banned) on Mar 31, 2011 8:54:34 GMT -5
They've taken money out of my paycheck each month to help them as TAXES.
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Post by pig on Mar 31, 2011 8:55:33 GMT -5
You get paid for sitting on the couch? How did you manage that?
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 31, 2011 9:49:14 GMT -5
ND has a case of "find the body" w/o the head. Bismarck Tribune article.
Posted: Monday, March 28, 2011 11:30 am | (1) Comments
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (AP) - Authorities trying to find the body of a slain North Dakota State University researcher say they've talked about a possible search, but haven't set a date.
KOVC radio reported that the search for Kurt Johnson's body will be centered in the Cooperstown area. Griggs County Sheriff Bob Hook said another search might go into Minnesota.
Johnson went missing after leaving a Cooperstown bar last New Year's Eve. Authorities say his severed head was found in the Cooperstown home of Daniel Wacht, but the rest of his body was not found.
Wacht is being held without bail in Jamestown on a murder charge.
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Post by mtntigger on Mar 31, 2011 9:53:14 GMT -5
How far away is Cooperstown from Fargo and the wood-chipper?
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Post by chiver78 on Mar 31, 2011 9:55:53 GMT -5
How far away is Cooperstown from Fargo and the wood-chipper? if that's the case, why keep the head?? |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Mar 31, 2011 10:02:41 GMT -5
How far away is Cooperstown from Fargo and the wood-chipper? if that's the case, why keep the head?? 1. a memento moari 2. head shrinking is in vogue? 3 and 4 are too gross to actually type out. |
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Post by mtntigger on Mar 31, 2011 10:02:49 GMT -5
Why murder anyone?  |
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 31, 2011 10:15:25 GMT -5
I would say about 150 to 200 miles NW as the crow flies.
You'll have to ask the insane guys why they do any of this treading on other people in sinister ways. Did you know, and I learned this from a religious person, that if your directly cause another person to get fired from their job, it is like murder in the 10 Commandments because you took away that persons ability to make a living. I won't go into the deserving or not side of this.
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Post by The J on Mar 31, 2011 12:47:41 GMT -5
Why murder anyone? Really? I could think of a number of good reasons to murder someone. |
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Post by Befferz on Mar 31, 2011 13:11:11 GMT -5
Why murder anyone? Really? I could think of a number of good reasons to murder someone. <<Backs away from J slowly and quietly...>> |
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Post by lisabelle on Mar 31, 2011 13:12:38 GMT -5
OMG B, I was thinking the same thing!
Anyone up for a game of clue???
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