The method I used is simple but breathtaking, as is the cipher itself, for those with the right eyes.
I will now bow to the audience, which is virtually non-existent. The purpose is the Google SEO and record keeping of my work and efforts revealing the landmark to the world. I would appreciate it if that can be maintained for historical purposes, including my usage of f word against @shaqmeister.
I would also like my speaking out against the other forum mod preserved for eternity. And I will call them out if my solution is ever confirmed. Their control over Zodiac related information is problematic for the case. I am not the only one that holds this opinion, and it is just an opinion. I felt it was worth expressing and I stand by it. Never was a big fan of grifters. They are parasitic in nature.
May the force be with you.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
Morning thoughts:
The current state of affairs regarding timely and proper evaluation of logically sound proposed Z32 solutions is detrimental to the cipher being solved.
As previously mentioned, the paper itself is not necessary. That is supplementary information. The original codebase was only 77 lines of code, and does not require 4 months time to review.
The few responses from truly qualified individuals have been appreciated, but also very vague. It didn’t provide me a ton of information, other than the knowledge that they didn’t find anything critical wrong. That itself was extremely valuable to me.
I am glad to say I have calmed down a bit, which has provided some clarity. I know I can still win with this. I have something special, and I will continue to defend and share it. The resistance so far, would have made others give up I would imagine. But I am just not that type of person.
As far as calling others out if I am right, particularly the other forum admin, I do intend to do that. Not to be petty or vindictive, but I genuinely believe they are unhelpful to the case and I don’t think people should give them their hard earned money. Again this only my opinion. I do not really know them, and I am sure they have redeeming qualities. However, I truly had a negative experience with that individual and I do have thoughts about them, as I am sure they do about me. However, they did not express their thoughts on my work, they just silenced it. And that is my problem here. He had a chance to debunk it publicly or privately and he never did so, because he wasn’t able to.
There are others I have negative reviews of, but I don’t really have anything against them. They didn’t silence the work, they just muddied the waters. I can’t say if they did that purposefully, or out of a genuine intent of constructive conversation. It felt adversarial rather than collaborative. Do keep in mind, I was debating with people that had proposed alternative plaintexts using non-computational methods. And so, we will naturally begin to argue a lot.
I propose IN THREE AND THREE EIGHTHS RADIANS TEN as the solution to Z32, shared with the world on December 22, 2025 by David Stampher, computer enthusiast, son, brother, and good guy trying to help move the case forward, for free.
Thank you very much.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
I also did not have a team of people for morale boosting or feedback. I did this solo, in isolation. It was dark. But the light is at the end of the tunnel.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
The cow theorists, I will file it under bad joke and extract as many laughs as I can from it, while also being sad that it is a belief that I am up against. Par for the course.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
As the experts have been super slow, I have since seen a graveyard pointed to with Z32, by the Daily Mail in the UK. I think the slowness isn’t good because the longer it persists, the more subjectively selected solutions will continue to dominate the news cycle. They are just going straight to the news, and not dealing with experts. I can kind of see why that is. The graveyard pointing is entirely designed to fit a pre-existing narrative. The only narrative my proposed solution follows is the explicit instructions from the Zodiac himself. I didn’t add any extra layers on top.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
And even if my projection was wrong or whatever, the lack of feedback from hearing that would also be wrong on the other end. If someone points to the wrong place with this cipher, that should definitely be mentioned if noticed and is provably wrong.
No complaints on my projection from anyone other than @shaqmeister, who was wrong. He prefers the more inaccurate method that doesn’t use a computer. That is because it “debunks” my proposed solution, in his mind.
I think if it was wrong it would have been mentioned to me already by now. This isn’t the only place I’ve been. The complaints weren’t proper falsifications….they were opinions (natural origin on landmark, not a CSP).
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
I would imagine these experts I’ve reached out to haven’t had to sit around waiting for 4 months with their potentially important work collecting dust. Being seen, but not engaged with. As someone that has experienced this first hand: not fun. I don’t think it is good for a few reasons. Many of these are worth ignoring, but mine has a physical landmark. I haven’t seen any others with interesting landmarks like this one. It isn’t just any random landmark, it matches the ciphertext triangle when overlaid, and is right by Lake Herman Road. Zodiac explicitly mentioned a buried object, multiple times, in direct relation to this very cipher. It really is simple.
Much of the post-share on the proposed solution has sucked and been a grind, but it isn’t over until it is over. Shaq says it will never be scanned because it is natural origin + cow privacy, maybe….
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
In general I’ve grown pretty untrustworthy regarding all of the silence I’ve received, as it is the exact opposite of how I entered the arena. I brought open source code to the table. I engaged honestly and with any all questions and comments, both positive and negative. it took months for me to become upset about the situation as it dragged on.
And so, it is another bad taste in the mouth for me, on the personal level. I will be very glad when this is all resolved.
I shared something amazing and physical and it was treated like nothing of interest. Not worth responding to. It was the cows. Oh well.
When it is over with, I will be glad to return to my previous environment. Necessity brought me here, rather than desire.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
But I’ve since realized that necessity did not bring me here, I could have gone elsewhere, and should have when I realized it is a ghost town. These forums just ended up being an energy drain for me, which was a similar experience with the last one.
But this is still my recording of the series of events from my perspective. It will serve as a time capsule. It was the most difficult time of the experience, sitting in silence, waiting around. But I will pick myself up off the ground and forge my own path.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
And so I now call into question this review process itself. It hasn’t been exceptional because it has been too drawn out. This is why we have others proposing Z32 solutions and skipping the experts. They don’t respond, because they get swamped with bad solutions. If the good one comes along one day, it is buried with the rest. I’ve seen significant oversights on here relevant to this cipher and proposed solution (DMW, Oliv). Yikes.
Since the codebase itself is simple and all that is required, I think it can be reviewed for correctness very quickly, and that has led to my wondering what has taken so long, and why the ones that did review it were so vague in their communications, while also being friendly and kind enough to review in the first place. I don’t mind vagueness, that’s cool. Hearing anything at all back meant a lot.
There are external issues that have slowed this down and intentionally attempted to prevent it from being discussed, when I had received some initial supporting users in the initial reveal on forum 1. It was gaining momentum, then it was silenced. I had done enough work already and this hasn’t helped. But I must accept this situation and adapt, and that is what I am doing. This is just another journal entry. I am just sharing my story so far, from my perspective.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
The very long expert review, which I assume won’t be arriving, has led to cow theory and natural origin being considered viable debunks to what I (David Stampher) have found by Lake Herman Road. Post-share, I wasn’t sure how long things would take. I underestimated this, but I had no frame of reference.
To me it is very obvious Zodiac constructed the triangle. Can’t say it with certainty without the scan, but an extremely high degree of confidence. I won’t even bother to list all of the reasons, there are many. Enough to put my name on it. And so I have.
I still love the method, despite the cold reception.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
In fact, if the experts do ever get around to it, and I am finally proven correct, this method will be studied and provide real value beyond Z32.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
And part of the story will be it was largely ignored and “debunked” for way too long. Double yikes.
The only reason I can say this is I know capable people have seen and engaged with it (even if only minimally). The landmark is quite possibly the most obvious thing of all time (to me). We all have different eyes.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
It has essentially been a battle over what is real and true. Did nature produce that triangle, or was it the Zodiac?
The next level is watering hole. Did a rancher create this design? Why? Well, we don’t really know, but it was definitely a rancher that made that, and so your proposed solution is wrong.
If you think nature or a rancher did that, might want to think again. Zodiac made that. Experts shouldn’t take 4 months to come to this realization.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227
By far, the most annoying thing ever.
It isn’t that hard. People make it harder than it is.
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.”
― Alan Turing
Best regards,
-David Stampher, the solver of Mount Diablo code aka Z32.
Cracked using the Python programming language in December 2025 using modern computational techniques.
Code: https://github.com/dstampher/zodiac-z32-cipher
Paper: https://zenodo.org/records/18645227