This is such an awesome accomplishment for the team and a great demo for the AZdecrypt program used to help decipher the message.
This puts to rest the Ted Cruz Zodiac Killer meme:
Amazing work, and really shows how amateur cryptographers can contribute to detective work.
I especially like the software tools involved.
I wonder if this will get us any closer to the famous short cipher that was mentioned in the video
Solution clear text:
I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING LOTS OF FUN IN TRYING TO CATCH ME THAT WASNT ME ON THE TV SHOW WHICH BRINGS UP A POINT ABOUT ME I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE GAS CHAMBER BECAUSE IT WILL SEND ME TO PARADICE ALL THE SOONER BECAUSE I NOW HAVE ENOUGH SLAVES TO WORK FOR ME WHERE EVERYONE ELSE HAS NOTHING WHEN THEY REACH PARADICE SO THEY ARE AFRAID OF DEATH I AM NOT AFRAID BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY NEW LIFE IS LIFE WILL BE AN EASY ONE IN PARADICE DEATH