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FBI Wants You To Solve Encrypted Notes From Murder

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday March 29, 2011 @08:58AM from the don't-you-mean-muuuuuurder dept.

coondoggie writes "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."

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Re:Link to the notes: by mastershake82 · 2011-03-29 09:14 · Score: 5, Insightful

Well... since nobody has any clue as to how it is encrypted... perhaps there is something specific as to how it was written regarding how to decrypt. They don't know that there is, and they don't know that there isn't, so they've effectively provided you everything they have to work with. It's up to you if you think it should be worked in a different format.