by Michael Cole | Feb 23, 2016 | Articles, Ciphers
Introduction At a length of 13 symbols, the Zodiac Killer’s My Name Is cipher is very short. In fact, it’s so short that it’s unlikely any proposed solution will be universally accepted unless it can be corroborated with other evidence in the case,...
by Michael Cole | Jan 5, 2016 | Articles, Ciphers
If you have anything beyond a cursory interest in the Zodiac Killer, you probably know that he created a cryptogram in which he purported to encipher his name. This cipher is often referred as the My Name Is cipher because that’s the phrase the killer used to...
by Michael Cole | Oct 24, 2015 | Ciphers, Zodiac Research
Video Presentation Description On October 22, David Oranchak — long-time Zodiac community member and Zodiac Killer cipher expert — presented an excellent review and analysis of the current state of the Zodiac Killer ciphers at the 2015 Cryptologic History Symposium....
by Michael Cole | May 27, 2015 | Ciphers
[This video is no longer available] This video is from the 2009 National Geographic documentary The Code Breakers. Although the documentary deals with several stories related to cryptography, I’ve set the video to start at the beginning the Zodiac Killer...
by Michael Cole | May 5, 2015 | Around the Web, Ciphers, Internet, Video
It occurred to me that the Zodiac Killer Cipher Generator was in need of some documentation. While the different inputs and fields are nearly self-explanatory for those of us who are familiar with the Zodiac’s homophonic substitution ciphers, there are likely...
by Michael Cole | Dec 30, 2012 | Around the Web, Ciphers, Internet
If you haven’t been over to zodiackillerciphers.com recently, you should head over and have a look. Dave’s added some really good content, including a detailed look at the 408 solution and some thoughts on the lesser-known concerned citizen who anonymously...