On Mar 31, 12:18 pm, "Stretto" <stre...@nowhere.com> wrote: > "Joe Snodgrass" <joe.s...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:c37e8e0b-a825-4ac5-9886-8828ab1fa...@x8g2000prh.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > > > > FBI cryptanalysis hasn’t decrypted notes from 1999 murder mystery > > >http://tinyurl.com/4d56zsz > > > The FBI is seeking the public's help in breaking the encrypted code > > found in two notes discovered on the body of a murdered man in 1999. > > > The FBI says that officers in St. Louis, Missouri discovered the body > > of 41-year-old Ricky McCormick on June 30, 1999 in a field and the > > clues regarding the homicide were two encrypted notes found in the > > victim's pants pockets. > > > The FBI says that despite extensive work by its Cryptanalysis and > > Racketeering Records Unit (CRRU), and the American Cryptogram > > Association, the meanings of those two coded notes remain a mystery > > and McCormick's murderer has never been found. One has to wonder > > though, if the FBI can't figure this out, who can? But I digress. > > > From the FBI: "The more than 30 lines of coded material use a > > maddening variety of letters, numbers, dashes, and parentheses. > > McCormick was a high school dropout, but he was able to read and write > > and was said to be 'street smart.' According to members of his family, > > McCormick had used such encrypted notes since he was a boy, but > > apparently no one in his family knows how to decipher the codes, and > > it's unknown whether anyone besides McCormick could translate his > > secret language. Investigators believe the notes in McCormick's > > pockets were written up to three days before his death." > > > "Standard routes of cryptanalysis seem to have hit brick walls," said > > CRRU chief Dan Olson in a statement. To move the case forward, > > examiners need another sample of McCormick's coded system-or a similar > > one-that might offer context to the mystery notes or allow valuable > > comparisons to be made. Or, short of new evidence, Olson said, "Maybe > > someone with a fresh set of eyes might come up with a brilliant new > > idea." > > > The FBI says it has always relied on public tips and other assistance > > to solve crimes though breaking a code may represent a special > > circumstance. > > > For larger images of the notes go here. [LINK] > > > If you have an idea how to break the code, have seen similar codes, or > > have any information about the Ricky McCormick case, write to CRRU at > > the following address: > > > FBI Laboratory > > Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit > > 2501 Investigation Parkway > > Quantico, VA 22135 > > Attn: Ricky McCormick Case > > > There is no reward being offered, just the knowledge that you may be > > solving an intriguing murder mystery, the FBI stated. > > No other information about the guy? It might help. If the note is of any use > then people and places would be in it. If that is the case then it would > help to know where he lived and some of the names of people he knows. > > The note seems like it may not be just encrypted but a sort of > compression(or rather shorthand/jargon) was used. Was the guy a drug dealer? > It could be a list of "clients" or information about where he sold drugs(the > numbers look like street addresses or amounts. > > If these kinda notes were so common from this guy then surely the FBI should > have many more? > > Seems like the FBI could do more if they wanted it really solved..
I can use my psychic powers to solve the crime! I did a test on the Australian Channel 9 News website a few months ago... Given a sequence of photos tell who is a notorious criminal and who is a professional surfer! I got every one right! My psychic channels were spot on, e.g. "had a big magazine following" -> SURFER G. Adam -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
