Best case scenario, my solution checks out, leads to physical evidence, which leads to identification.
To be clear, I am not betting on that last part happening. The physical evidence part, I think there is a pretty good probability of that one happening due to the intricate design, that goes beyond the landmark itself.
And so we could say through the chain of events that Z340 being cracked also led to that discovery, which is pretty cool.
“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
Still my work has mostly been ignored (for now). This is due to early roadblocks that led to frustration. Forum battles were draining because it is too easy to assert things that are actually wrong. With no experts around as referees, it tends to devolve into useless bickering over differing opinions.
I will point out again, a list of debunks so far:
1. The landmark is natural in origin, so your proposed solution is wrong.
2. The landmark is not close enough to a road. (LHR is right by it)
3. The landmark is a watering hole. (weird watering hole design and placement).
4. The landmark should not be scanned, as cows inhabit this land. By scanning the landmark, we will infringe on the privacy rights of the cows.
5. The methodology is not a CSP (Reddit user that claims to have a PHD).
And that is it. The rest has been silence, and a few positive but brief comments from capable individuals.
“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 if some people would prefer to talk about Black Dahlia, ALA sketches, ect, ect rather than the landmark I found, that is cool. But I will keep talking about the landmark in my thread here until it is scanned.
“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 I do thank any mods for at least not censoring my thread and letting me spam it. I realize that is easy to just click a button and make it go away (from here). But the code and paper are the cleanest Z32 method to date. I’ve looked around.
Spamming this thread let’s me vent frustrated energy and also talk more about the cipher.
“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
Bad debunkers won’t sway me but they can still try.
“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
An objective falsification is a different story, to be clear. That is a legitimate debunk.
If I pointed to the wrong place and that is provable, major mistake. But that isn’t what happened. I pointed to the right place.
“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 there are many ways to point to the wrong place. There is only one right way to do this.
“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 right way to do this is what you see expressed in the code I shared.
“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 realize an expert could just say, “how do we know he didn’t encrypt a taunting phrase instead?”.
I file this under bad debunk, due to all of the clues + the physical landmark I found. Difference of opinion.
“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 realize that is technically true, but it is highly improbable given what I have found. I would think experts realize this? Hope so. They must.
“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
Anyways one way to know if my solution is right is to just scan the triangle. That would put “taunting phrase theory” to bed as well.
“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
If Zodiac made that landmark, then my solution is correct. If experts want to debunk it I need to hear an alternative explanation for the landmark. Why do we see this aligned soil disturbance in ’68, which is not visible in the next available image in ’64?
Why does it match the triangle in the ciphertext when overlaid? Why is it so close to the exact 10 o’ clock radial from Mt. Diablo?
“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
We know that isn’t mother nature, or a cattle rancher.
It is the Zodiac. It is what I have been saying every single day since December and will keep going every single day until this December, and the one after that.
I do hope it has been checked out by then. That is out of my hands, which is fine because I already did my job. The rest is up to others.
When it is checked out and confirmed to be constructed by the Zodiac, then this story becomes extremely interesting.
“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 am switching between analysis, which continues, and advocacy. The advocacy serves two purposes.
1. Help move the case forward (maybe, hopefully).
2,. Externally verify my personally confirmed solution.
There is also the creative aspect where I now have to create Youtube videos ect for the purpose of advocacy. These are all different skillsets that I have juggle around. It is more than would be typically expected from someone solving the Z32 cipher.
“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 forums were a small testing of the waters on how the solution would be received. But that is one type of audience. It is a drop in the ocean. The bad debunks are actually useful. While they were annoying they also revealed the ways people may try to discredit the work. It is useful information to me.
“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