# Does Z32 encode a location? · Zodiac ciphers > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/questions/QST0D71PEP27A6T/does-z32-encode-a-location Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:59:10+00:00 --- **0** # Does Z32 encode a location? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None 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 writer claimed Z32 and a marked map gave the place of a bomb. With 29 distinct symbols in 32 it allows almost any reading, so locations proposed for it cannot be tested⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D71P64M215H/the-solution-of-the-zodiac-killers-340-character-cipher)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D71P8342RGJ/a-proposed-solution-to-the-zodiac-killers-32-character-mount). ## Answers 3 [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/answers/ANS0D71PM9R268Q/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Z32 encodes a location or setting for the map's radian markings (for example a radian and inch measure from…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/answers/ANS0D71PK2P1XTM/z32-encodes-a-location-or-setting-for-the-maps-radian) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Still possible [**Z32 is a bluff and encodes nothing usable.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/answers/ANS0D71PKT47Q58/z32-is-a-bluff-and-encodes-nothing-usable) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## History 1. 2024[Allen puts forward: z32 encodes a location or setting for the map's radian markings (for example a radian and inch measure from…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D71P8342RGJ/a-proposed-solution-to-the-zodiac-killers-32-character-mount) 1. 2024[Oranchak et al. puts forward: z32 is a bluff and encodes nothing usable.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D71P64M215H/the-solution-of-the-zodiac-killers-340-character-cipher) 1. 2024[Oranchak et al.: twenty-nine of 32 symbols are unique, so many locations fit equally well.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D71P64M215H/the-solution-of-the-zodiac-killers-340-character-cipher)Against: Z32 encodes a location or setting for the map's radian markings (for example a radian and inch measure from… 1. 2024[Oranchak et al.: the covering letter says the code and the map give the bomb's location.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D71P64M215H/the-solution-of-the-zodiac-killers-340-character-cipher)For: Z32 encodes a location or setting for the map's radian markings (for example a radian and inch measure from… 1. 2024[Oranchak et al.: the two solved ciphers contain boasts, not operational information.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D71P64M215H/the-solution-of-the-zodiac-killers-340-character-cipher)For: Z32 is a bluff and encodes nothing usable. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/questions/QST0D71PEP27A6T/does-z32-encode-a-location%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/questions/QST0D71PEP27A6T/does-z32-encode-a-location%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/questions/QST0D71PEP27A6T/does-z32-encode-a-location%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/questions/QST0D71PEP27A6T/does-z32-encode-a-location%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/zodiac-ciphers/questions/QST0D71PEP27A6T/does-z32-encode-a-location%23add-source) Where it fits Zodiac ciphers **Does Z32 encode a location?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]