# An earlier claimed solution (Graysmith, Penn and others) is correct and the 2020 reading is a coincidence.

> Disputed: An earlier claimed solution (Graysmith, Penn and others) is correct and the 2020 reading is a coincidence.

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# An earlier claimed solution (Graysmith, Penn and others) is correct and the 2020 reading is a coincidence.

An earlier claimed solution (Graysmith, Penn and others) is correct and the 2020 reading is a coincidence.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The earlier method decodes the whole cipher without anagramming.

## What would rule it out

- The earlier claims rely on free rearrangement that can produce text from any input.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Earlier claims used anagramming or free rearrangement; the FBI found none with merit over 51 years.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/evidence/EVD0D71PGWC02TJ/earlier-claims-used-anagramming-or-free-rearrangement-the)

Established

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Is the 2020 decryption of Z340 the true message?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/questions/QST0D71PE6E3RE4/is-the-2020-decryption-of-z340-the-true-message)

AnsweredNo answer ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). An earlier claimed solution (Graysmith, Penn and others) is correct and the 2020 reading is a coincidence. [Answer ANS0D71PGMJ5JDY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D71PGMJ5JDY
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Key

**ANS** 0D71PGMJ5JDY

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