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 | Apr 28, 2015 | Articles, Internet, Media
The website ratter.com is publishing a series of Zodiac-Killer articles entitled Zodiac Porn. According to the primary author of the series, Michael Rosen, Zodiac Porn is “where we examine the dark, sexy underbelly of the Zodiac and the obsessive amateur sleuths...
by Michael Cole | Jun 6, 2012 | Articles, Ciphers, Internet
This post will serve as a living document that tracks the ongoing changes which I make to the Zodiac Killer Cipher Generator. June 6, 2012 Incorporated David Bau’s Math.seedrandom() since, apparently, Math.random() is not seedable by default. I exposed the seed,...
by Michael Cole | Jan 14, 2012 | Articles, Television
The Travel Channel’s Hidden City is the latest show to dedicate air time to the subject of the Zodiac. The hour-long episode covers three San-Francisco topics, the other two being Harvey Milk and gold-rush era vigilantism. You can find episode information and a...