On Mar 31, 3:15 pm, Joe Snodgrass <joe.s...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Mar 30, 10:18 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... > > As to which crime was being committed, I'm going with numbers running > or loan sharking. There's no reason for any crook to keep any record > of any other crime, except prostitution, where phone books come in > handy. > > Thievery is not an honest business, and records of what went down, > where and with whom can only hurt you. Unless of course, it's a grand > list of felonies that he was using to blackmail the participants. > > But I can't see gathering that much info from blackmail. I always > thought it involved one guy blackmailing one victim. This would imply > a factory scale process, and he'd need some way to lure his prey into > the trap. > > Of course, that WOULD be a good way to get murdered. This is him http://img851.imageshack.us/i/4d93ac54b10bcimage.jpg/
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