![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/zodiac-killer-letters-has-the-cipher-been-solved-and-what-does-it-say/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NINTCHDBPICT000625160396.jpg&description=CHILLING NOTE Zodiac Killer letters: Has the cipher been solved and what does it say? THE Zodiac Killer terrorized the Bay Area of San Francisco, California with a string of gruesome murders in the late '60s. Apart from his sick crimes, he was known for taunting law enforcement and the media with coded letters. 2 The Zodiac killer's identity was revealed on October 6, 2021 Credit: Corbis - Getty What did the Zodiac Killer's cipher say? In November 1969, the infamous Zodiac Killer, sent a 340-word cipher to the San Francisco Chronicle while bragging that they had no fear of execution. The difficult code remained unsolved for decades, but it was finally cracked. The coded letter – full of jumbled letters, numbers and symbols – read: 'I hope you are having lots of fun in trying to catch me. 'I am not afraid of the gas chamber because it will send me to paradise all the sooner because I now have enough slaves to work for me.' 2 After 51 years, the killer's menacing cipher has been cracked The chilling message was cracked by citizen coding experts, according to an article in The Chronicle in December 2020. Coding expert David Oranchak said: 'Last weekend, a team I'm on solved the 340 and submitted it to the FBI. 'They have confirmed the solution. No joke! This is the real deal.' The FBI have since acknowledged the code-breakers' achievements. The Bureau said: "The FBI is aware that a cipher attributed to the Zodiac killer was recently solved by private citizens. "The Zodiac Killer remains an ongoing investigation for the FBI San Francisco Division and our local law enforcement partners. "The Zodiac killer terrorized multiple communities across Northern California and even though decades have gone by, we continue to seek justice for the victims of these brutal crimes.' Who was the Zodiac Killer and what did he do? The Zodiac Killer has never been identified. There has been a long list of suspects accused with varying degrees of credibility in the more than 50 years since){kind=link}
THE Zodiac Killer terrorized the Bay Area of San Francisco, California with a string of gruesome murders in the late ’60s.
Apart from his sick crimes, he was known for taunting law enforcement and the media with coded letters.
In November 1969, the infamous Zodiac Killer, sent a 340-word cipher to the San Francisco Chronicle while bragging that they had no fear of execution.
The difficult code remained unsolved for decades, but it was finally cracked.
The coded letter – full of jumbled letters, numbers and symbols – read: “I hope you are having lots of fun in trying to catch me.