E-I-E-I-O!I know these rules may sound silly, but take a look at the following I coded, by using these rules:
L m D N L S E-H D E-S E-F R S E
Interesting, Kid Omni--
Have you be able to translate any parts of Ricky's code, following your rules?
E-I-E-I-O!I know these rules may sound silly, but take a look at the following I coded, by using these rules:
L m D N L S E-H D E-S E-F R S E
E-I-E-I-O!
Interesting, Kid Omni--
Have you be able to translate any parts of Ricky's code, following your rules?
...MOO I do not understand why the FBI would need to enlist the public.
based on the above, I wonder if this is a recruitment project ? Code breaking is not really something which is easily taught. It takes a certain mind set, and a certain skill set to be good at it. MOO
maybe this link, posted a few weeks ago by sfbaynancydrew, explains it:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/fbi-director-sheepishly-admits-agency-hasnt-solved,19906/
KO--Not really liking the missing letter code--answers seem forced. But the code we have sure does look like your missing letter examples.
Has it already been discussed that some of these "codes" could be stock market abbreviations? Like TFX and NCBE?
Ok here is some links including to 1999 newspaper articles about the case.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/from-b...cle_bcc02074-5b1a-11e0-b199-0017a4a78c22.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/from-m...cle_60dc223e-5b1b-11e0-9833-0017a4a78c22.html
here is a search link results from the Stltoday for ricky mccormick..seems other bodies were found in that area. not sure its related. I did not subscribe to read the entire articles..
http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=ricky%20mccormick&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=2000%20-%202008|2011|1998%20-%202000|2000&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=("ricky%20mccormick")&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date&xcal_useweights=no
Here is a good case summary
http://coldcasesleuth.blogspot.com/2011/04/ricky-mccormick-mysterious-death.html
I have read other boards that suggest its some type of phonetic language like pig latin..but of his own creation. perhaps its not a code but a short hand written with a rhyme scheme. I cannot find anywhere that mr. mccormick was adult autistic but his early use of this code seems to suggest something was different about him early on. Perhaps rhyming compulsions combined with some spoken shorthand..also someone pointed out that the page 1 was written neatly and as if on lined paper and the second one disorganized, and not so neatly.
He was on disability and found in a bad part of town. Could it be his customer ledger if he was a dealer? i think it could be meaningless..perhaps his shorthand mixed with the rhyme that had no rules other than his abbreviations that even he might not remember what it meant days later. someone asked a good question...why is the fbi even curious about this case? the facts we know are, a 41 year old man, on disability, had serious heart disease, found dead in a drug area of saint louis from homicide..hmmm..no interstate link mentioned, no federal crime suggested....is it all because he had notes the local police could not figure out? i think the fbi has some splainin' to do.
An alternative is that the victim could have been an FBI informant..MOO In what capacity I have no idea...seems doubtful, but I think there has to be some pressing reason for the FBI to be so into this case ? There is also the distinct possibility that this case could be waaay more complicated than thought...MOO
I wonder why the "code" is thought to be connected to his murder ?
One doesnt' have to be autistic to think in this manner. I'm convinced RM's "code" was unique and the key known only to him. It's not medical abbreviations or stock abbreviations (I played around with idea that very early on.) Sure, we can match up the letters with known abbrevations, but then can we put them together in a way that makes sense? Not just in one line, but in a way that follows throughout an entire page or large section of a page? There are very definite patterns in RM's writings. The way to solve the code is not one phrase at a time, but by looking over one entire page at a time and noting the patterns and the relationship between the letters and letter groups.Ok here is some links including to 1999 newspaper articles about the case.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/from-b...cle_bcc02074-5b1a-11e0-b199-0017a4a78c22.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/from-m...cle_60dc223e-5b1b-11e0-9833-0017a4a78c22.html
here is a search link results from the Stltoday for ricky mccormick..seems other bodies were found in that area. not sure its related. I did not subscribe to read the entire articles..
http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=ricky%20mccormick&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=2000%20-%202008|2011|1998%20-%202000|2000&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=("ricky%20mccormick")&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date&xcal_useweights=no
Here is a good case summary
http://coldcasesleuth.blogspot.com/2011/04/ricky-mccormick-mysterious-death.html
I have read other boards that suggest its some type of phonetic language like pig latin..but of his own creation. perhaps its not a code but a short hand written with a rhyme scheme. I cannot find anywhere that mr. mccormick was adult autistic but his early use of this code seems to suggest something was different about him early on. Perhaps rhyming compulsions combined with some spoken shorthand..also someone pointed out that the page 1 was written neatly and as if on lined paper and the second one disorganized, and not so neatly.
He was on disability and found in a bad part of town. Could it be his customer ledger if he was a dealer? i think it could be meaningless..perhaps his shorthand mixed with the rhyme that had no rules other than his abbreviations that even he might not remember what it meant days later. someone asked a good question...why is the fbi even curious about this case? the facts we know are, a 41 year old man, on disability, had serious heart disease, found dead in a drug area of saint louis from homicide..hmmm..no interstate link mentioned, no federal crime suggested....is it all because he had notes the local police could not figure out? i think the fbi has some splainin' to do.
One doesnt' have to be autistic to think in this manner. I'm convinced RM's "code" was unique and the key known only to him. It's not medical abbreviations or stock abbreviations (I played around with idea that very early on.) Sure, we can match up the letters with known abbrevations, but then can we put them together in a way that makes sense? Not just in one line, but in a way that follows throughout an entire page or large section of a page? There are very definite patterns in RM's writings. The way to solve the code is not one phrase at a time, but by looking over one entire page at a time and noting the patterns and the relationship between the letters and letter groups.
I'm convinced there is a numerical scheme beneath the letters, and I still believe my solution posted in April and May is pretty close to being accurate. I also suggest everyone read Sammy Sheep's post from May 6th at 10:00 am for good insight.