Zodiac Discussion Forum

lendor.77
lendor.77
@lendor-77
Trusted Member
Joined: March 9, 2026 9:34 pm
Last seen: April 22, 2026 9:59 pm
Topics: 1 / Replies: 66
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

Personally, I’m more inclined to think that Zodiac did actually include his name somewhere within one of his ciphers. Beyond my own Z13 solution, I ha…

12 hours ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

On this point, I don’t really know much more than you do. From what I’ve read, some of the individuals who were investigated and accused of being the …

19 hours ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

Ok, now I understand how you’re treating X and Y. I’m not 100% convinced yet, but your reasoning makes sense. As I mentioned a few posts ago, we cou…

22 hours ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

But coming back to the point: if the initials were really UL, why not simply use XX as markers instead of XY? If U and L are already in the correct …

24 hours ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

I think there’s actually a pretty simple explanation for that. It could just be that the author stuck to the same format used in the previous ciphers,…

24 hours ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

I understand your point, and I think I see what you mean when you say that the constraints become tighter once the “HERCULES” layer is fixed. The idea…

1 day ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

I’m not entirely convinced that the order of the initials is that important. If, in the end, we had to choose between UL or LU, I don’t think it would…

2 days ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

If I were the author and my initials were UL, I’d probably make that explicit by using two identical markers (something like XX) ending up with a stru…

2 days ago
Reply
RE: Plotting your Z32 Solution easily using Microsoft Word

Avevo in mente anche un valore compreso tra 16° e 17° Est, e in pratica nessuno dei due è davvero sbagliato. Se ricordo bene, il valore più preciso …

2 days ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

I think I understand your point: once a solid method has been established to derive Hercules, it’s not easy to also “fit in” the author’s initials wit…

2 days ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

Hi @shaqmeister! I’d like to clarify one aspect of your proposal. In this approach, you are essentially excluding the entire first row and relying s…

2 days ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

At this point, it seems quite clear that identifying the city of Hercules is relatively solid and unambiguous. On the other hand, determining Zodiac’s…

3 days ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

Yes, when I did my research, I recall that by the mid-1960s the Hercules Powder Company had already stopped producing explosives and shifted to manufa…

3 days ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

I was already familiar with the Stine case, but not with this particular individual who was initially suspected—that’s definitely an interesting detai…

3 days ago
Reply
RE: Z32 Cipher – Structural Analysis Leading to “Hercules”

Ciao @shaqmeister ! In my view, the fact that HERCULE/HERCULES can be read counterclockwise thanks to the two paired symbols doesn’t rule out a seco…

3 days ago
Page 1 / 5