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Did McCormick write the notes?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·3 answers·0·0 following
Three answers, none aheadNone is ahead yet. See what would settle it.

Where it stands

Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible.

Why it matters

The FBI's 2011 account and the family's 2012 account disagree on whether he wrote this way at all⁠[1]⁠[2].

Answers 3

McCormick wrote both notes.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: 1 for
Still possible
None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
Someone else wrote one or both notes.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: 1 for
Still possible

History

  1. NBC News / KMBC puts forward: mcCormick wrote both notes.
  2. NBC News / KMBC: the FBI said relatives reported he had used such notes since boyhood.For: McCormick wrote both notes.
  3. Tritto puts forward: someone else wrote one or both notes.
  4. Tritto: his family says he could barely write and never wrote in code.For: Someone else wrote one or both notes.
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