Evidence · Beale ciphers

Cipher stories were popular after Poe's 'The Gold-Bug', giving a ready model.

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Someone else in Lynchburg in the 1880s wrote it as fiction or a promotion, with Ward as front.

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Cipher stories were popular after Poe's 'The Gold-Bug', giving a ready model. [Evidence EVD0CR7J5R00DZK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CR7J5R00DZK

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0cr7j5r00dzk,
  title     = {Cipher stories were popular after Poe's 'The Gold-Bug', giving a ready model.},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0CR7J5R00DZK},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CR7J5R00DZK}
}