Posted by: @shaqmeister

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it would be unsurprising if we didn’t find …

Should have been “it would be surprising if …”

Posted by: @lendor-77

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Finally, I believe that a truly authoritative evaluation of this kind of solution could only come from an experienced cryptographer, ideally someone who has already worked on deciphering Zodiac’s previous codes.

Luckily we are exposed to that service here without further effort, given that the current hoster of this forum (on www.zodiackillerciphers.com) is one of the three who cracked the Z340.

Posted by: @shaqmeister

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Posted by: @lendor-77

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Finally, I believe that a truly authoritative evaluation of this kind of solution could only come from an experienced cryptographer, ideally someone who has already worked on deciphering Zodiac’s previous codes.

Luckily we are exposed to that service here without further effort, given that the current hoster of this forum (on www.zodiackillerciphers.com) is one of the three who cracked the Z340.

Yeah… hopefully one day they’ll come here and take a look at our solutions 😄

Posted by: @lendor-77

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Finally, I believe that a truly authoritative evaluation of this kind of solution could only come from an experienced cryptographer, ideally someone who has already worked on deciphering Zodiac’s previous codes.

I emailed the President of the American Cryptogram Association as soon as I found the triangle.  Many others that are experts.  I sent them just the code at first, didn’t have the first version of the whitepaper written.

A small handful wrote back.  None mentioned any issues with the code/method, and they were definitely capable of proper evaluation.

Basically didn’t receive much feedback at all.  I am still extremely grateful for the few that did, as I realize it takes time to review properly.

People can say natural origin, I say let’s wait for the GPR test to make that determination.  

I think natural origin is extremely unlikely, because the odds are astronomically small for this 100 foot triangle that points north, matches the ciphertext symbol, is by the same road as the Zodiac’s first crime scene, and for the soil disturbance at this location to appear in aerial photography in ’68.

But as I’ve said, people can think that if they want, and we do have a way that can tell us a definitive answer, where we don’t have to guess about it on internet forums any longer.

Posted by: @lendor-77

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Good morning!

as mentioned earlier, I believe that homophonic substitution is not the right approach in this case. 

Both of the other two solved ciphers used homophonic substitution.  Why do you think it is wrong for Z32?

I guess this will be another issue where we just disagree and have to wait for it to be scanned to know if this proposed solution is correct.  If they find evidence there, then we can safely say homophonic substitution was used, just like the other ciphers.

You will be tempted to add a transposition step to produce a cooler answer.  But I like this one.

And yes I’ve said I am taking a rest and relaxation break, but I am still compelled to defend the work.  I will keep an eye in case anyone spots a problem with the code/math/method.  It seems no problems have been identified with that part, it is simply a matter of natural vs Zodiac origin on the landmark.  I vote Zodiac, we will see.

We like to say,  “Don’t rule out natural origin.” and I say, “Don’t rule out that Zodiac made that landmark and my proposed solution is correct”.

See we have another fresh Z32 proposed solution today, over on the Zodiac Killer forums.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/zodiackillerfr/zodiac-s-z32-mt-diablo-code-actually-points-to-a-f-t11870.html

Glad to see people using Haversine distance now.  Also seen a few Python based constraint solvers pop up, glad to inspire others but haven’t received any hello’s via email or anything.

It’s really been a pretty gross experience tbh, as it is pretty obvious some people have taken interest in the work, but didn’t engage with it when I shared it, and never offered feedback on my paper/code.  They are just doing their own spins on the method to generate new proposed solutions.  That will go on forever with Z32.

I do hope the experts will get back to me as others will point to peoples houses ect with this cipher.

Also seeing Oliv92 come so close 5 years ago and get 1 response is depressing, not gonna lie.  I don’t think it is a good sign for the prospects of my proposed solution being treated properly, it could end up being written off as natural origin, cow activity.

Since others have been inspired by the work but it remains in limbo, I did buy the domain INTHREEANDTHREEEIGHTHSRADIANSTEN.COM, and I will put my paper on there.  I’d prefer not see others claiming they found this when I did, back in December.  I just got banned by a tyrannical forum administrator when I was one week away from releasing the second version of my whitepaper to that community.

His ban was completely unwarranted.  My off topic post was in direct response response to another user, that had responded to my on topic post, but diverged.  My response to their off topic response, would naturally be off topic as well.

The admin decided to ban me for directly responding to another user.  My response was not even argumentative or hostile with this other user, it simply did not relate to the fake news Black Dahlia rumor.

My name is David Stampher and I proposed IN THREE AND THREE EIGHTHS RADIANS TEN and first publicly shared it on December 22, 2026 with my code as the proof.

Also I shared my paper/code with the FBI, Vallejo PD, and Solano County Sherriff Dept.  So they know my name, and they know about that triangle and solution because I told them.

At this point I am just trying to defend my work from others claiming they found it.  So now I have to pivot to the content creation route which is a completely different discipline and challenge.  I had hoped for more engagement from the people I originally reached out to, but that didn’t happen.  And so it is in a weird place right now.  That has added to the stress for me.  I realize the natural origin theorists don’t get that.  

Hopefully at least my posts can stay up as some form of timestamped record of how this has unfolded so far.

December 2025, that is.  I have been sleeping like crap since I found that triangle and was met with mostly silence about it, or people telling me its for the cows.

You know, in Italian we say “we’re in the same boat” to mean that we’re going through the same situations and feelings.

That’s why I want to tell you to try to stay calm. The idea is yours—you had it, you shared it—and no one can take that away from you. It’s already part of your path and your value. There’s no need to stress or worry about losing it.

Instead, try to turn this energy into something concrete. You could make a video where you explain step by step what you want to do. You’ll see that it will help you share your idea more clearly and reach people in the right way.

I understand you more than you might think. I’m going through a similar moment too. I’m working on an idea that may sound crazy, but that I believe has solid grounds—that Zodiac and the Monster of Florence could be the same person. It’s not even my idea originally, but I chose to explore it and share it anyway.

In the end, though, I see it like this: if my analysis leads somewhere, great. If people listen, even better. If not… that’s okay too. It just means this was part of my path.

So really—take a breath, slow down, and trust that what you’re doing already has value, no matter how it turns out. 🙂