I will pay US$1000 for the first person who can crack this code. The US FBI is looking to solve a murder and all they have are these notes.

The first Freelancer to crack this code walks away with US$1000!

In your PM please have the answer. First person to get this right wins!!!

You must be able to demonstrate how you have broken the code!

Code located here [url removed, login to view]

Update:



Ricky McCormick was found June 30, 1999 with the 2 coded pieces of paper in his pocket. The code was written by the victim and may determine where he was before he was murdered.





Breaking any code involves

four basic steps:



1. determining the language used;

2. determining the system used;

3. reconstructing the key; and

4. reconstructing the plaintext.



Consider this cipher: Nffu nf bu uif qbsl bu oppo.



Now apply the four steps:



1. Determining the language allows you to compare the cipher text to the suspected language. Our cryptanalysts usually start with English.



2. Determining the system: Is this cipher using rearranged words, replaced words, or perhaps letter substitution? In this case, it’s letter substitution.



3. Reconstructing the key: This step answers the question of how the code maker changed the letters. In our example, every character shifted one letter to the right in the alphabet.



4. Reconstructing the plaintext: By applying the key from the previous step, you now have a solution: Meet me at the park at noon.