# Beale is a fictional character.

> Most likely: Beale is a fictional character.

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# Beale is a fictional character.

Beale is a fictional character.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- No record will ever match; the name may echo a known Virginian.

## What would rule it out

- A record places a Thomas J. Beale in Lynchburg in 1820 or 1822 with a western journey.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[The letters attributed to him contain anachronisms.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/beale-ciphers/evidence/EVD0CR7J7YA6QWX/the-letters-attributed-to-him-contain-anachronisms)

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## The questions it answers

[Did Thomas J. Beale exist?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/beale-ciphers/questions/QST0CR7J0KY19QQ/did-thomas-j-beale-exist)

Part of [Who wrote The Beale Papers?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/beale-ciphers/questions/QST0CR7J0C43MZG/who-wrote-the-beale-papers)

Most likelyBeale is a fictional character

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