The FBI needs your help!

[samusaran253]

The FBI needs the help of the public to solve a murder. They have been working on the murder case for 12 years now, but they still haven't managed to decipher a secret code left by the killer on his victim. So they are now calling upon the public to decipher the code for them. Let's do this guys.

Text from one of the notes (may not be 100% accurate)
ALPNTE GLSE-SE ERTE
VLSE MTSE-CTSE-WSE-FRTSE
PWRTRSE ONDRSE WLD NCBE
NWLDXCRCMSP NEWLD STS ME XL
DUCMT6TUNSE NCBEXC
(MUNSA I? STENMU NARSE)
KLSE-LRSTE-TR SE-TRSE-MKSEN-MRSE
(SAE6NSE SE NMBSE)
NMNRCBRNSEPTE2PTEWSRCBR (N?U?)SE
26MLSE 74SPRKSE 29 KCNO (O?B?S?)OLE 175RTRSE
35GLE CLGSE UUNUTXEDKRSE PSESHLE
651 MTCSE HTLSEN CUTCTRS NMRF
99845 ZUNEPLSEUCRSEAOLTSEN SKSEN (D?)SE
NSREONSE PUTSEWLDNCBE (3XORL)
NMSE NRSE IN2NTRLERCBANSENTSRCRSNC
LSPNSEN GSPSE MKSERBSENCBEAVXCR
HA CREN MRENCBE 1/2 MUNDDLSE
D-W-M-Y MPL XDRLX

Number of appearances of individual letters
A - 24
B - 47
C - 44
D - 23
E - 130
F - 9
G - 7
H - 4
I - 9
J - 1
K - 10
L - 49
M - 26
N - 81
0 - 14
P - 31
Q - 0
R - 64
S - 96
T - 54
U - 10
V - 7
W - 19
X - 14
Y - 3
Z - 0


Sources: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/30/fbi-public-help-needed-crack-encrypted-notes-1-murder-mystery/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110329/ts_yblog_thelookout/fbi-asks-public-for-help-breaking-encrypted-notes-tied-to-1999-murder

[coolsome]

This is the second silliest thread iv ever seen!

[GeorgeC]

Ask nelson tethers, he's good at this shit!

[Origami]

I don't get the hate for this topic. The topic befits the target group on this board; puzzle solving people.

And who knows...maybe we can help the FBI solve a murder ^^

[Cojo the Monkey]

I'm guessing if the FBI's cryptography department hasn't cracked it, a private citizen is unlikely to. Especially given that the FBI probably has all kinds of resources they won't release, such as previous samples of the victim's writing (including typical spelling errors, writing style, and known-used systems), context like what they expect the notes to be about, etc.

[divisionten]

Believe it or not, this is real. Where HAS Nelson run off to, anyway?

[Harald B]

I notice the combination SE appears 44 times. Hm.
And Nelson probably can't get a good cell phone connection in Scoggins.

[coolsome]

I notice the combination SE appears 44 times. Hm.


He or she is a fan of MI SE!

[Alcoremortis]

Why would a killer leave a coded message giving vital clues on the victim in the first place? Sounds to me like he or she was just yanking the FBI's chain. Leave gibberish, watch as everyone runs around frantically.

It just seems so contrived.

[divisionten]

Why would a killer leave a coded message giving vital clues on the victim in the first place? Sounds to me like he or she was just yanking the FBI's chain. Leave gibberish, watch as everyone runs around frantically.

It just seems so contrived.

What they've figured out is that it was likely written by the victim, not the killer, divulging something important disguised as nonsense. It was found crumpled in his pockets.

[Origami]

Lol....if it was written by the victim that's pretty much an EPIC FAIL. He probably thought 'hey, let me write this message but in a coded way otherwise the criminal might intercept it'. Result: FBI hasn't solved it for 25 years encounting.

[coolsome]

Lol....if it was written by the victim that's pretty much an EPIC FAIL. He probably thought 'hey, let me write this message but in a coded way otherwise the criminal might intercept it'. Result: FBI hasn't solved it for 25 years encounting.

Maybe it can't be solved untill the right time.

[Alcoremortis]

Maybe it can't be solved untill the right time.

It's a prophecy of the Dark Times to come...

[doodo!]

I started to look at it, but then found this site while doing it...
http://4chan.chan4chan.com/x/res/7332162

[Irishmile]

Well its not the Konami code

[tobar]

Especially given that the FBI probably has all kinds of resources they won't release, such as previous samples of the victim's writing (including typical spelling errors, writing style, and known-used systems), context like what they expect the notes to be about, etc.

Actually they have released that info.

[TomPravetz]

Ha. Yes. I am pretty awesome.

Oh, sorry. I was just responding to the message decoded.

[coolsome]

Ha. Yes. I am pretty awesome.

Oh, sorry. I was just responding to the message decoded.

So that means you have a murder stalker?

[TomPravetz]

So that means you have a murder stalker?

His name is Henry! *sob weep cry*

[JedExodus]

I started to look at it, but then found this site while doing it...
http://4chan.chan4chan.com/x/res/7332162

Ohhhh you browse /x/, the pieces are all fitting together now :p

[ShaggE]

Ohhhh you browse /x/, the pieces are all fitting together now :p

Oi! We're not all conspiracy nuts! :p (kidding... we totally are)

[bang]

I think its grouping. "se" "wld" and "rse" appear next to one another a mess of times. SE almost 40 times. X and E seems to be close as well. when they said the person did it as a kid, i thought it may be juvinile, like ubbie dubbie talk. like "se" is just extra throw away letters, like an "ay" sound in pig latin.

But they are clearly groups of paired letters where those groups either mean "jump spaces" or "remove"

I also thought it was an old style telephone, the letters on the phone? but there were no "q" or Z on those old phones. i guess everyone saw what i saw a long time ago i guess

[divisionten]

Who knows if the code is even in English? I know of people who code Roman letters to non-Roman typesets, like Chinese.