# The marks imitate writing and carry no recoverable message.

> Still possible: The marks imitate writing and carry no recoverable message.

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Answer · Ricky McCormick's notes

# The marks imitate writing and carry no recoverable message.

The marks imitate writing and carry no recoverable message.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The writer could not write fluently.
- Statistics resemble pseudo-writing produced by people with limited literacy.

## What would rule it out

- A consistent reading of any recurring group is confirmed.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[His mother said 'the only thing he could write was his name'; a cousin said he 'couldn't spell anything, just…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/evidence/EVD0D07YCN66N4C/his-mother-said-the-only-thing-he-could-write-was-his-name-a)

Suggestive

FOR

[The FBI said in 2011 that he could read and write.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/evidence/EVD0D07YCX0231A/the-fbi-said-in-2011-that-he-could-read-and-write)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Are the notes a cipher, a private shorthand, or not a message at all?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ricky-mccormick-notes/questions/QST0D07YA7265BG/are-the-notes-a-cipher-a-private-shorthand-or-not-a-message)

Open4 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The marks imitate writing and carry no recoverable message. [Answer ANS0D07YCDC5DQT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D07YCDC5DQT
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**ANS** 0D07YCDC5DQT

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