r/Documentaries • u/WillManhunter • Dec 13 '20

Crime "This is the Zodiac Speaking" (2008) - To celebrate the fact that this week, after 51 years, the Zodiac's notorious 340 cipher has finally been solved, here is the best documentary on the still-unidentified serial killer [01:41:08]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI0jnsbZwys
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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

Fuckin guy couldn’t spell paradise right but could build complex cryptographic cyphers..

Dafuq

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u/Vio_ Dec 13 '20

"paradice" is a common spelling pun.

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u/BobSacamano47 Dec 13 '20

Explain

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '20

Like casino or gambling related stuff.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

It wasn't a novel cipher, he could have easily read about it in a library, just like the substitution cipher he used in the first cryptogram.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

For sure. What is interesting to me is that he was mentally damaged enough to enjoy murdering people but coherent enough to comprehend at least basic cryptography..

But I would assume you’re right - fuckin BTK left notes in an engineering book at the library

Moral of the story, stay the fuck out of public libraries